BC Parent Profile: Holly Conway

Carlie Parkinson

We had the pleasure of asking some questions to Holly Conway, a local radio personality. If you want to hear...

Health

4 Types of Sugar Commonly Found in Children’s Snacks

Brad Woodgate

Reading Time: 4 minutes At some point all children will ingest refined sugar, but putting it off for as long...

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How Our Children Grow Us Up – 4 places to begin

BC Parent Profile: Holly Conway

4 Types of Sugar Commonly Found in Children’s Snacks

5 ways to prevent the summer slide

Spring has officially sprung!

Reading Time: < 1 minute BCParent hopes you enjoy our digital issue to keep you and connected while distanced. In...

Parenting

How Our Children Grow Us Up – 4 places to begin

Laura Montgomery

Reading Time: 5 minutes Let’s face it: our children have a way of bringing out emotions in us that we may not have known we...

Parent Profiles

BC Parent Profile: Holly Conway

We had the pleasure of asking some questions to Holly Conway, a local radio personality. If you want to hear Holly in action, she can...

Parent Profiles

BC Parent Profile – A fun interview with Carlie Parkinson

Reading Time: 3 minutes An interview with Carlie Parkinson – editor of BC Parent magazine

Parenting

Spring Cleaning and Home Maintenance

Reading Time: 10 minutes Spring cleaning is an annual ritual that many perform—some more enthusiastically than others—to clear out the winter debris and achieve a...

Amazing Spring Cleaning – Ready, Set, Refresh

Reading Time: 5 minutes As any parent can tell you, kids are the first to...

Crazy talk. Or, is it? SmartPhones, Cigarettes, and Our Children

Reading Time: 8 minutes Smartphones are causing negative health effects. We even have a medical...

An Inspiring Parent’s Story: Covid and family

Reading Time: 5 minutes When we first began hearing about Covid in early 2020, it...

Health

Brad Woodgate

4 Types of Sugar Commonly Found in Children’s Snacks

Reading Time: 4 minutes At some point all children will...

Health

Carlie Parkinson

Diabetes in Children – Parenting Tips for Family Wellness

Reading Time: 5 minutes According to statistics from the Canadian...

Health

Carlie Parkinson

Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) and your family

Reading Time: 7 minutes Urinary Tract Infections, better known as...

Health

Matthew and Carol Newell

Becoming a Neuro-Parent: 5 Ways to Shift Your Thinking to Help Your Child with Special Needs Thrive

Reading Time: 6 minutes What is a neuro-parent? It is...

5 Tips to Treat Your Children’s Dry Hands This Winter

Reading Time: 5 minutes If your children are suffering from dry hands that are itchy,...

Excellent update from VCH – Low COVID-19 transmission in schools

Reading Time: 4 minutes Since schools reopened in September, VCH has not recorded a significant...

BC restrictions extended until Feb 5, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes By order and direction of the Provincial Health Officer (PHO), all...

Education

Carlie Parkinson

5 ways to prevent the summer slide

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Education

Carlie Parkinson

Exciting Climate Change Education

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Activities

Carlie Parkinson

Incredible program for high school students in Vancouver – Deadline: April 5

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Education

Carlie Parkinson

Pear Tree Elementary expands to include middle school!

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Preparing your kids for back to school during COVID

Come September, families are expected to send their kids for in-person learning at school. It...

The Tech Solution – how to manage screen-time

Technology use carries with it myriad potential consequences—among them cyberbullying, sleep deprivation, poor posture, back...

12 helpful ways to reduce stress and prepare for back-to school during a pandemic

With the recent announcement of return-to-school plans, although with a minor delay, many children and...

Activities

Guest Author

5 fun ways to incorporate yoga and mindfulness into playtime

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Activities

Hinda Leah Sharfstein

Reassessing Your Kids’ Screen Time Limits in the New Remote World

Reading Time: 7 minutes For...

Activities

Carlie Parkinson

BC Parent’s Annual Summer Camp Roundup: Top 10 Exciting Camps for the 2021 Season

Here we are again, planning...

Activities

Carlie Parkinson

Arts Umbrella’s amazing new space unveiled

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Activities

Carlie Parkinson

Incredible program for high school students in Vancouver – Deadline: April 5

Reading Time: 3 minutes We...

Spring Break is coming fast!

We are now just over 5 weeks from Spring Break 2021. The usual routines have...

2021 Spring Break Camps

Spring Break is creeping up, for me, it feels faster than expected. What have you...

Physical Activity for Children and Youth this Winter

Reading Time: 3 minutes Children are experiencing lower physical activity levels, less outside time, and...

Events

Dr. Shefali Tsabary

The 3 Most Important Messages for Your Child

What do you imagine your...

Amusement

Carlie Parkinson

3 exciting ways to connect with Santa

Reading Time: 4 minutes An...

Amusement

Carlie Parkinson

Canceled: Experience the Magic of Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village Museum

Reading Time: 3 minutes The...

Entertainment

Margot Tache

Halloween Candy – what to do with it!!!!

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Events

Carlie Parkinson

Accessible, inclusive trick-or-treating for kids of all abilities

It’s been a tough year...

2 Exciting Events at the PNE: Drive-Thru Tricks-and-Treats Edition and Slayland!

What have you got planned for Halloween? A lot of people are opting out of...

Halloween with a few changes

The BC CDC has released advice on how to approach Halloween this year. It is...

A Taste of the PNE: Drive-Thru Fair Experience

Around this time of year, we would begin planning our annual visit to The PNE...