Influenza (Flu) Vaccine for Children

Why vaccinate your child? Small children have small airways and less respiratory reserve. This means they get sicker than older children with influenza infections, and have an increased likelihood of needing hospital admission due to these infections. Young children are… Continue Reading >

De-Stress Feeding a Child on the Spectrum

“We must be the worst you have seen when it comes to how our children behave around food!” is one comment I hear all the time from parents of autistic fussy eaters. It saddens me to hear parents voice such… Continue Reading >

4 Ways To Get Your Kids Excited About Reading Books

Media kindly brought to you by School Yard Publishing Stories In a world of increasing screen time, it can be an uphill battle to get kids off the iPad, iPhone and gaming devices in favour of a book. Exposure to… Continue Reading >

Helpful Hacks for Getting Kids to Care for their Teeth

Article to be attributed to Tabitha Acret, Dental Hygienist at AIRFLOW Dental Spa   Even as a Dental Professional I understand first-hand, the struggle that is trying to get your children to clean their teeth twice a day. There are… Continue Reading >

Does the teaching suit your child?

There is a quote that floats amongst the teaching pages I follow and it reads: “If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” It won’t come as any surprise that all… Continue Reading >

Develop positive and respectful relationships with children

Children look up to adults the same way that they look up to super heroes.  A child can form strong relationships with adults that they interact with on a daily basis. This could be as an educator, care giver or… Continue Reading >

Does My Child Need Behaviour Support?

Parenting can be tricky, even more so if you have a child with special needs. Knowing how to handle concerning behaviour is not always straightforward, and sometimes there can be the need to reach out for help. There are many… Continue Reading >

Parenting and Valentine’s Day – Role Modelling Respectful Relationships

We all know children are sponges and look to the adults in their life to show them how to relate to the world and the people in it. It is a BIG job!! From the early months of life children… Continue Reading >

LEGO Life

What is LEGO Life? LEGO Life is a safe social network for children that inspires them to build and share stories through the visual language of LEGO bricks. Need more detail? LEGO Life has been designed with safety in mind… Continue Reading >

Pool Safety Tips from Olympic Swim Coach Laurie Lawrence

Children are automatically drawn to water. They love to splash, float and just basically have fun in it. That’s why water safety is very important and is no laughing matter. Anyone, even children (who knows how to swim) can have… Continue Reading >