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Featured, Nutrition, Parenting + Kids, Podcast

Podcast Ep 50: Healthy Beauty with Joy McCarthy

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Vista Magazine

Mom-preneur Joy McCarthy, founder of Joyous Health and author of 3 books on the topic of natural health, is our guest on today’s episode, which is brought to you by Life Choice’s Professional Therapeutic Medicine featuring their Fermented L-Glycine formulated by Dr Eldon Dahl. 90% of conventional products contain the “toxic 10,” and Joy’s motivation to create natural products was driven by her desire to eliminate these chemicals from her life, and the life of her young daughter.

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October 15, 2021
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Family, Featured, Membership Only Content, Parenting + Kids

Why ‘Potential’ is a Dangerous Word for Parenting

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Andrea Markusich

Imagine having friends over for dinner. You have been preparing this meal for hours, shopping for the ingredients, prepping the meats, chopping vegetables. As you begin the dinner, one of your guests says, “Um, is this your best effort at cooking? I think you have more potential than this. Next time we come for dinner, please cook to your full potential.” Absurd, right? Well, regretfully, we do this to our children all the time…

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October 8, 2021
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Family, Featured, Membership Only Content, Mindfulness, Movement, Parenting + Kids

Breathing Room: Practicing Mindfulness With Kids

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Kristin Van Vloten

Back to school can be a time of anxiety. So here are kid-friendly ways to de-stress together.

There’s no way around it: children in 2021 have many reasons to be anxious. And back to school can be a particularly tough time for some kids. But, unfortunately, if you’re a parent to a sensitive child who experiences a lot of fear and nervousness around transitions, it can be hard to know how to help.

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September 29, 2021
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Family, Featured, Membership Only Content, Parenting + Kids

Whole Home: Creating an All-Natural Children’s Craft Space

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Kristin Van Vloten

Arts and crafts deserve their own dedicated space. Here’s how to make yours as attractive and functional as possible—naturally.

If your child is going to be drawn into their craft space, you’ve got to make it feel like it’s all theirs. Decorating with their favourite colours is a great way to make the space inviting. Use low- or no-VOC paints to transform shelves, jars for holding supplies, and walls.

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September 29, 2021
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Membership Only Content, Nutrition, Parenting + Kids, Podcast

Podcast Ep 46: Raising Healthy, Happy, and Body Positive Kids with Jenn Messina, RD

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Vista Magazine

Diet culture not only impacts how we see ourselves but also how our kids see food. As parents, we’re constantly influencing our kids’ eating habits and their future relationships with food without even realizing it. If you want to empower your kids to be happy and healthy, grow up feeling confident in the skin they’re in, and live life to its fullest potential, this is the episode for you!

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September 16, 2021
Unplugged Parenting
Lifestyle

Breathing Room: Unplugged Parenting

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Vista Magazine

If you’ve been searching for reasons to limit your screen time, look no further than the little ones who are looking back at you. How often do you check your smartphone? If you’re anything like the average user, you touch…

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September 1, 2018
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Nutrition

Let them eat dirt…and a bit of kraut

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Desiree Nielsen BSc RD

Childhood is a time of incredible growth, discovery and learning. Every new experience and everything your children touch, taste and do shapes who they are becoming. The same is true of their inner world: the trillions of bacteria that call…

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December 29, 2017
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