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Tips on parenting and baby care from Lianne and Andrea producers of Yummy in my Tummy, the ultimate DVD on introducing solid foods to babies from 6-12 months, a National Parenting Center Seal of Approval winner.
Contents:
Summer Health Tips for Kids
Dr Benjamin Burko, our resident pediatrician, assistant professor of pediatrics
at McGill
University and Medical
Director of the Tiny Tots Medical Centre talks about Summer
Prevention!
Everything you need to
know to keep your kids safe outdoors this summer â from West Nile virus, to swimmerâs ear and avoiding food
poisoning, Dr Burko has easy tips and practical advice for
parents.
More parenting tips.
Kids Get a D in Physical Activity
Parent Talk Radio updates!
Camping with kids, how to encourage them to participate in more physical activity and information on where Parent Talk can be found on the web.
Healthy Physical Activity for Kids
9 of 10 children in Canada are not getting the recommended daily amount of physical activity.
Dr Mark Tremblay, Chief Scientific Officer for Active Healthy Kids Canada and Senior Scientific Advisor for Health Measurement, Statistics Canada
Cynthia Dale
Cynthia Dale is a Canadian television actor and stage performer, and a parent. She talks about finding balance in life between work and family.
Cynthia is married to CBC News anchor, Peter Mansbridge. Their son Will has a wide range of interests and he gets to make the choices on which activities he participates in.
Camping with Kids
Goldie Silverman author of Camping with Kids provides tips on how to begin camping economically by renting equipment before you go out and invest in camping equipment for the whole family.
She also has tips on where and how to purchase camping equipment at a reduced cost.
How to choose equipment you need and remember you are camping to simplify your life not make it more complicated.
Planning Your Summer Holiday- Camping with Kids
Goldie Silverman camper extraordinaire and author of Backpacking with Babies and Small Children provides tips on camping with even small children, take everything you need and leave the things you don't need at home.
Parenting tips
Independence, Responsibility and Children
Learn steps parents should take to ensure children and teens learn to make the right decisions regarding their safety in life.
Teaching Children Responsibility and Independence
Michael Ungar, psychologist and author of Too Safe for Their Own Good.
Find out what are acceptable risks your kids should be learning to take and when and how to give them more responsibility for their own safety.
Healthy Eating Habits and Weight Loss
Lynn Roblin of Mission Nutrition talks about the problem of obesity in children and families.
More nutritional information
Mission Nutrition
The Mission Nutrition program helps families eat and live healthier.
Dietitians and other health professionals collaborated on the information available on the site http://www.missionnutritian.ca
Interview with 12 Year Old Author Michael Moorehead
Michael Moorehead published author of The Student from Zombie Island is just 12 years old.
He has advice for parents and for other children who have dreams of being an author.
More parenting information
How to Encourage Good Behaviour in Your Children
Dr Benjamin Burko answers questions about rewarding children for good behaviour.
What is age appropriate behaviour, punishment and reward.
More information on parenting.
Headaches and Your Children
Dr Benjamin Burko our resident pediatrician, assistant professor of pediatrics at McGill University and Medical Director of the
Tiny Tots Medical Centre talks about headaches in children.
Are headaches common in children?
Find out how young headaches can start in children.
More information about parenting.
Children and Play
Wendy Smolen talks more about kids and play and what you need to do to, as a parent to encourage the right play.
More tips on parenting.
How to Feed Your Kids Healthy Food and Have Them Eat It
Missy Chase Lapine author of The Sneaky Chef : How to Hide Healthy Foods in Kid's Favorite Meals and How to Cheat on Your Husband in the Kitchen.
Find out the super foods that your kids should be eating and what the main mistake parents make regarding food and mealtimes is.
More recipes and food information
Kids and play, expert Wendy Smolen & Claire S Green of Parent's Choice. Wendy talks about The Sandbox Summit. How to get kids to play like kids...and learn.
How Play Helps Children with Developmental Delays
Developmental delays in children are helped by Occupational Therapists
Sharon Rosenthal a paediatric occupational therapist, works with children who are having problems with either gross motor delays or fine motor control problems.
More how to parent information
Baby Car Seat Safety
Dr Charmaine van Shaik provides information on baby car seats that you as a parent need to ensure your baby is safe.
