Health & Wellness

Prioritizing you: Take time to focus on your self-care Navigating the challenges of parenting burnout and prioritizing self-care

Fixing the generational communication crunch Be allies, not rivals

Are loud toys harmful? The long-term impacts of buzzing, beeping, and squealing toys

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Drop That Weight For Free

All those fattening holidays are behind us (including a chocolate-covered Valentine’s Day), and bathing suit season is looming on the horizon. I have finally decided that I didn’t want to take weight-loss drugs for a temporary fix, and I’m getting sick of paying a sitter to watch my kids while I work out or go to program meetings. I’ve joined weight-loss programs in the past that ended up being quite costly, so I’m going to share ideas for how we can have just as much success on our own… for free!

Bladder Leaks are no Laughing Matter… a Common but Unspoken Problem

1 in 3 women who have ever had a baby have stress urinary incontinence (SUI). This type of incontinence is the leakage of urine during physical activity such as sneezing, coughing, laughing or lifting. This can be an embarrassing problem.

Kids Also Get Arthritis

The most common misconception about arthritis is that it’s a disease of the elderly. In fact, specialists in this field tell us approximately 61,500 Canadian toddlers, youths and young adults live with the intense pain and disability of arthritis. That’s at least one case for every school.