2018 Halloween Kid Count: How many came to your door?
If there's anything the Kid Count has taught us, it's that the ghouls and superheroes of Calgary are a fickle bunch, turning up in vast numbers on some streets, while ignoring other areas all together.
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Local News Alberta's back-to-basics K-4 curriculum focuses on memorization, keyboarding
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Local News Born during the city's worst disaster, Calgary's 1,400 flood babies are now heading to Kindergarten
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Local News Notley hails newly-refurbished, larger Lougheed hospital maternity ward
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Local News Fortney: Laughter and 'a good partner' eased the motherhood load for Lois Mitchell
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Parenting Finding strength and hope: Parenting through bipolar disorder presents unique challenges
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Travel Christmas in Banff a festive fit for families
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Politics Calgary school boards say teachers should not notify parents about kids' GSA membership
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Parenting Alberta Christian couple says adoption nixed over their views on sexuality
Fortney: Social media's virtuous and villainous sides tackled at WE Day
She’s spent most of her adult life talking to young people, from the vantage point of the front of a classroom.
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Parenting Music therapy helps children with special needs
All kids respond to music from an early age. On a neurochemical level, music acts like a mood booster and, like a drug (or an ice cream cone), it feeds the brain’s reward centres. Music has also been proven to decrease stress and help manage anxiety, and it's been shown to improve social interaction, non-verbal and verbal communication skills and social-emotional reciprocity in children with autism. -
Swerve M is for Mother: An illuminated take on the classic poem from a son to ...
M is for Mother: An illuminated take on the classic poem from a son to his mom I have a theory—likely not original—that the traditional Mother’s Day card is a by-product of the funeral industry. -
Local News Councillor wants Calgary playgrounds to be more accessible for all ages
A city councillor believes people of all ages and abilities should be able to play on Calgary’s many playgrounds. -
Local News Calgary hockey parents will need to take good behaviour course every four years
CALGARY — Minor hockey parents in Calgary will soon have to take a refresher every four years of an online course designed to limit bad behaviour at the rink. -
Parenting Valji: Why this pediatrician believes confidentiality is essential in gay-straight alliances
The last few weeks in Alberta politics have generated extensive conversation on gay-straight alliances and the role schools should or should not play exposing the emerging sexuality choices of students to their parents. -
Local News Fortney: Fruits and veggies are healthy, but snack shaming isn't
I remember my public shaming as though it happened yesterday. I was acting up when my teacher imposed a time out on a hard bench outside the classroom. -
Parenting Parenting Power: The secret to a successful spring break and then some
Spending a week together can be a test for any family. Whether you are heading out on vacation or staying at home, there is a great tool that every family can use to set themselves up for success. -
Diet & Fitness Nutrition nudging to influence health
While there is no exact definition for nutrition nudging, you experience “nudging” every day from a wide range of marketers and advertisers in just about any type of business you can think of. The sales tactic of nudging involves making an item look appealing or easy to grab. The key with nudging is to walk the fine line of not being so subtle the cue to make a decision is lost and not being too forceful that the cue to make a decision repels. If you are the health leader of the family and have struggled to sell the benefit of a healthy diet to your significant other or kids, you may have been met with resistance and limited success. Instead of trying to nag or coax them to eat healthy, try the gentler and likely more effective approach of nutrition nudging. -
Swerve Happy Campers: Let us help you find a summer camp before it's too late
My father was a stickler for many things, including table manners. When he grew weary of telling his children to chew with their mouths closed, get their elbows off the table or use a knife and not a finger to get peas onto a fork, he would threaten to send us to manners camp. -
Parenting #NoPhoneFamilyDay: Can you disconnect for one day?
We are excited to share some news with you! In partnership with the YMCA Calgary, we are starting a new movement: That’s right – on February 20, 2017 – Family Day, we’re encouraging you to do three things: 1.