Child car seats do have an expiry date. Proper use of a child seat reduces injuries in children by over 70%.
More child safety information
Rescuing Children from the Culture of Hyper Parenting
Carl Honore author of Under Pressure - Rescuing Children from the Culture of Hyper Parenting.
Somehow we have forgotten that the simple games and toys children have always played with have a place in their lives with the technology and scheduled activities that have taken over our lives.
Parent Talk Radio
More Tips on Gardening With Your Kids
Charlie Nardozzi is back with more gardening tips to include the kids in growing their own food.
Child care tips
Gardening with Your Kids
Charlie Nardozzi gives tips on when to get the kids involved and which jobs to give them.
Nardozzi's website http://www.kidsgardening.org/ provides more information on helping their minds grow with the garden.
More parent tips
You're a Good Parent interview with author Jen Singer
Mom's have a huge level of guilt if they don't have the biggest and best for their kids.
Jen talks about how cancer taught her to give up on being super mom!
Parenting Tips
Fear Cannot Rule Our Lives
Lenore Skenazy, of the New York Sun is also a parent. She allowed her 9 year old son to take the subway by himself...she has a site called FreeRangeKids.wordpress.com.
Is it alright to give your kids some freedom and how do you do that and still keep them safe?
Then we talk to Jen Singer of "You're a Good Mom"
More parenting tips.
Teaching Parenting in the Workplace
Our next guest is Amy Israel CEO of Lifespeak a company that do training in the workplace, on parenting.
Investing in this type of program for employees means happier, more productive employees.
More parenting information
Roots of Empathy Program
Mary Gordon tells more about how the program helps children learn to handle their anger.
Child care tips
Teaching Children Empathy Stops Bullying
It's the 1st birthday of Parent Talk Radio so we start with a celebration. It's also Mother's Day so we hope you enjoyed the day.
Roots of Empathy is a program developed by author and Order of Canada recipient, Mary Gordon. The program was to help break the cycle of violence and lack of compassion for others that encourages bullying.
More parenting information
Jamie Sale and David Pelletier on Parenting
Olympic champion figure skaters Jamie Salà and David Pelletier talk about managing with baby on the road.
How Jamie managed to get back to work so quickly and get into shape and lose weight after her pregnancy.
Information for parents.
Baby Development Milestones : 1st year.
Dr. Benjamin Burko details how you can tell is your baby is developing as they should in their first year and what to do if they aren't
More Baby Care Tips
Too Much Homework - Milestones in Growth
Simply Too Much Homework, What Can We Do? Vera Goodman provides options.
Dr Benjamin Burko talks about the importance of milestones and expectations in your baby's - child's development.
Homework Help Tips for Parents
Vera Goodman, raging Homework Grandma, an educator for over 30 years talks about the increase in homework and the high pressure being put on parents of young children.
Goodman is the author of "Simply too Much Homework"
More information on Parenting
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau - Losing Weight After Pregancy
Former model Sophie GrÃgoire Trudeau talks about the reality of natural changes that occur after childbirth.
More baby care tips
We also touch on a very difficult topic ...not judging one child's progress against another's.
Also Tracy Cooper, Contributing Writer, Parents Canada. www.parentscanada.com with speaks up about what is normal in childhood and things you shouldn't worry about. It's hard to not compare children and each one develops differently.
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau - Waiting for Baby
Sophie GrÃgoire Trudeau is a former model and Quebec television host. She talks about waiting for baby!
Trudeau decided to go back to work and her husband, Justin does help with baby care.
More on baby care
Earth Day
Earth Day Canada has a site full of activities...President Jed Goldberg talks about EcoKids. Resources for parent, teachers and kids for environmentally friendly activities.
Goldberg answers the question, "Are we more environmentally aware than we were in the past?"
More on parenting
What Causes Acne, Answers from Dr Jorge Pinzon
Dr Jorge Pinzon, Adolescent Health Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS)
Does what you eat or how often you wash really have anything to do with whether you suffer from acne?
Find out the truth and get some tips on how to deal with acne.
More Parenting Tips
Tips and Workbooks on Raising Teens
Dr Lawrence Shapiro has created a number of self-help workbooks to help you deal with depression and suicidal thoughts in teens.
