No more shying away from shyness

Timidity, a formerly insignificant issue, is being brought to the forefront of early childhood education Dr. Robert Coplan, a Carelton University Professor of Psychology who specializes in childhood shyness, is in the midst of a study that he hopes will reveal exactly how much being a shy child can affect your adult life. Many (perhaps [...]

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Meagan’s Walk

One of the hardest things to endure as a parent is losing a child. Perhaps an even more difficult task is to turn that loss into a gain for your community and others who are suffering from the disease that caused your child’s far-too-early death. Denise Bebenek lost her five-year old daughter Meagan to inoperable [...]

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Leaving out Lead

New restrictions on lead content in children’s products comes into action December 8 Health Canada recently passed a regulation to limit the legal levels of lead allowed in children’s toys and other objects that they put in their mouths (like soothers and straws). This restriction, which will come into effect on December 8, will set [...]

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