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Used Car Seats
It is always best practice to buy a new car seat or from someone you know to find out the history of the seat. NEVER buy a carseat from a garage sale, thrift shop or second hand store. If it's not possible to buy...
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Booster Training
Before your child has fully outgrown their harnessed car seat and is over 40 pounds and has the maturity to sit properly in a booster seat it's a good time to start booster training them. This can come in handy...
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Booster Seats Aren't for Babies or Toddlers
A booster seat protects a child’s under developed body in a crash and raises the child up so that the adult seat belt is positioned on them...
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Car Seat Clinic
From newborn to toddler, find out why rear-facing is the safest choice Choosing the Right Seat for Baby, Toddler &...
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Car Seats and Extended Harnessing
Not long ago the majority of car seats only harnessed children to 40 pounds and had very low top harness slots (THS). This often meant that younger children had to switch to a booster seat once they had outgrown...
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Rear-Facing Toddlers
Learning to crawl, babble and even walk, are all milestones that parents look forward to as their babies grow into toddlerhood. Switching to a forward-facing car seat is one milestone that parents should delay...
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Car Seats and Cross-border Shopping
Cross-border shopping may be cheap and convenient, but when it comes to buying a child's car seat or booster seat for use in Canada, Transport Canada warns consumers that it is illegal. Transport Canada is...
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Car Seats and Air Travel
Most parents would never allow their child to travel in a car for a two-hour trip without their car seats. Then why not in the air as well? Even though there is no law for children to be restrained on aircraft...
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Stay Safe and Active this Winter
Canadian winters often lend themselves to many outdoor activities, with the beautiful scenery and most places only a short distance from skiing and sledding venues. In the winter, we may be tempted to wrap up...
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Brain Food
Over the years, parents have asked me to provide a quick overview of the basic dietary guidelines they should follow with their children in order to promote optimal brain health and development, which also means...
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Taking Control of Your Child's Asthma
(NC)-For many Canadian parents of children with asthma, frequent trips to the emergency room, unscheduled visits to the doctor's office and countless sick days are common occurrences. "I can't count the...
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Prevent hearing damage in children
The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) advises parents and other consumers to be cautious when purchasing toys for their children. Toys emitting loud sounds/noise have...
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Flouride and Your Child
Fluoride is a mineral found in nature. It makes the hard outer layer of teeth (called enamel) stronger. When the outer layer is strong, teeth are less likely to get...
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Daily Oral Health Care for Toddlers
Teach a toddler about dental hygiene when first teeth come through. Children should get used to holding a toothbrush, and watch others as they brush. Let them practice brushing, but continue brushing their teeth...
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Oral Health Care For Baby
Typically, we don't think of cavities or gum disease in connection with babies. But in fact, oral diseases begin very early, from the time bacteria begin to live in the oral cavity. As new teeth come in (called...
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