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back-to-school health tips for parents: setting the stage for a healthy and successful school year
by encouraging healthy habits for the school year, you can help set your child up for success now and for the rest of their lives.
angelica bottaro
parenting
aug 30 2024
summer might have pushed bedtime back an hour or two, but now that the back-to-school routine is about to be restored, getting your children onto a sleep schedule conducive to 2022年世界杯名单猜测 is vital.

add liver health to your back-to-school list: a nutritionist’s guide for back-to-school meal planning
while the liver might not be top of mind when thinking about kids’ health, its role in their overall well-being is critical.
laura dellandrea, holistic nutritionist with the canadian liver foundation
liver diseases
aug 29 2024
the healthy liver pantry features recipes that focus on liver-friendly ingredients and provide realistic meal and snack options that are both delicious and beneficial.

small bits of happiness: how two teen sisters are helping others find happiness and connection
finding "small bits of happiness" is easier than you think, and two teen entrepreneurs are showing you just how simple it can be to find more joy in life.
karen hawthorne
mental health
jul 16 2024
mercedes and anastasia korngut are passionate about helping others find small joys in an ever-evolving and stressful world.

opinion: dyslexia and other reading difficulties can be aided with better screening
across canada, over one-third of young adults are currently not attaining the level of literacy that statistics canada considers necessary to fully participate in the modern economy.
alicia smith, executive director, dyslexia canada
children
may 23 2024
over 95 per cent of reading difficulties, including those associated with dyslexia, can be prevented when schools screen children to accurately identify those at risk.

mental and emotional health in schools: are they doing enough?
from private institutions to public schools, pursuing excellence often comes at the cost of emotional well-being.
chris coulter
mental health
mar 19 2024
according to a february 2023 report from the cdc, almost three in five teenage girls persistently experienced feeling sad and hopeless, which is a marker for depressive symptoms.

opinion: it's time to make pain management for children a national priority
nearly eight million canadians, including one out of five children, live with chronic pain.
katie birnie, phd and samina ali, md
children
nov 7 2023
in canada, two out of three children experience painful medical procedures without any pain management.

machado: glass children, glass adults — when illness makes us invisible
people who become the collateral damage of illness need a safe place to leave the hard feelings and dark emotions like anger, guilt and the sense of unfairness of being stuck with an enormous responsibility that they never signed up for.
lisa machado
opinion
oct 28 2023
illness is like an earthquake, causing seismic waves that engulf anyone connected to the person by love, or blood, or friendship or simply concern. getty

watch: meningitis b risk increases as college students head back to school
“young adults who go off to university are about three times higher risk of catching meningitis b than kids the same age who are not in university or college, more so if they're in a in a dorm environment.”
emma jones
meningitis
sep 5 2023
vaccination against the bacteria that causes meningitis b is not currently included as part of the childhood vaccination schedule in canada.
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back-to-school health tips for parents: setting the stage for a healthy and successful school year
by encouraging healthy habits for the school year, you can help set your child up for success now and for the rest of their lives.
angelica bottaro
parenting
aug 30 2024
summer might have pushed bedtime back an hour or two, but now that the back-to-school routine is about to be restored, getting your children onto a sleep schedule conducive to 2022年世界杯名单猜测 is vital.

add liver health to your back-to-school list: a nutritionist’s guide for back-to-school meal planning
while the liver might not be top of mind when thinking about kids’ health, its role in their overall well-being is critical.
laura dellandrea, holistic nutritionist with the canadian liver foundation
liver diseases
aug 29 2024
the healthy liver pantry features recipes that focus on liver-friendly ingredients and provide realistic meal and snack options that are both delicious and beneficial.

small bits of happiness: how two teen sisters are helping others find happiness and connection
finding "small bits of happiness" is easier than you think, and two teen entrepreneurs are showing you just how simple it can be to find more joy in life.
karen hawthorne
mental health
jul 16 2024
mercedes and anastasia korngut are passionate about helping others find small joys in an ever-evolving and stressful world.

opinion: dyslexia and other reading difficulties can be aided with better screening
across canada, over one-third of young adults are currently not attaining the level of literacy that statistics canada considers necessary to fully participate in the modern economy.
alicia smith, executive director, dyslexia canada
children
may 23 2024
over 95 per cent of reading difficulties, including those associated with dyslexia, can be prevented when schools screen children to accurately identify those at risk.
powered by
the leukemia & lymphoma society of canada (llsc)

mental and emotional health in schools: are they doing enough?
from private institutions to public schools, pursuing excellence often comes at the cost of emotional well-being.
chris coulter
mental health
mar 19 2024
according to a february 2023 report from the cdc, almost three in five teenage girls persistently experienced feeling sad and hopeless, which is a marker for depressive symptoms.

opinion: it's time to make pain management for children a national priority
nearly eight million canadians, including one out of five children, live with chronic pain.
katie birnie, phd and samina ali, md
children
nov 7 2023
in canada, two out of three children experience painful medical procedures without any pain management.

machado: glass children, glass adults — when illness makes us invisible
people who become the collateral damage of illness need a safe place to leave the hard feelings and dark emotions like anger, guilt and the sense of unfairness of being stuck with an enormous responsibility that they never signed up for.
lisa machado
opinion
oct 28 2023
illness is like an earthquake, causing seismic waves that engulf anyone connected to the person by love, or blood, or friendship or simply concern. getty

watch: meningitis b risk increases as college students head back to school
“young adults who go off to university are about three times higher risk of catching meningitis b than kids the same age who are not in university or college, more so if they're in a in a dorm environment.”
emma jones
meningitis
sep 5 2023
vaccination against the bacteria that causes meningitis b is not currently included as part of the childhood vaccination schedule in canada.
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migraine canada

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