Dr Benjamin Burko, our resident pediatrician, assistant professor of pediatrics at McGill University and Medical Director of the Tiny Tots Medical Centre talks about Summer Prevention!

 

Everything you need to know to keep your kids safe outdoors this summer – from West Nile virus, to swimmer’s ear and avoiding food poisoning, Dr Burko has easy tips and practical advice for parents.

More parenting tips.

 

Parent Talk Radio updates!

Camping with kids, how to encourage them to participate in more physical activity and information on where Parent Talk can be found on the web.

9 of 10 children in Canada are not getting the recommended daily amount of physical activity.

Dr Mark Tremblay, Chief Scientific Officer for Active Healthy Kids Canada and Senior Scientific Advisor for Health Measurement, Statistics Canada

Cynthia Dale is a Canadian television actor and stage performer, and  a parent. She talks about finding balance in life between work and family.
 
Cynthia is married to CBC News anchor, Peter Mansbridge. Their son Will has a wide range of interests and he gets to make the choices on which activities he participates in.

Goldie Silverman author of Camping with Kids provides tips on how to begin camping economically by renting equipment before you go out and invest in camping equipment for the whole family.

She also has tips on where and how to purchase camping equipment at a reduced cost.

How to choose equipment you need and remember you are camping to simplify your life not make it more complicated.

Goldie Silverman camper extraordinaire and author of Backpacking with Babies and Small Children provides tips on camping with even small children, take everything you need and leave the things you don't need at home.

Parenting tips

Learn steps parents should take to ensure children and teens learn to make the right decisions regarding their safety in life.

Michael Ungar, psychologist and author of Too Safe for Their Own Good.

Find out what are acceptable risks your kids should be learning to take and when and how to give them more responsibility for their own safety.

Lynn Roblin of Mission Nutrition talks about the problem of obesity in children and families.

More nutritional information

The Mission Nutrition program helps families eat and live healthier.

Dietitians and other health professionals collaborated on the information available on the site http://www.missionnutritian.ca

Michael Moorehead published author of The Student from Zombie Island is just 12 years old.

He has advice for parents and for other children who have dreams of being an author.

More parenting information

Dr Benjamin Burko answers questions about rewarding children for good behaviour.

What is age appropriate behaviour, punishment and reward.

More information on parenting.

Dr Benjamin Burko our resident pediatrician, assistant professor of pediatrics at McGill University and Medical Director of the Tiny Tots Medical Centre talks about headaches in children.

Are headaches common in children?

Find out how young headaches can start in children.

More information about parenting.

Wendy Smolen talks more about kids and play and what you need to do to, as a parent to encourage the right play.

More tips on parenting.

Missy Chase  Lapine author of The Sneaky Chef : How to Hide Healthy Foods in Kid's Favorite Meals and How to Cheat on Your Husband in the Kitchen.

Find out the super foods that your kids should be eating and what the main mistake parents make regarding food and mealtimes is.

More recipes and food information

Kids and play, expert Wendy Smolen & Claire S Green of Parent's Choice. Wendy talks about The Sandbox Summit. How to get kids to play like kids...and learn.

Developmental delays in children are helped by Occupational Therapists

Sharon Rosenthal a paediatric occupational therapist, works with children who are having problems with either gross motor delays or fine motor control problems.


More how to parent information

Dr Charmaine van Shaik provides information on baby car seats that you as a parent need to ensure your baby is safe.

Child car seats do have an expiry date.  Proper use of a child seat reduces injuries in children by over 70%.

More child safety information

Carl Honore author of Under Pressure - Rescuing Children from the Culture of Hyper Parenting.

Somehow we have forgotten that the simple games and toys children have always played with have a place in their lives with the technology and scheduled activities that have taken over our lives.

Parent Talk Radio

Charlie Nardozzi is back with more gardening tips to include the kids in growing their own food.

Child care tips

Charlie Nardozzi gives tips on when to get the kids involved and which jobs to give them.
Nardozzi's website http://www.kidsgardening.org/ provides more information on helping their minds grow with the garden.


