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Ilderton Resources - Health & Nutrition

101 tips for raising healthy kids with Diabetes - Laura Hieronymus

This book provides answers and advice regarding medications, nutrition, psychological considerations and much more.  It is a good reference manual for dealing with the stress of daily decisions and concerns for your child's well being.    

Alphabet snacks  - Elizabeth McKinnon

Here are some fun and easy recipes with an emphasis on nutrition that allow you to extend learning into snack time.  The recipes are divided into letter themes and are designed to include the child in preparation.

Animal snacks - by Kathleen Cubley

This handy book if full of ideas for animal shaped, nutritious, fun and simple recipes for children.  Recipes for almost any animal learning theme from ants to Zebras.

Asking about sex and growing up - Joanna Cole & Alan Tiergreen

This straightforward book can be helpful both to prepare you talk with your child, and as the illustrations may be helpful as talk with your child.

Baby and Child A to Z Medical Handbook - Miriam Stoppard

This is a great resource providing information about caring for a sick child as well as an alphabetized section of common childhood illnesses and complaints.

Better Food for Kids - by Daina Kalnins & Joanne Saab

This guide provides age-specific nutritional information as well as recipes that specifically designed to young appetites.  You will also find the answers to the questions most parents have about feeding young children.  It was developed with the Hospital for Sick Children and contains info about vitamins, minerals, vegetables, juice, milk, food allergies, organic food, diets, and physical activity for children. 

Better Baby Food - by Daina Kalnins & Joanne Saab

This book takes the guesswork out of feeding your child from birth to twenty four months. This book is easy to read, informative and provides the most up to date, expert advice available. It also includes important topics such as food safety, allergies, teething and lots more.

Baby Proofing Basics - Vicki Lansky

This practical guide contains childproofing tips for every room in the house and for outdooors, backyard, beach, camping, hiking and travel of all kinds. 

Canadian Medical Association Baby & Child Health - William James ed.

Baby and Child Health is a superb reference book.  Topics covered include breastfeeding and introducing solid food to preparing for school and encouraging a healthy lifestyle.  The text is presented logically by age and development stages. 

Complete Idiot’s Guide to Food Allergies - Lee H. Freund & Jeanne Rejaunier

This book addresses concerns about food allergies for all ages, from how and why the body reacts, to information on allergy test, precautions eating out and allergy reactions and treatments.

(The) Complete Kid’s Allergy and Asthma Guide: The parent’s handbook for children of all ages - Edited by Milton Gold

This book provides comprehensive information on dealing with allergies and asthma. It was developed in cooperation with the Hospital for Sick Children. After an introduction, it discusses different allergic conditions (asthma, rhinitis, skin conditions, and food reactions) before addressing coping with allergies and asthma. Lastly, it addresses prevention of allergies.

Eating: Last straw strategies - Michelle Kennedy

This book provides suggestions and strategies to deal with picky eaters, breast-feeding, eating out and more.

Feeding your baby - Middlesex London Health Unit (2 copies)

This book addresses allergies, dental health, bowel development, choosing a formula.

Feeding Your Baby – Johnson & Johnson

Part of the Johnson's Everyday Babycare series, this book is an essential guide for all new parents.  It’s designed to answer key questions that all parents ask about feeding their children including growth & development, first foods, purees, weaning stages, happy mealtimes, food allergies, healthy eating and finger foods.

Hop, skip & Jump - Peter Walker

This book provides many exercises and activities that promote movement, posture and balance.

Itsy Bitsy Yoga - Helen Garabedian

Yoga for children under age 2 can be helpful both in parent-child bonding as well as promoting health.

Keeping Kids Safe - Kenneth Shore

This book addresses issues from screening child care providers, to helping your child stand up to peer pressure, school violence, and say “no” to drugs and alcohol.

Moving & Growing: Exercises and activities for twos, threes and fours - Marlene Dalley

This book provides fun activities and exercises to encourage fitness and fun in young children.

Moving & Growing: Exercises and activities for fives and sixes - Judy Hansen

This book provides fun activities and exercises to encourage fitness and fun in young children.

Moving & Growing: Exercises and activities for the first two years - Marlene Dalley

This book provides fun activities and exercises to encourage fitness and fun in young children.

The Kids-Friendly Food Allergy Cookbook - Leslie Hammond

Feeding children with food allergies can be a real challenge.  This book provides more than 150 recipes for snacks, meals and desserts for children with mild food sensitivities to severe wheat and peanut or soy allergies.

The New Book of Baby & Child Massage - Robert Toporek

Unlock the mysteries of improving your child's overall development utilizing gentle massage.  Learn about the physical benefits of infant and child massage such as improved circulation, stronger muscles and sharper brain functioning. 

Vaccines: What every parent should know - Paul A. Offit & Louis M. Bell

This book addresses many questions about vaccines. It addresses why we need vaccines, how they work, and whether they are safe. There is a chapter on each type of vaccines that the majority of children get, and also provides information on less common vaccines. It includes a section on vaccines recommended when travelling to far away places.

Your Child’s Best Shot - by the Canadian Paediatric Society

This is a parent’s guide to vaccination. The objective of this book is to give parents the information they need to understand why we recommend vaccination of children. A description of how the immune system works, how vaccine are made, how the safety and effectiveness of vaccines are monitored in Canada  and a description of the nine routine childhood vaccines.

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