They are designed to open communication and talking about these issues is one of the best way of dealing with these problems.
Learn more at Parent Talk Radio
Instant Help Workbooks Books on Parenting
Dr. Lawrence Shapiro, internationally renowned child psychologist, parenting expert and founder of Instant Help Books, an extraordinary line of self-help books for children, teens and parents.
Dr. Shapiro is helping kids and teens tackle tough emotional issues head on with specially designed workbooks offering easy and fun activities to teach kids and teens effective skills for dealing with a variety of mental health issuesâskills they will continue to draw on throughout adulthood. Parents and therapists alike are finding the Instant Help line extremely useful in helping kids cope with their feelings and thrive after major life changes, including divorce or the death of a loved.
Instant Help books for teens are written directly to adolescents, offering warm and respectful advice for dealing with lifeâs challenges. Insightful, effective, and fun, Instant Help books for kids offer parents engaging activities that can help children move past difficulties and grow up happy and resilient.
Parenting information
The Labor Kit
If you are pregnant and need to have everything ready that you want to take with you to the hospital then the Labor Kit is perfect for you.
The Labor Kit
OrganisingTips
Susan Portnoy of Organized Success provides simple, easy tips on how to make your life less stressful with a little organizing.
Pedestrian Tips for Your Kids
Find out which age group and sex is more at risk of being involved in a pedestrian accident.
More safety tips for you kids when walking.
Safe Kids Week
More children are killed in child pedestrian accidents in the spring than any other time.
Tips from a child pedestrian safety expert.
More parenting tips.
Meditation for Moms
Meditation is a discipline in which the mind is focused on an object of thought or awareness. It usually involves turning attention to a single point of reference Meditation is recognized as a component of almost all religions, and has been practiced for over 5,000 years
It was all the rage for Oprah-watching fans as the book Eat, Pray Love was endorsed by the talk show guru. In it the author travels the globe seeking her most meditative state. But our next guest, Sue Dumais says meditation is not about seeking a place or a book, but rather simply stopping and living in the moment.
At her Vancouver studio Sue teaches a class called Meditation for Moms.
The Feminine Mistake pt 2
How much will you lose if you decide to opt out of the workforce to raise your children? Take a look at the research and find out more of the issues you should consider before you do.
Leslie Bennets is the author of The Feminine Mistake â Are we giving up too much, and a contributing writer to Vanity Fair magazine. Her aim was to gather into a single neat package all the financial, legal, sociological, psychological, medical, labor-force, child-rearing and other information necessary for them to protect â no small feat, but weâre glad she did because the result is a compelling and stunning read.
More on Parenting
The Feminine Mistake
Are you a mom who has made âThe Feminine
Mistakeâ? what exactly is it and what can you do about it? Our guest has
the answers
Parenting Tips
The importance of Family Mealtimes
Mary Sue
Waisman is a Professional chef and dietitian and she recently released her
latest cookbook Flavour First â Delicious food
to bring the family back to the table.
Cyberbullying Resources
We have posted some key information for parents and children
to access on cyberbullying â simply go to our website â Parent Talk Radio
Cyberbullying Pt 4
Nobody on the planet knows
the topic of cyberbullying better than our next guest. He coined the word almost a decade ago now,
he is also the creator of the world's most referenced website on this topic,
and winner of countless awards for his work.
Bill Belsey Cyberbullying.ca
My Odeo Channel (odeo/f3caaf1409bc0cda)
Cyberbullying Pt 3
There
are a gamut of emotions that a person who is being cyberbullied
experiences. Fear, embarrassment, hurt,
certain high on the list.
Our next guest has examined the topic of cyberbullying closely, having
done a survey of 2,000 kids in the Toronto-area. Dr. Faye Mishna is with the Faculty of Social
Work at the University
of Toronto
Cyber Bullying Pt 2
As a result of a growing number of threats, stalking, even death
threats that are occurring on the internet, many organizations have cropped
with the goal of educating and informing all of us about the reality and
consequences of cyber-bullying.
Media Awareness Network is one of these groups. Cathy Wing is the organizationâs co-Executive
Director.
More tips and tools for parents.
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