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Mom's have a huge level of guilt if they don't have the biggest and best for their kids.

Jen talks about how cancer taught her to give up on being super mom!

Parenting Tips

Lenore Skenazy, of the New York Sun is also a parent. She allowed her 9 year old son to take the subway by himself...she has a site called FreeRangeKids.wordpress.com.

Is it alright to give your kids some freedom and how do you do that and still keep them safe?

Then we talk to Jen Singer of "You're a Good Mom"

More parenting tips.

Our next guest is Amy  Israel CEO of Lifespeak a company that do training in the workplace, on parenting.

Investing in this type of program for employees means happier, more productive employees.

More parenting information

Mary Gordon tells more about how the program helps children learn to handle their anger.

Child care tips

It's the 1st birthday of Parent Talk Radio so we start with a celebration. It's also Mother's Day so we hope you enjoyed the day.

Roots of Empathy is a program developed by author and Order of Canada recipient,  Mary Gordon. The program was to help break the cycle of violence and lack of compassion for others that encourages bullying.

More parenting information

Olympic champion figure skaters Jamie Salé and David Pelletier talk about managing with baby on the road.

How Jamie managed to get back to work so quickly and get into shape and lose weight after her pregnancy.

Information for parents.

Dr. Benjamin Burko details how you can tell is your baby is developing as they should in their first year and what to do if they aren't

More Baby Care Tips

Simply Too Much Homework, What Can We Do? Vera Goodman provides options.

Dr Benjamin Burko talks about the importance of milestones and expectations in your baby's - child's development.

Vera Goodman, raging Homework Grandma, an educator for over 30 years talks about the increase in homework and the high pressure being put on parents of young children.

Goodman is the author of "Simply too Much Homework"

More information on Parenting

Former model Sophie Grégoire Trudeau talks about the reality of natural changes that occur after childbirth.

More baby care tips

We also touch on a very difficult topic ...not judging one child's progress against another's.

Also Tracy Cooper, Contributing Writer, Parents Canada. www.parentscanada.com with speaks up about what is normal in childhood and things you shouldn't worry about. It's hard to not compare children and each one develops differently.

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau is a former model and Quebec television host. She talks about waiting for baby!

Trudeau decided to go back to work and her husband, Justin does help with baby care.

More on baby care

Earth Day Canada has a site full of activities...President Jed Goldberg talks about EcoKids. Resources for parent, teachers and kids for environmentally friendly activities.

Goldberg answers the question, "Are we more environmentally aware than we were in the past?"

More on parenting

Dr Jorge Pinzon, Adolescent Health Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS)

Does what you eat or how often you wash really have anything to do with whether you suffer from acne?

Find out the truth and get some tips on how to deal with acne.

More Parenting Tips

 

Dr Lawrence Shapiro has created a number of self-help workbooks to help you deal with depression and suicidal thoughts in teens.

They are designed to open communication and talking about these issues is one of the best way of dealing with these problems.

Learn more at Parent Talk Radio

Dr. Lawrence Shapiro, internationally renowned child psychologist, parenting expert and founder of Instant Help Books, an extraordinary line of self-help books for children, teens and parents.

 

Dr. Shapiro is helping kids and teens tackle tough emotional issues head on with specially designed workbooks offering easy and fun activities to teach kids and teens effective skills for dealing with a variety of mental health issues—skills they will continue to draw on throughout adulthood. Parents and therapists alike are finding the Instant Help line extremely useful in helping kids cope with their feelings and thrive after major life changes, including divorce or the death of a loved.

 

Instant Help books for teens are written directly to adolescents, offering warm and respectful advice for dealing with life’s challenges. Insightful, effective, and fun, Instant Help books for kids offer parents engaging activities that can help children move past difficulties and grow up happy and resilient.

Parenting information

If you are pregnant and need to have everything ready that you want to take with you to the hospital then the Labor Kit is perfect for you.

The Labor Kit

Susan Portnoy of Organized Success provides simple, easy tips on how to make your life less stressful with a little organizing.

Find out which age group and sex is more at risk of being involved in a pedestrian accident.

