Halifax's Family Magazine
Families find a new normal in all routines, including birthdays By Lindsey BuninPhotos by Bruce Murray/VisionFire Blowing out the candles atop the cake is just one of many birthday party traditions that went by the wayside over the past two years. As the pandemic evolved, so did creative ways of celebrating birthdays. Drive-by parades of […]
How to talk to your kids about their needle phobia By Ameeta Vohra With in-person learning back this winter and vaccination efforts ramping up, children continue to navigate an uncertain world with COVID-19. Children face heightened anxiety if they have trypanophobia. IWK pediatric-health psychologist Dr. Elizabeth McLaughlin says that this is a common syndrome as […]
Review by Trevor J. Adams By Bob Gordon Banovallum Books For parents pondering what a post-COVID world will look like for their children, this book is a useful primer. Author Bob Gordon looks at our past—from the Black Death to 20th-century scourges like the Spanish flu and Ebola—to paint a picture of what awaits us […]
The pressure to travel is gone, setting the stage for a return to the simple pleasures of a week away from school By Crystal Murray Lots of people are saying lately that they can’t recall the last time they had to pack a suitcase. I actually can remember, but it’s the anticlimactic unpacking that stands […]
Help your children get comfortable with the new normal By Kim Hart Macneill Students returned to school in September facing new rules to fight the spread of COVID-19. The biggest change for many will be wearing masks. All students in Grade 4 and up must wear non-medical masks unless they are sitting at a desk […]
Dear parents and caregivers, As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, we have been thinking of you, at home with your little ones. We’ve been focusing on sharing stories online to provide encouragement ideas to keep you healthy and happy in these uncertain times. We hope all our readers and clients are staying safe and […]