Concussion: There's an app for that!
I'm sure many of us know someone who has suffered a concussion, or been unfortunate enough to experience one personally. I know several of my friends have been diagnosed with a concussion in the ...
Health awareness
Back to school: The connection protection
This is the second year now where my daughter gears up for school and my son gears up to wait. My 4-year-old son has one more year at home before beginning his school journey in kindergarten in Septem...
Is distracted driving really only about cellphones?
When I heard of the new distracted driving fines increasing, I have to admit, I was pleased. When I am on the road, I see countless people texting or talking on cellphones and I feel a little nervous ...
First Nations books: Children's books exploring the Northwest Coast
The hunt for the perfect children's book can be a challenge The number of options available can be overwhelming. In British Columbia, especially in the North, we are lucky enough to have acces...
A family's plan to prevent drowning
July 17-23, 2016 is National Drowning Prevention Week. Parachute Canada has some important information that really frames this topic for me. Did you know? Children under 18 are at greatest ri...
Wordless picture books and pre-literacy
Importance of reading In this day and age, every parent of a preschooler has heard about the importance of reading to his or her child. These moments between caregiver and child are an importa...
Diversity and culture: Celebrating Two-Spirit people
When my aunt was born, the elders of my community knew that she was different from her siblings. They said, "take care of him, he is special." I knew about Two-Spirit people since I was little girl...