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SEPTEMBER 2017 www.themomandcaregiver.com VOLUME 19 ISSUE 9 Dear Son On Your First Day of School Easy Meal Planning Plan, Prep, Prioritize Ouch! My Head Hurts! Apple Picking Fun Pregnancy - Baby - Toddler - Preschool - School Age - Family www.themomandcaregiver.com 1 A Free Magazine for Parents and Caregivers CONTENTS EDITORIAL 04 Back to School, Back to Lunches 05 EVENTS CALENDAR September NEW BEGINNINGS 06 Help Your Child Get a Good Night Sleep 08 AS THEY GROW Ouch! My Head Hurts! THE NEXT STAGE 10 Back to School Prep – Don’t Forget Your Shots! 12 FRANKLY FATHERHOOD Dear Son BRUSHING UP 13 Cheers to a Healthy Smile! 14 BIZ SHOWCASE Music Central ARE WE THERE YET 15 Apple Picking Fun 16 FOSTERING DREAMS, ADOPTING HOPE An Unbreakable Bond LIFE BALANCE AND HAPPINESS 17 Saying Goodbye 18 PET FRIENDLY Understanding Your Pet’s Vaccines BEAUTY AND WELLNESS 19 The 3 P’s: Plan, Prep and Prioritize 21 FOOD FOR THOUGHT Beat the Back-to-School Rush! WHOLE HEALTH 22 Overwhelmed by Nutrition Contradictions? K.I.S.S. (Keep it simple, silly) On The Cover Back to school, back to cool! Owen rocks back-to- If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact us at school time, even though he says he likes summer 519.652.9226 or at [email protected]. THE MOM & CAREGIVER is published by Anibas Productions Limited, better. He's a sophisticated and serious guy who kept Publications Mail, Agreement Number 40834037 PO Box 29118, London, ON N6K 4L9 - a straight face ... even when our photographer was www. themomandcaregiver.com telling her best jokes. A big thank you to Little Labels THE MOM & CAREGIVER is distributed FREE of charge. Anibas Productions Limited wel- comes unsolicited contributions. Such material,if published, may be edited. Although Boutique for our cover kid's cute outfit. Anibas Productions Limited cannot pay contributors, recognition will be given to the contributor. 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Copyright 2017 © Melissa Warkentin 2 September 2017 www.themomandcaregiver.com 3 Sabina Manji - Chief Editor SEPTEMBER EvEnts 09/2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 -8 Learning Garden Behind the Ropes Thunderfoot London Children’s Tour Grand Theatre MuseumLondon Eldon House Majors Labatt Park BACK TO 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The Music Western Mustangs Tune Time Storytime Thursday Evening Sept.8-10 Sept. 9-17 Makers - Big Band football LPL, Central LPL, Stoney Creek Tour Beatles Festival Western Fair Editorial Swing Concert TD Stadium Eldon House Downtown SCHOOL, BACK Springbank Gardens 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Day for the Dogs Storytime Shut the Front Door Playgroup YES Great Canadian Race Heritage London TO LUNCHES Fanshawe Pioneer LPL, Central Improv Free Drop-In LPL, Byron Budweiser Gardens Weekend Country Fair Village Session for Teens Delaware Speedway Grosvenor Lodge LPL, Central “I have no special talent; I am only passionately curious.” Albert Einstein 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Sept. 16-17 Sept. 18-23 Women’s Soccer Sept. 19-30 Sept. 21-Oct. 5 Sept. 22-24 Forest City Comicon Doors Open London The NASH Cup Fanshawe College Evita The Melville Boys Airshow London London Convention eptember brings back-to-school nations for school entry – are your kids reading Emily Beeckmans’ article in last London Squash & Grand Theatre Palace Theate Centre Fitness Stime for the big kids in our lives. It’s up to date? Find out from family physi- month’s issue, I’ve decided to make one the season for stores to switch from bi- cian, Dr. Bhayana on page 10. Now, how such change. She spoke about social cycles and bathing suits to water bottles about your furry children? Are their vac- media pressures that make us feel like 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 and backpacks. It’s the time that our cinations current? Learn more in our Pet we’re not keeping up. You all know what Sept. 22-24 Storytime The Preschool at Sept. 27-30 Thursday Evening Sept. 29-30 Books for Babies families have to adjust from lazy hazy Friendly column. I’m talking about – the perfect birthday Feast Fest London LPL, Central Crouch Public Art Tour The Roll Call LPL, Crouch mornings to rushing out the door. It’s party Instagram pics, and the no-flaw Victoria Park LPL, Crouch Symposium Eldon House The ARTS Project Museum London the time that we go from picnic lunches Lastly, we get emotional with Frank vacation posts on Facebook. I’m not to pack the lunches – ugh! Emanuele who