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Pickey eaters Tips for Parents

Feeding Picky Eaters

When my kids were toddlers, I did at times dread dinnertime. I would prepare a variety of meals composed of what I felt to be healthy, appealing foods. As toddlers most of those meals ended up everywhere but in their tummies, walls, floor, evenly distributed all over the high-chair.

Strum and the Wild Turkeys

Strum and the Wild Turkeys

When Strum meets The Wild Turkeys, he discovers that friends can feel like family. Strum and The Wild Turkeys is a book about finding your voice through a sense of

YPT World Premiere The Darkest Dark

YPT Announces World Premiere of The Darkest Dark

Inspired by Commander Hadfield’s internationally best-selling children’s book, The Darkest Dark is a timely new play for young audiences about overcoming your fears and embracing the unknown.

If You Give a Pig a Pancake

A fun story for Maple season to get your child in the mood for spring and of course syrup and pancakes! If you give a pig a pancake,

Love Makes a Family

Love Makes a Family

Perfect for a Valentine’s Day storytime. This fun, inclusive board book celebrates the one thing that makes every family a family… and that’s LOVE. Love is baking a

Girls in Gaming

Esports Camps Coming to Waterloo Region this April

Sports Camps Canada has partnered with Subnation Media to bring competitive video gaming esports camps to the Waterloo Region. The virtual Explore Waterloo Region esports Spring Break camps will provide top-level instruction

Vitamins women need as they age

Growing Older & Healthier – Vitamins You Need As You Age

We know vitamins are good for growing children who don’t always eat a full range of fruits and vegetables and for teens who prefer fries to a salad but did you know that specific vitamins are important for adults who’s nutritional needs change as they mature?

The Three Brothers, by Marie-Louis Gay

The Three Brothers

From world-renowned author and illustrator Marie-Louise Gay, a story about three brothers who set off in search of wild animals in a changing climate.  This gentle adventure story

The Name I Call Myself

The Name I Call Myself

Meet Ari, a young person who doesn’t like to be called by their birth name Edward: “When I think of the name Edward, I imagine old kings who

The Invisible String

The Invisible String

With over half a million copies sold, this accessible, bestselling picture book phenomenon about the unbreakable connections between loved ones has healed a generation of readers–children and adults

Quinn Callander makes hundreds of ear guards

Scouts Canada Gives Back During Covid-19

Give Back to the Community While Physical Distancing with At-Home Activities from Scouts Canada Scouts Canada, one of the country’s leading youth organizations, launched Scouting at Home, a

ROM CIBC Discovery Gallery

ROM CIBC Discovery Gallery

A dedicated kids’ zone for learning fun. Bring your young ones and enter a world of activity and learning, all in a dedicated gallery that’s safe and fun.

When to hire a sleep consultant

Sleep Matters

You probably don’t need a sleep consultant to tell you how important a good night’s rest is. Just skip a few hours of the good stuff and your brain-turned-mush will do a fine job reprimanding you for not giving your body the sleep it deserves. But did you know that the consequences of sleep deprivation go far beyond physical exhaustion?

Tips for Healthy Shopping

Spring Clean Your Grocery List – 20 Healthy Buys

There is an interesting correlation between what we buy at the grocery store and what we eat. It turns out if we buy bags of cookies and bottles of fruit punch, that is what we will ultimately find to eat and drink when hunger and thirst hits.

Dealing with Homesickness at Camp

Dealing with Homesickness at Camp

When my kids were heading off to overnight camp last season, I had a lot of anxiety about homesickness. The reason? As a child I would NEVER have attended camp — I wouldn’t even go for a sleepover.

Pickey eaters Tips for Parents

Feeding Picky Eaters

When my kids were toddlers, I did at times dread dinnertime. I would prepare a variety of meals composed of what I felt to be healthy, appealing foods. As toddlers most of those meals ended up everywhere but in their tummies, walls, floor, evenly distributed all over the high-chair.

Strum and the Wild Turkeys

Strum and the Wild Turkeys

When Strum meets The Wild Turkeys, he discovers that friends can feel like family. Strum and The Wild Turkeys is a book about finding your voice through a sense of belonging

YPT World Premiere The Darkest Dark

YPT Announces World Premiere of The Darkest Dark

Inspired by Commander Hadfield’s internationally best-selling children’s book, The Darkest Dark is a timely new play for young audiences about overcoming your fears and embracing the unknown.

If You Give a Pig a Pancake

A fun story for Maple season to get your child in the mood for spring and of course syrup and pancakes! If you give a pig a pancake, she”ll

Love Makes a Family

Love Makes a Family

Perfect for a Valentine’s Day storytime. This fun, inclusive board book celebrates the one thing that makes every family a family… and that’s LOVE. Love is baking a special

Girls in Gaming

Esports Camps Coming to Waterloo Region this April

Sports Camps Canada has partnered with Subnation Media to bring competitive video gaming esports camps to the Waterloo Region. The virtual Explore Waterloo Region esports Spring Break camps will provide top-level instruction to

Vitamins women need as they age

Growing Older & Healthier – Vitamins You Need As You Age

We know vitamins are good for growing children who don’t always eat a full range of fruits and vegetables and for teens who prefer fries to a salad but did you know that specific vitamins are important for adults who’s nutritional needs change as they mature?

The Three Brothers, by Marie-Louis Gay

The Three Brothers

From world-renowned author and illustrator Marie-Louise Gay, a story about three brothers who set off in search of wild animals in a changing climate.  This gentle adventure story about

The Name I Call Myself

The Name I Call Myself

Meet Ari, a young person who doesn’t like to be called by their birth name Edward: “When I think of the name Edward, I imagine old kings who snore

The Invisible String

The Invisible String

With over half a million copies sold, this accessible, bestselling picture book phenomenon about the unbreakable connections between loved ones has healed a generation of readers–children and adults alike–and

Quinn Callander makes hundreds of ear guards

Scouts Canada Gives Back During Covid-19

Give Back to the Community While Physical Distancing with At-Home Activities from Scouts Canada Scouts Canada, one of the country’s leading youth organizations, launched Scouting at Home, a new

ROM CIBC Discovery Gallery

ROM CIBC Discovery Gallery

A dedicated kids’ zone for learning fun. Bring your young ones and enter a world of activity and learning, all in a dedicated gallery that’s safe and fun. Drawing

When to hire a sleep consultant

Sleep Matters

You probably don’t need a sleep consultant to tell you how important a good night’s rest is. Just skip a few hours of the good stuff and your brain-turned-mush will do a fine job reprimanding you for not giving your body the sleep it deserves. But did you know that the consequences of sleep deprivation go far beyond physical exhaustion?

Tips for Healthy Shopping

Spring Clean Your Grocery List – 20 Healthy Buys

There is an interesting correlation between what we buy at the grocery store and what we eat. It turns out if we buy bags of cookies and bottles of fruit punch, that is what we will ultimately find to eat and drink when hunger and thirst hits.

Dealing with Homesickness at Camp

Dealing with Homesickness at Camp

When my kids were heading off to overnight camp last season, I had a lot of anxiety about homesickness. The reason? As a child I would NEVER have attended camp — I wouldn’t even go for a sleepover.

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