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Let’s talk children's mental health: signs, symptoms & disorders (Part 1)
07 May 2019 - by Dawn Yan
As parents, we always want what’s best for our children. Whether it’s hacking into our vacation...read more
Healthy Kids • YMCA Child Care
Let’s talk children's mental health: Is it “too early” or “too late” to start thinking about it?
06 May 2019 - by Dawn Yan
Imagine this: you’re a first-time parent whose due date was just pushed up 2 weeks and suddenly...read more
Healthy Kids • Y Stories • YMCA Child Care
YMCA 50 Years of Child Care: Like Mother, Like Daughter (Nadine & Dayna’s Story)
15 February 2019 - by Dawn Yan
We’ve all experienced an “aha!” moment at one point or another in our lives. For many of us, this...read more
Healthy Kids • YMCA Child Care
From What to Who: Shifting the conversation with our children (Part 2)
13 February 2019 - by Dawn Yan
For decades now, children, teens and young adults have been asked what they want to be when they...read more
Healthy Kids • YMCA Child Care
From What to Who: Shifting the conversation with our children (Part 1)
05 February 2019 - by Dawn Yan
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”—an age-old question that likely stumped most, if not...read more
Healthy Kids • YMCA Child Care
6 ways parents can support children's mental health (Part 2)
29 January 2019 - by Dawn Yan
As parents, we always try to put our children’s health and well-being first but sometimes in the...read more
Healthy Kids • YMCA Child Care
6 ways parents can support children's mental health (part 1)
24 January 2019 - by Dawn Yan
As parents, all we want is for our children to grow up healthy and strong. Dave, much like any...read more
Healthy Kids • Y Stories • YMCA Child Care
YMCA 50 Years of Child Care: How the Y became a home for Henrietta
04 January 2019 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
Henrietta Maghanoy is an Early Childhood Educator who has been with the YMCA since 2010. As an...read more
Healthy Kids • YMCA Child Care
4 ways Play-Doh aids child development
03 January 2019 - by Dawn Yan
Squish, smash, twist, roll, repeat -- we’ve all been there before! As parents, many of us have...read more
Healthy Kids • YMCA Child Care
4 benefits of sensory play
15 November 2018 - by Dawn Yan
Recently a Y parent walked into one of our YMCA child care centres and noticed a strange...read more
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