has written a first day of going to buy into it anymore – I refuse school letter to his son (p. 12). We wish to compare myself and try to live up We tackle some of September’s biggest all our best to this excited and proud to these impossible standards. So I’m challenges in this wonderful issue. It’s 9 father, and to his four-year-old boy, as starting my new year living life my own p.m., you’ve just sat down from a jam- they enter this new phase of their lives. way, by setting my own goals for me and For More Details and Events Visit Your Online Parenting Resource packed evening, but it’s not time to re- my family, and I challenge you to do the lax yet. Lunches need to be made, and Back to school time has always been same! you can do it with help on page 21 from a fresh start for me, and many fami- registered dietician, Jenn Giurgevich. lies consider it the true “new year.” It’s Here’s wishing a safe and fun back to a time to reflect on what we’re doing school time, and a cheerful autumn to Your children require necessary vacci- right and what we can change. After all of our friends and families! Sept.8-10 Sept. 9-17 Sept. 22-24 Beatles Festival Western Fair Airshow London Downtown Publisher/Chief Editor Sabina Manji Sabina Manji, Assistant Editor Melissa Warkentin Chief Editor Copy Editor Melanie Drew KIDS CRAVE ATTENTION Designer A. Brophy Creative 519-652-9226 Photographer One-12 Photography Why not give them a stage? Visit danceextreme.com Call 519-657-DANCE [email protected] Photostyling Sabina Manji and Melissa Warkentin 4 September 2017 www.themomandcaregiver.com 5 Pregnancy - Birth - Postpartum New Beginnings HELP YOUR CHILD GET A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP leep… the topic that unites all par- tent bedtime routine plays a big role in In fact, reading may be the best of all. A and unwind from their busy day. as much as two or three hours of screen- Sents! Sadly there’s no magic solution helping children get to sleep. First, make recent study showed that just six min- free time before bed, so consider having to getting your kids to sleep and to stay sure your child’s bedtime hour is appro- utes of reading slows down the heart Also important is eliminating screen none at all after dinner. asleep but there are some things you priate for their age and will result in rate and eases muscle tension more time before bed. The body of research can do to make it more likely to happen. enough sleep. Don’t wait till your child quickly than going for a walk or listening around this topic is rapidly growing with So, put the devices away, get your wee We all know how important sleep is for is overly tired; interestingly, this makes to music. While this study focused on some startling findings. The light emit- one ready for bed, and then enjoy some our children. It’s how they re-charge, it harder for them to fall asleep. Start adults, the implications for children are ted from electronic devices interferes quiet time together with a good book or learn and grow, and contributes to both a wind-down routine about one hour no less important. Reading takes you to with the brain by increasing alertness two. Wishing you sweet dreams. physical and mental development. So before bedtime. Quiet and relaxing ac- another world, the author’s world, and and suppressing the release of mela- Julie Brandl how can we help? tivities such as a soothing bath, singing offers an escape. Couple an escape into tonin. Experts advise that there be no Children’s and Youth Services Coordinator, London Public Library songs, quietly talking and reading sto- an imaginary world with a warm snug- screen time at least 90 minutes or more Chair, Child and Youth Network Literacy Team Research clearly shows that a consis- ries all can help. gle on your lap and your child will relax before bedtime. Many even recommend Member, Community Early Years Partnership Sat. SEPT. 23 11am-5pm & Sun. SEPT. 24 11am-5pm 2017 /LondonBridalExpo 6 September 2017 www.themomandcaregiver.com 7 Newborn - Baby - Toddler OUCH! MY HEAD HURTS! eadaches are common among adults and chil- weakness or loss of movement of a limb, unex- As They Grow As Hdren. Causes vary from serious to benign. Sud- plained behavioural change, or early morning vomit- den severe headaches can mean serious problems ing or nighttime awakening from the headache. like meningitis (an infection in the brain) or bleeding from blood vessels in the brain. But, these causes are Most benign headaches can be prevented or man- rare and tend to be accompanied by fever, neck pain, aged with simple measures.