Health Insight
CAMPAIGN: Your Back to School Guide (2024)
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Jessi Cruickshank on Back to School Balancing Family, Fun & Fresh Starts
An exclusive Q&A with Jessi Cruickshank as she shares her insights on navigating the back-to-school season with her family. Discover her tips for maintaining balance, fostering a love for learning, and making the transition from summer to school smooth and enjoyable for everyone.
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Krista London speaks about navigating ADHD & Back to School
Welcome to our chaotic ADHD family! In our busy household of five, three of us proudly have ADHD. Surrounded by daily adventures like lost keys, spontaneous new hobbies, and the occasional forgotten appointment, laughter is our constant companion. Back to school season is always a bustle of chaos for our family! Over my 18 years...
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Back to School with type 1 diabetes
Receiving a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) for your child can be an overwhelming time for parents. Learning to manage the disease and adjusting to the new normal can bring significant stress to a family. T1D is a chronic autoimmune disease where the body attacks the cells in the pancreas that are responsible for...
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Concussions: The latest information every parent should know
Back-to-school time brings fresh opportunities for kids to get active – recess, physical education class and the start of the winter sport season. As we encourage kids to play, it’s important to be aware of injury risks – not the average bumps and bruises but more serious ones such as an injury to their brain....
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Helping teens be digitally savvy for post-secondary
As many teens embark on their post-secondary journey, it is important to consider the increase in freedom youth are given, not only in their day-to-day lives but their online lives too. The transition to post-secondary education can sometimes be difficult, with new challenges coming up related to online relationships, managing money and dealing with stress....
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Boost your child’s school year by getting them immunized
Learn more by visiting immunize.ca.
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A Strong Start: Guiding your kids through Back to School challenges
The back-to-school season marks a time of mixed emotions for children and teenagers alike, filled with excitement, anticipation, and sometimes, stress and anxiety. As kids get ready to return to their classrooms and campus life, it’s the perfect time to start family conversations about what they’re looking forward to, as well as what they might...
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Stand Up and Speak Out: Advocating for Bullied Children in School
A school can be many things: a place to learn, a place to grow, a place to socialize with friends. For many, it is a positive and safe environment. Yet, far too commonly, this is not the lived reality of schoolchildren across Canada. As the national discussion turns to children and teenagers’ impending return to...
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Allergy Relief Roadmap: Treatment Options for Your Child
Allergies can negatively impact children’s daily lives and even school performance, but treatment options are available. Allergies in children are increasingly common.[1] Allergies come in many forms, including food allergies, eczema, environmental allergies, some of which may be seasonal.[2] When it comes to environmental allergies, at least 20 per cent of Canadians suffer from these to some...
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Back-to-school with food allergy: tips and resources
The new school year is soon beginning, and these tips and resources can help with your prep. Find out what you can do to support your child and others with food allergy while they’re at school. Support others with food allergy Help educators prepare With food allergy, both self-management and community support are needed to...