Calgarys Child Magazine 2011 Sept-Oct : Page 2
Front & Centre The Power of Touch – How Physical Affection Helps with Discipline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Parent Connection The Discipline Makeover: Stop These Five Bad Habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Ready, Set, Go! Tips for Making Mornings less Manic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Ask Elizabeth: Creating Mealtime Routines . . . . . . . . 46 Instead of “Because I Said So!” – 11 Top Phrases to Instantly Be a Better Parent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Grandparents, this one is for you! 14 Traditions to Start With Your Grandchildren . . . . . 48 Calgary’s Child Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Calgary Cares Calgary Cares is a free forum designed to match those with needs to those willing to help.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 MEOW Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hospice Calgary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 UNICEF’s Partners for Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Help is Just a Phone Call Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Best Bets What’s New? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ages & Stages Sleep Training 101 – Not Sleeping Like a Baby? Here’s Help! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Building Kids’ Brains During Wait Times. . . . . . . . . . . 80 Truth be Told: We Want our Children to Trust us but First, do we Trust Them?. . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Childish: What’s New & Hip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Savoring Life with Preschoolers – Enrichment Activities for Little Ones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Parents Forever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Food & Travel Calgary’s Child September-October 2011 Back To School Feature Celebrate the End of Summer With a Back-To-School Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Seven Steps to a Successful School Year . . . . . . . . . 25 Smart Shopping for Back to School . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 10 Sure-Fire Tips to Help Your Elementary Schooler Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Preschool for Parents – Tips for Making New Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 11 Back-to-School Tips for Divorced Parents . . . . . . 30 How to Prepare Your Child to be the New Kid in School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 CBE: Success for Each Student, Every Day . . . . . . . . 33 CCSD: Alternative for Downtown Parents . . . . . . . . 34 CPL: A Tale of Reading Buddies and Story Pals . . . . 37 Streamline the Back-To-School Paper Flood . . . . . . . 38 The Doctor Is In: Developing Good Reading Skills Q & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 CPS: Creating a Positive Future for Calgary’s Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Bye Bye Boring Lunches – These Sandwiches Beat Lunch Bag Letdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sloppy Joes – The Ultimate Quick and Easy Family Meal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 A Dad’s Guide to Feeding the Kids (or how a Working Father can Improve Kid-Wrangling: Kitchen Style) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Back-To-School BBQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Health & Wellness Baby on Board: Your Diet Before, During and After Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Pump Up the Volume – Simple Ways to Increase Breast Milk Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Back to Basics: Is Your Backpack a Pain in the Neck? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Back-To-School Health Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Game On! Become a High-Energy Mom . . . . . . . . . . 92 Family Fun Calgary on the Cheap: 10 Tips for Fall on a Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Fabulous Fall: Fun Activities for the Whole Family . . . 14 Scare up Some Fun Halloween Traditions. . . . . . . . . . 15 Top 10 Tips for Fall Camping with the Kids . . . . . . . . 16 Homeworks – Home Central Feature Fall in Love with Autumn Décor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 One Room Two Kids: Designing and Decorating a Shared Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6 Simple, Functional and Kid-Friendly Home Decorating Ideas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6 Strategies for Living Large in Small Spaces . . . . . . . 20 On the Move – Tips to Choose the Best Locale for Your Family’s Home . . . . . . . . . . . 21 7 Important Stages of a Home Renovation. . . . . . . . . 22 Workplace Five Common Interview Mistakes and How to Avoid Them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Defying Mommy Guilt: Tips for Balancing Family and Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 The Single File Going Back to School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Calgaryschild.com Calgaryschild.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Fall Class & Program Guide Is it Time to Find Your Child’s Special Talent? . . . . . 54 All Work & Not Enough Play: Avoiding Burnout in After-School Activities . . . . . . . 56 The 2011 Calgary’s Child Magazine Fall Class and Program Guide: Your source for information about extracurricular class and program choices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Back to School for You: Learning is a Lifelong Pursuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 I Quit! When to Let Your Child Drop Out of an Extracurricular Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Food For Thought: Back-To-School Lunch and Snacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Children’s Dental Care: Mouthguards Protect Your Smile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Calgary’s Child Magazine is now IPhone and IPod Touch Compatible. Just type in our e-Edition URL for access, look for the current issue URL address at calgaryschild.com. On Our Cover: Photo: ©istockphoto.com/LindaYolanda Calgary’s Child is Everywhere calgaryschild.com Our Next Issue – Nov/Dec 2011 Theme: New Baby & The Growing Family, plus R&R for Parents This issue highlights your new baby and growing family, includes events, our holiday gift guide, suggestions to celebrate the season in style, plus R&R for parents. It also includes our annual Parents’ Choice Awards ballot. ■ New Baby and Beyond Guide – Your Growing Family ■ Parents Only: The Rest, Relaxation and Getaway Guide ■ Winter Survival Feature ■ NEW – Home School 101 Guide Ad Booking Deadline: Sept 27, 2011 About Us Publisher / Editor: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. L. Ellen Percival Co-Creator: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherry Kerr – ABC Web Manager: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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