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
Ten Tips to Promote Healthy Eating Habits For Your Young Child
If you have a child who is a particularly picky eater and are struggling to improve her eating habits, please have a... Read More
Allergies, Development, General Advice, Handout, Health Information for Parents, Nutrition, Parenting
A Guide to Introducing Complementary (Solid) Foods To Your Baby
Below is some evidence-informed information to help you with introducing complementary foods to your baby. This is not a comprehensive... Read More
Keeping a Healthy Home to Manage and Prevent Childhood Obesity
Nearly one third of children are overweight or obese in Canada and the United States. This suggests that there are approximately... Read More
Breastfeeding, Development, General Advice, Health Information for Parents, Healthy Lifestyle, Mental Health, Nutrition, Obesity, Parenting, Safety and Injury Prevention
Ten Important Health Recommendations for Parents of 0 to 2 Year Old Children
Ten of the most important health recommendations for parents of children aged 0 – 2 years. Breastfeeding is the optimal way... Read More
PsychLine – Understanding Psychological Assessments
At this time of year, many parents are wondering about how their child will handle the academic demands of the... Read More
Under Control: Helping Our Kids Develop Self-Discipline
In the late 1960’s, at Stanford University, a psychology study on delayed-gratification called the Marshmallow Test demonstrated that the more self-control a... Read More
Fostering Mindful Eating
Were you ever surprised to notice the bottom of a bucket of popcorn at the movies, or wished you could... Read More
Iron-Deficiency Anemia: The Problem of Pale, Chubby, Milk-Guzzling Toddlers
A few months ago, I was asked by a colleague to see a 21 month-old toddler with anemia. I’m not... Read More
Sheltering Preschoolers from the Wake of Newtown’s Tragedy
Since the senseless tragedy last Friday in Newtown, Connecticut, parents around the world have been left feeling fearful and powerless... Read More
Back To Work Does Not Equal End of Breastfeeding
On a weekly basis I see moms who come in to clinic with their 6-9 month-old babies saying ‘I would... Read More
The Importance of Secure Attachment in Infancy
This is a wonderful 5-minute video that explains the foundations of attachment theory and its psychological, social, medical, and economic... Read More
Parents Often Ask – My 7 month-old flips over from his back to his stomach in the middle of the night. What should I do?
My 7 month-old flips over from his back to his stomach in the middle of the night. What should I... Read More
Supporting Breastfeeding Families: Systemic failure and the myth of “choice”
Here’s the deal: we can talk all we want about the benefits of breastfeeding (which is actually just “normal”) and... Read More
Dr. Flanders Quoted In Brighter Life Piece On Childhood Obesity
Last week, Anna Sharrat wrote a piece on childhood obesity for brighterlife.ca with Quotes from Dr. Flanders. Click here to read the article.
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
I can’t resist but post this classic. Surely most of you have already seen this. But re-discovering it, whatever your... Read More
Empowering Your Picky Eater – Part 2: 10 Tips to Promote Healthy Eating
In part 1 of this series, we discussed some of the underlying reasons for why toddlers and young children can... Read More
What Babies Can Teach Us – Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jon Kabat-Zinn is Professor of Medicine Emeritus and founding director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness... Read More
The Cry-It-Out Controversy and My Family’s Sleep Story
I’m coming out. My name is Alice, and I sleep-trained my daughter. I let her cry while she... Read More
Effects of Television Exposure on Infants’ and Toddlers’ Developing Brains
This is a fantastic talk by Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrician/research scientist, whose work is helping us better understand the effects... Read More