More safety tips for you kids when walking.

More children are killed in child pedestrian accidents in the spring than any other time.

Tips from a child pedestrian safety expert.

More parenting tips.

Meditation is a discipline in which the mind is focused on an object of thought or awareness. It usually involves turning attention to a single point of reference Meditation is recognized as a component of almost all religions, and has been practiced for over 5,000 years

 

It was all the rage for Oprah-watching fans as the book Eat, Pray Love was endorsed by the talk show guru. In it the author travels the globe seeking her most meditative state. But our next guest, Sue Dumais says meditation is not about seeking a place or a book, but rather simply stopping and living in the moment.
At her Vancouver studio Sue teaches a class called Meditation for Moms.

How much will you lose if you decide to opt out of the workforce to raise your children? Take a look at the research and find out more of the issues you should consider before you do.

Leslie Bennets is the author of The Feminine Mistake – Are we giving up too much, and a contributing writer to Vanity Fair magazine. Her aim was to gather into a single neat package all the financial, legal, sociological, psychological, medical, labor-force, child-rearing and other information necessary for them to protect – no small feat, but we’re glad she did because the result is a compelling and stunning read.

More on Parenting

Are you a mom who has made “The Feminine Mistake”? what exactly is it and what can you do about it? Our guest has the answers

Parenting Tips

Mary Sue Waisman is a Professional chef and dietitian and she recently released her latest cookbook Flavour First – Delicious food to bring the family back to the table. 

 

We have posted some key information for parents and children to access on cyberbullying – simply go to our website – Parent Talk Radio

Nobody on the planet knows the topic of cyberbullying better than our next guest.  He coined the word almost a decade ago now, he is also the creator of the world's most referenced website on this topic, and winner of countless awards for his work.  Bill Belsey Cyberbullying.ca




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There are a gamut of emotions that a person who is being cyberbullied experiences.  Fear, embarrassment, hurt, certain high on the list.

Our next guest has examined the topic of cyberbullying closely, having done a survey of 2,000 kids in the Toronto-area.  Dr. Faye Mishna is with the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto

As a result of a growing number of threats, stalking, even death threats that are occurring on the internet, many organizations have cropped with the goal of educating and informing all of us about the reality and consequences of cyber-bullying.

Media Awareness Network is one of these groups.  Cathy Wing is the organization’s co-Executive Director. 

More tips and tools for parents.

If you are a parent or ever use the internet – that certainly covers most of us – then the next hour is important listening.  The Corus Radio Network is in the midst of a major national initiative to draw awareness to a silent weapon that is increasingly becoming more vicious.  We’re talking about cyber-bullying.

How to deal with bullying online. A mother's story of what happened to her daughter.

Parent Talk Radio

Doula Rivka Cymbalist talks about home birthing.

More information at Parent Talk Radio

Exceptional Family Magazine editor, Aviva Engel, talks about practical tools and tips for parents of special needs children.

The Miriam Home Foundation publishes this resource magazine for Canadian parents.

More information at Parent Talk Radio.

There is a huge resource of educated women who have chosen to be Mom's but still want to be involved in their own business.

This podcast includes tips on how to manage your life, your family and your business.

Find out more at Parent Talk Radio

Interview with Wendy Walker, writer, author of Four Wives, former lawyer and now a mom.

This book looks at the consequences of opting out as a Mom.

Having your first baby is a great experience and being more comfortable in knowing what's going to happen, the things you need to take to the hospital  tips and videos on how to care for baby when you get home will make those changes much easier to cope with.

Find out more at Parent Talk Radio

As a parent, how do you go about introducing your children to music?

Pamela Corman of Westmount Piano Studio talks about how formality around music stopped people from enjoying it.

Today music instruction has evolved and embrased the joy children find in music.

What can you do at home to encourage an enjoyment and appreciation of music?

More information at Parent Talk Radio

High school and university students are looking for summer jobs.  Get tips from Jobs Canada to be able to help your kids get a job.

Isabelle Jobin provides tips on resumes and more.

