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A chance to win a green school bus for your school

IC Bus is sponsoring the contest to encourage green habits by students, including taking the bus to school instead of riding in a car.

A school bus manufacturer is inviting Canadian elementary and high school students to tell how they would make their school greener for its "Canada's Greenest School" contest.

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Louise & Colin Campbell sell green products from her home in West Vancouver.

Online eco-boutique eases new parents into green way of life

Packing a litterless lunch is a little easier, thanks to local online eco-boutique Lavish & Lime. The family-run website offers everything from reusable sandwich wrap to stainless steel storage containers...

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Women now grapple with the grief and confusion of an unexpected, inexplicable loss that previous generations may not have even registered, thinking their pregnancy losses were simply late periods, or not even noticing at all.

Early miscarriages should not be viewed as trivial loss

As Julie Henderson and her husband were buying their new station wagon, she nearly told the salesman about her pregnancy. A home test had come back positive just a few days earlier. Even before they got...

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Canal-Thompson suggests looking at the situation from the child's perspective and get down to his or her level of thinking. The child doesn't have the life experience that parents have.

Reining in tiny tempers

We've all seen it: a screaming child with flailing arms, high-pitch shrieks, feet stomping in defiance and a face rapidly turning the colour of a freshly pulled beet.

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Slightly more than 75 percent of women questioned in a joint survey by ForbesWoman.com and TheBump.com believe it is the perfect time to become a mother.

Mid to late 20s best age to have a first baby: poll

When is the ideal age to have or adopt a first baby? For most women it is between the ages of 25 to 34 years old.

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"In both studies, we found that high television use, or even high computer use, was related to relationship issues," Dr. Rose Richards said.

Keep teens away from computer, TV screens: study

Parents who don't let their children watch too much television or sit at the computer for hours have been vindicated by a study that linked excessive "screen" time with troubles relating to other people...

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The book is meant as both a guidebook for fretful parents who want to loosen up and a "call to action for over-protected children," with instructions on safe ways to experiment with dangerous things.

Let children experience a little danger

A few suggestions for anxious parents who typically hover on the edge of the playground with a first aid kit: Let your child lick a 9-volt battery, just to see what happens.

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By taking away their ability to manage risk, learn boundaries and take chances on their own -- away from scheduled sports and controlled environments -- we are curtailing their independence and their resilience against the difficulties of life.

Stop overprotecting our children

"I can't remember the last time I saw kids playing in the woods. I really can't!" My step-mum's voice rose a notch in outrage. We were sitting in her living room recently, watching a blizzard blow over...

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The result of overly extravagant parties, say the folks at birthdayswithoutpressure.com, is that kids and parents alike are stressed, while kids end up with too much stuff and some pretty shaky values.

Parents should go for less materialistic birthday celebrations

A few years ago, I had to bail on a first-birthday party. I was living in Vancouver, the party was in Victoria and B.C. Ferries employees were engaging in some wildcat strikes that made me worry about...

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The Alberta government issued a release yesterday announcing that 2009 was the third year in a row for a record number of births in the province, and proceeded to list some of the baby names.

Albertans name their children the darndest things

The Alberta government issued a release yesterday announcing that 2009 was the third year in a row for a record number of births in the province. Simple enough. But then it went on to list some of the...

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Toy of the Year, a Zhu Zu Pet by Cepia LLC, at the annual Toy Fair, February 14, 2010 in New York.

Zhu Zhu Pets looks to refresh last year's hit toy

Can arming toy hamsters keep the Zhu Zhu Pets phenomenon alive?

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Hearing two languages in womb makes bilingual babies: study

Babies who hear two languages regularly when they are in their mother's womb are more open to being bilingual, according to a group of Canadian and French researchers.

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Teachers are generally receptive to any tips that help distracted children pay attention in the classroom.

Tips to improve focus in class

Here are five simple classroom techniques from Oxford Learning to help children stay focused on the task at hand. Parents should be sure to share these strategies with their child's teacher. Teachers ...

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