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5 Tips for Teaching Kids Philanthropy
There are many enjoyments to be found in giving. It is about a sense of community and caring. Teaching children to contribute to society and become interested in other people is especially important as communities grow and we expand outward …
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- Tags: charity, children, community, culture, donate, donation, give, giving, kid, kids, teach, teaching, youth
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Delving Into Your Kid’s DNA
A simple question with a deeply complicated anwer. Do you want to know more about your kid’s genetic code to hopefully prevent future diseases? Seems a simple YES – because we want to protect our children and keep them healthy …
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- Tags: child, children, code, disease, dna, future, genetic, genetics, kid, kids, parenting, predicting, prediction, prevention
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Exercise & Teens: Surprising Facts
By now, most of us have heard staggering facts about the levels of high weight and lack of exercise/movement in young people today. There are some facts out there though that still take us off guard. Here’s an article on …
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- Tags: child, children, education, exercise, fitness, kid, move, movement, nutrition, teen, teens, tween, tweens, young, youth
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Homemade Playsets
Have you checked out the Homemade Rainbows website yet? This website contains loads of great playsets put together by a couple of stay-at-home mums who used to teach kindergarden together. The website explains itself in one sentence: “Providing imaginative play …
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- Tags: child, children, creative, home, homemade, kid, kids, play, recycle, recycled, repurposed, reuse, reused
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Setting Kids Up for Healthy Success
YMCA Calgary believes in creating opportunities for people of all ages to build healthy lives. Communities thrive when people are active, energized and eager to participate in recreational activities and sports. As new generations of Canadians grow, it is imperative …
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- Tags: children, exercise, family, healthy, kid, kids, youth
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Article: The OTHER Awkward Talk You Need to Have with your Kids
Writer Suzanna da Baca takes a look at teaching your kids about money and finances in an article on the Time Healthland website: “When I was growing up in Iowa, we didn’t talk about money in my family. My parents …
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- Tags: advice, finances, financial, kid, kids, learn, learning, money, parenting, planning, teach, teaching, teen, teenager, youth
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Winter Snowflake Craft for Kids (Recycling!)
Get your kids pumped for winter with this easy and fun snowflake craft you can easily do with items found around the house. Teaches recycling too! “Winter crafts (for those of us in the Northern hemisphere) sounds good, which means snow, right? …
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- Tags: activity, child, children, craft, family, kid, kids, recycle, recycling, snowflake, time, upcycle, upcycling, winter
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Last Minute Costumes
Has your kid been invited to a Halloween party at the last minute? Grape juice spilled all over that perfectly white angel outfit? Have no fear! There are many last minute costumes to be easily whipped up at home! Here …
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- Tags: child, children, costume, dress, easy, fast, halloween, holiday, ideas, kid, kids, parent, parenting, party, quick, teen, teenager, youth
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Healthy Halloween Treats
Getting ready for a great Halloween? Trick or treat time does not have to mean junk food. Here are links to some websites with ideas for how to keep Halloween spooky, fun and HEALTHY! iVillage TLC Reader’s Digest Spoonful Baby …
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- Tags: decoration, diet, eating, Festival, halloween, holiday, holidays, kid, kids, nutrition, party, recipes, spooky
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Win a PS3 at the CPL
Have a say & contest to win a PS3 at the CPS. The Calgary Public Library is conducting an online survey to get youth input on what the new downtown location should look like. Fill out the survey & get entered …
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- Tags: child, children, contest, CPL, entry, game, kid, library, october, public, survey, teen, teenager, teens, tween, youth
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