More resources for parents at Parent Talk Radio

Susan Avery - Senior Editor at Grandparents.com The site has a huge amount of information on how to engage with grandchildren.  Find out the most popular features on the site and what activities other grandparents are doing with their Grandchildren.

Beaumont Bacon of the 3 Blonde Moms talks about  how they got started and where they get their material for the routines from.

A mom with 3 children, Gillian still manages to accomplish lots and spend time with her kids.

How to combat those fat genes and built healthy eating habits in your kids when they want to eat unhealthy snacks!

Cookbook author and accomplished chef, Rose Reisman talks about the key to feeding your family foods they love that are good for them.

Choosing the right camp can make a huge difference in the experience and the memory your kids have of camp....and their willingness to go back next year.

What are you going to do with your kids this summer?

Are you going to send them to camp? How will you choose which camp is the right one?

Evan from MySummerCamps.com provides some tips.

Balancing travel, work and kids is not easy but it is possible, Katrina Lemay-Doan talks about how she makes it work.

The fastest woman on ice, Olympic athlete, Katrina Lemay-Doan talks about what she does to keep her edge now that she is the mother of 2 children.

She also speaks to the challenge of balancing career and motherhood.

Gail Moore of Multiple Births Canada has tips on how to handle the increased numbers and additional challenges in your household.

Tracy Lavin Associate Researcher with the Canadian Council on Learning provides some tips on how to make the difficult task of helping children with their homework easier.

Is it a sleep problem or does the problem come from another health problem.

Dr. Ben Berko provides more tips and insights.

The hardest thing to get used to as a new parent is a lack of sleep.

Dr Benjamin Berko has some tips for you.

It's Family Literacy Day - How can you encourage your kids to read?

Author, Illustrator of Scaredy Squirrel and Leon the Chameleon, Melanie Watt  talks about how she got started.

Find out the biggest threats out on the internet today. What's the #1 threat that may affect your children.

Tips on how to keep your kids safe on the internet with KINSA, Kid's Internet Safety Alliance  CEO and former police officer, Paul Gillespie.

Sylvie St-Onge of the Injury Prevention branch of the Red Cross in Montreal talks about the babysitting course and when kids should start to babysit.

Teens and Smoking - Numbers have gone down but it's still a problem.

Suzanne Thibault of the Chronic Disease Prevention Unit of Toronto Public Health talks about how to discourage your kids from smoking.

Should you talk baby talk to your baby?

Hear the surprising answer from speech pathologist Andrea Rich.

Kids having speech problems?

What to do if your kids have trouble speaking with speech pathologist Andrea Rich.

Wrap up of the January the 13th show and some resources on www.ParentTalkRadio.ca

Information on next weeks broadcast.

Dr. Benjamin Burko, a Montreal Pediatrician, talks about children and the  need to take vitamin supplements.

How to make math fun for your kids.

Susan Jarema of www.googolpower.com talks about how she developed ways to make math fun for her kids and has a whole program of music cd's that kids love and learn while listening too.

Part 3 of what to do when the kids say they are bored.

Tips on how to deal with our kids when they say they are bored at school.

Computers, video games and other fast paced technologies are at issue.

Do boys and girls deal with boredom differently and do they mean something different when they say they are bored.

This week we talk about the 3 R's and a Mom who developed a program to fill that gap her kids experienced in learning.

Our resident pediatrician will have some tips.

What to do when your kids say they are bored?

Lianne and Andrea ask Chef Ricardo

"How do role models affect how you manage your life?"

"What are the biggest factors in reaching your goals and dreams?"

Food Network show host Chef Ricardo talks about family and how he balances his demanding career as a chef and his family.

Chef Ricardo decided to invest in a home TV studio to allow him to spend more time with his children and less time on the road and in the office.

Balancing career and motherhood. Sass answers the tough question, "How do you manage guilt."

Sass Jordan shares what parenting means to her.

In the first portion of this show which was originally broadcast January 6th 2008 we interview artist, musician and Canadian Idol judge, Sass Jordan.

Next we speak with Quebec chef, Chef Ricardo on how he balances a very demanding career and family.