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Children Without Friends, Part 1
"He is my very best friend because he tells me things and I tell him things. He shows me a basketball move and I show him too, and he never makes me sad." "Me and Diana can count...
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CTV's W-Five: Our Family Spoke Up
Theresa Vandyk, mother of a now 13 year old son, responded to W-Five's request at CPO to interview families who have experienced bullying at school. This is her story. On February 24th, 1998, W Five on CTV...
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Helping Children in Times of Crises - Bereavement
How you deal with children in a crisis will depend a lot on the specific circumstances, your child's age, needs, and ability to understand. But...
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Kicking The Computer Game Habit
Question:My child spends too much time playing computer and video games. He's so passionate about these games, that when I suggest he's overdoing it he gets angry with me. Am I wrong to try to curb this...
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Teaching Kids Responsibility
As the New Year begins it affords us the opportunity to start fresh with ideas and activities we hope will improve our lives. The same type of planning and stargazing works for children too, and what better...
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Discipline Mistakes
So you're trying to make your child quit bullying-or lying or cheating or defying you or "taking back"-and you're having little success. You've tried threatening, scolding and even begging, but nothing seems to...
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My Child, The Winner
The greatest gift we can give children is the knowledge that they can first rely on themselves for the answers to their problems. A child who develops an attitude which says, "I can probably find my own...
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Keeping your kids safe in cyberspace
When a child wants to go out — whether it's down the street to the park, or out with friends to the mall — parents always find out where they're going and who they'll be with. But what about a child who is...
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5 Best Active Wii Games: Wii Sports Resort
Wii Sports Resort gets kids up and moving as they discover a wide range of new sports and activities in a tropical paradise. Players go ...
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Cyber safety
Allyson Beaumont (not her real name) thought she was doing a pretty good job of monitoring her 12-year-old daughter Erin's online activities. She had placed the family computer in a high-traffic part of the...
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5 Best Active Wii Games: Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Mario and Sonic are headed to Vancouver to compete in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Players of all ages and skill levels are invited to...
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Early Childhood Sexual Development
Many of the questions posed to the Sexual Health Experts at Canadian Parents Online are related to issues around childhood growth and development and what is considered normal behaviour for specific ages of...
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Halloween Face Painting
Face paints are easy to use, but you have to take your time doing them to get the best result. Try experimenting with some styles on paper and then persuade a friend to let you loose on their face...
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Salt Dough Ornaments
This is an excellent craft to do with children. When I first made these with my daughter, she kept asking me if we would eat them once they were finished baking. I told her we could, but they would be really...
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5 Best Active Wii Games: We Cheer 2
We Cheer 2 brings the upbeat fun of cheerleading to kids at home with its entertaining adaptation of the challenge and spirit of the competitive sport. Utilizing the Wii Remotes as virtual pom-poms, players...
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