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As founder of Team Canada KickSMART, this is my personal invitation for your child to have the experience of a life time, and to take advantage of our Free Summer Camp Week with Medal Winning members of Team Canada!

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1,000 Japanese paper cranes take flight at SickKids

SickKids patients to receive cranes as symbol of hope and healing

Often I'm asked "What is the optimal age to introduce signs to our baby?". I tell families I started signing with Joshua and Sabrina when they were 6 months...but now, knowing what I know, I would start much earlier...from birth.

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BMO Establishes $2 Million Chair at SickKids to Further Congenital Heart Disease Research

World-renowned SickKids Cardiologist, Dr. Andrew Redington, named inaugural holder of

BMO Financial Group Chair in Cardiology

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Monday, March 17, 2007 – For the first time in the history of the Division of Cardiology at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), the head of cardiology will be recognized with the prestigious honour of Chair holder. SickKids Foundation and the University of Toronto will announce today a $2 million dollar donation from BMO Financial Group, which establishes the BMO Financial Group Chair in Cardiology. World-renowned SickKids clinician and researcher, and University of Toronto Professor in Paediatrics, Dr. Andrew Redington has been named the inaugural Chair holder. This announcement coincides with the one-year anniversary of the establishment of The Labatt Family Heart Centre under Dr. Redington’s guidance.

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HAVE BABY WILL TRAVEL – A Website For Parents With The Travel Bug!

Contact: Corinne McDermott
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URL: www.havebabywilltravel.com

Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Toronto mom creates website packed with information, hotel reviews, and trip reports for parents by parents who want to travel with their little ones.

First time mom Corinne McDermott wanted to take a family vacation before her maternity leave was over.  Frustrated by finding scattered information on destinations, packing, tips on air travel, and family-specific hotel reviews, she decided to create a one-stop web brochure for busy parents with questions on traveling with baby.  Her supportive husband/webmaster taught himself the basics, and Have Baby Will Travel was launched from their basement.

BEYOND THE BASKET SPARKS BUSINESS INTERESTS

Surrey, BC (April, 2008) – Julie Neufeld, Founder of Beyond the Basket Body and Bath Treats, is excited to share the news about her companies growth in Dessert Scented Body And Bath Treat Indulgences.

With business interest rapidly expanding throughout Canada, Julie makes companies aware that with her unique and remarkable Body and Bath product line it’s important for her to keep her products in locations that the public may or not may have frequented before.

By: Lynda Fishman, M.S.W.
Owner/Executive Director - Adventure Valley Day Camp

Having been a successful Camp Director for two decades, I have continuously and proudly gained parents' trust and interest, watching children and staff members return year after year. Intuitively knowing the value of a true summer camp experience, I credit summer camp as playing an important role in shaping the success of many accomplished adults. A quality camp experience is recognized by parents, educators and child development professionals as a really valuable experience whereby campers and staff mature, gain skills and develop important relationships.

WeeHands : Signing Tip to Encourage Language Development

I happen to have just gotten off the phone this snowy Monday morning (brrr!) with a mom inquiring about WeeHands classes. She knows her baby is ready to start signing because her daughter is pointing to objects and looking at her parents expectantly while sometimes vocalizing. You can without doubt sign to a baby before he or she starts to use gestures and to point but these gestures are a good sign that babies are ready to express themselves through sign. A baby will understand what you sign to them before baby starts to gesture, point and to use signs. Understanding a new language always comes before being able to expressively use that language.