Calgarys Child Magazine 2012 Jan-Feb : Page 2
Front & Centre Flipping our Lids – And Closing Them Again . . . . . . . . 4 Food & Travel Baking for the Love of It. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 About-Town: Good to Go... in the Snow . . . . . . . . . 40 Calgary Cares Calgary Cares is a free forum designed to match those with needs to those willing to help.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Little Warriors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Koodonation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Role Mothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Help is Just a Phone Call Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Calgaryschild.com Everything you Love about the Magazine and so much more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Enter to Win . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Workplace So You Want to Master Social Media – 10 Tips to Help you Succeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Have Kids Must Travel – How to Stay Connected . . . . 43 Community Connection CPS: How to be a Good Witness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Best Bets What’s New, For Young Readers, DVDs, Parenting and Reference Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Calgary’s Child Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 44 Health & Wellness Baby Food for Thought . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Does Your Child have the Mid-Winter Blues? . . . . . . . 73 Head Lice Prevention Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Calgary’s Child January-February 2012 Homeworks Answering the ‘What’s for Dinner’ Question . . . . . . . 10 8 Ways to Reduce Your Grocery Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Winter Home Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Parent Connection Dear Dads: 10 Important Lessons to Teach Your Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Empower Your Child to Stand Up, Speak Up & Show Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 How to Find Calm in a Toddler Tornado . . . . . . . . . . 77 When Perfection & Homework Collide . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Help Your Kids be Money-Savvy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Winter/Spring Birthday Guide Birthday Party Basics – 5 Building Blocks for a Successful at-Home Bash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The 2012 Winter/Spring Birthday Party Guide – Calgary’s Definitive Birthday Party Directory . . . . 14 Birthday Party Do’s and Don’ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Party Planning is a Piece of Cake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Three Theme Parties Fit for a Kid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Birthdays on a Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Ages & Stages How Not to be Up All Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Fun and Simple Games to Play with your Crawler in the Winter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Bed-Wetting Blues – Four Tips for Pee-Free Nights . . . 28 Mine! Mine! Mine! Teaching the Art of Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Does Your Child have a Toxic Friendship? When to Intervene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Class & Program Feature Ask Elizabeth: When Your Child Wants to Quit Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Children’s Dental Health: Mouthguards Protect Your Smile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 CPL: Read, Write, Sing, Talk, Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Single File: Single Parent’s Saving Grace for Surviving and Thriving Through a Snowy Winter . . . . 85 The Dr. Is In: Frostbite Q & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Get Ready for Winter Fun – Preparing Your Special Needs Child for Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Family Fun Ringing in the New Year with Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Twelve Wonderful Winter Traditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Cabin Fever Busters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Toboggan Fun for the Whole Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Calgary on the Cheap: Cheap Thrills – Tons of Fun for Next to Nothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Winter is the New Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Education Guide Smart Study Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 The 2012 Education Guide – The Go-To Educational Guide for Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 CBE: Early Learning at the CBE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Ready or Not, Here I Come? Gauging Your Child’s Kindergarten Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 What Kids Really Learn in Preschool. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Calgary’s Child is Everywhere About Us Publisher / Editor: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. L. Ellen Percival Co-Creator: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherry Kerr – ABC Web Manager: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allison Percival Distribution Manager: Cathy Bontje . . . . . . . . . . 403-241-6066 Art Director: Cheryl Peddie/Emerge Creative . . . . 403-270-9755 Copy Editor: Melissa Thomson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403-241-6066 calgaryschild.com Our Next Issue – Mar/Apr 2012 On Our Cover: Photographer: Jochen Sand/Digital Vision/Thinkstock 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. Theme: Health & Family Life Our Spring issue is packed full of tips & tricks to get families back into the bloom of things. This issue also highlights a special editorial section featuring Health & Wellness topics. And the Winners are... this issue also includes the 2012 Parents' Choice Awards winners. ■ NEW: Healthy Living Guide ■ Early Bird Summer Camp & Program Feature ■ Home School 101 Guide Ad Booking Deadline: Jan 24, 2012 Local & National Advertising Sales Sales Manager: Barb O’Neill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403-398-2224 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . advertising@calgaryschild.com Project Manager: Laura Dupont . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403-547-4901 Contributors June Allan Corrigan Stephanie Arsenault ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen Victoria Bailey Kelly Baita Dr. Susan Bartell Kelly Bartlett Teri Cettina Cassi Denari Tiffany Doerr Guerzon Ann K. Dolin, M.Ed. Diana Ennen Mandy Fields Yokim Jessica Fisher Sarah Geddes Sandra Gordon Chief Rick Hanson Jill Hart Dr. Janice Heard Lee Horbachewski Malia Jacobson Naomi Johnson Lara Krupicka Krystyann Krywko, Ed.D. Lisa Martinez Kerrie McLoughlin Christa Melnyk Hines Carrie Minns Dawn Mucci Ellen Notbohm Elizabeth Pantley Shannon Phelan Mary Jo Rapini, M.Ed, LPC Kim Seidel Dr. Leonard B. Smith Stepper Custom Homes Jan Udlock Julie Van Rosendaal Valerie Viccars Penny Warner Dana Wheatley Photo: Boy in toque and scarf: Comstock/Thinkstock Our Commitment Calgary’s Child Magazine is funded and published solely through the support of our advertisers and sponsors. They support us; please support them. With the support of our advertisers, Calgary’s Child Magazine is committed to sponsoring and supporting a variety of organizations that help families in Calgary. Subscriptions are available at $25 (plus GST) a year. 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