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Advocacy, Public Health

Happy 150th Birthday Canada, But…

Today’s post is written by Chris Houston, Kindercare’s Social Media Consultant.  This is so very important to think about on Canada’s 150th... Read More

Advocacy, Immunizations, Public Health

The Most Powerful Antivaccinationist of Them All

It is well documented in the scientific literature that routine childhood vaccinations are extremely safe and have cumulatively saved the... Read More

Advocacy, Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition, Obesity

How Poverty, Food Insecurity, and Childhood Obesity Go Hand-In-Hand

Here is another guest post from Rebecca Abavi, Kindercare’s research assistant from this past summer – What Does Poverty Have To... Read More

Advocacy, Bullying, Eating Disorders, Healthy Lifestyle, Mental Health, Obesity, Psychology

Weight bias and bullying of overweight children – Intolerable!

This guest post was written by Rebecca Abavi who has been a research assistant at Kindercare Pediatrics this past summer…... Read More

Advocacy, Bullying, Development, Mental Health, Parenting

Parents: Quit the Gender-Stereotyping!

Today’s Post is courtesy of my good buddy Mitch whose nearly 4-yo son, Ben, is unfortunately learning some not-so-appropriate lessons... Read More

Advocacy, Education, From The Specialist, Health Information for Parents

Food Allergy Testing – What’s it All About?

We are pleased to share a very informative post by Dr. Abdurrahman which appeared last month on Food Allergy Canada’s... Read More

Advocacy, Immunizations, Infectious Diseases, Policy, Public Health, Research

Research Out of Toronto’s Kindercare Pediatrics Informs World Health Organization’s Global Vaccination Recommendations

  Last month, Dr. Weinberg and I, along with our University of Toronto Colleagues, published the results of research that... Read More

Advocacy, General Advice, Immunizations, Infectious Diseases, Public Health

Measles in Toronto – Tips for Concerned Parents

This morning the Toronto Community learned that over the past few days there have been 4 confirmed cases of measles... Read More

Advocacy, Development, Special needs

Early Speech and Language Intervention For Preschoolers – My Personal Perspective

This morning, I had the privilege to attend, along with my son Noah, an important event hosted by Surrey Place and... Read More

Advocacy, Breastfeeding, Development, Nutrition, Research

Do We Really Need More Studies Concluding That “Breast is Best”?

Another study was published this month showing a connection between breastfeeding for greater than 6 months and better motor, language,... Read More

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Props to Ontario’s Midwives

In Ontario, midwives deliver medical care to pregnant/laboring/postpartum women and their newborn babies. A woman may choose a midwive as... Read More

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A Journey Few Will Take

Below is an award-winning high school speech written/given by one of my dear patients, a 17 year-old young man with super-hero-grade... Read More

Advocacy, Education

Sorry Kid. Spend The School Day In Your Soiled Soggy Underwear; We Don’t Do Dirty Bums

The other day a mother brought her four year-old daughter (let’s call her Sally) into clinic with a severe and... Read More

Advocacy, Breastfeeding, Video

Breastfeeding in Public is a Human Right – Marvelous Poem/Performance

The experience of being discriminated against for breastfeeding in public is so magnificently captured by this poem/performance by Holly McNish.... Read More

Advocacy, Nutrition, Obesity

Dear North York General Hospital: Thank You For Taking That Sign Down

In last week’s blog post, I expressed some frustration that the North York General Hospital (NYGH) had posted signage in... Read More

Advocacy, Healthy Lifestyle, Obesity

Dear North York General Hospital: Please Take This Sign Down

Dear North York General Hospital: I work in a nutrition clinic at your facility.  Many of my patients struggle with... Read More

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