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We have researched the answers to many of the common questions asked by parents. Below you will find the results. Each question is followed by one or more links to a credible information sheet or web site where you will find the answer. This page will continue to expand so please feel free to send us your questions and we will do our best to find the answers:

Child development

• Ages & Stages
• Speech & Language Development
• Toilet Training

Childhood illness

• When Your Child Feels Ill
• What should I know about taking my child's temperature and what do if he's running a fever?
  Click on www.caringforkids.cps.ca/whensick/Fever.htm

Healthy eating

• My child is in Elementary School. What things could go in her lunch?
  Click on Breakfast, Lunch and Snack Ideas for Elementary Children

Dental Care

• What do I need to do to care for my children's teeth?
  Click Mouth Care for Toddlers & Preschoolers
• What do I need to know about brushing and flossing? Click this link
• Whose dental care is covered by MSI? Click this link
• What are dental sealants? Click Dental Sealants Facts

Information about immunizations

• H1N1 Information for Parents
• H1N1 "Tips For At-Home Care"
• Ongoing updates on H1N1
• What immunizations do adults need? Click this link
• What immunizations do my children need? Click this link
• What immunizations do school age children need? Click this link
• What is Chicken Pox and who should be vaccinated? Click Chickenpox Tearsheet

What are some other serious diseases and vaccines we should know about?
Check the link below and click on the item you want information on:

• Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus and Polio Diseases and DaPTP Vaccine
• Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Polio, and Haemophilus Influenzae Type b Diseases and DaPTP+Hib Vaccine
• Hepatitis A Disease and Hepatitis A Vaccine
• Hepatitis B Disease and Hepatitis B Vaccine
• Measles, Mumps and Rubella and MMR Vaccine
• Meningococcal Group C Disease and Meningococcal Group C Conjugate Vaccine
• Pneumonia and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine
• Pneumonia and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine
• Tetanus and Diphtheria and Td Vaccine
• Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis Diseases and dTap Vaccine

Safety

• What do I need to know about car seats and what size do I need for my child? Click this link
  
• What are the car seat laws? Click this link
  
• When does my child need a helmet and which size should I buy? Click this link
  
• How do I safety proof my home for my young children? Click this link
  
• What things around my house could be poisonous to my children? Click this link
  
• What plants are poisonous? Click this link
  
• Why should we never shake a baby? Click this link

Parenting Tool Box: Discipline

• What to Do About Talking Back
• Temper Tantrums and What You Can Do About Them
• What's wrong with spanking?