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Family dinners garner communication, good mental health
Mental and physical health of teens affected by frequency of family dinners Beacon Staff Reporter Sit-down family dinners help kids have emotional well-being, pro-social behaviour and life...
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Find time for fitness in the New Year by making it a family affair
Making exercise a family affair healthy for more than body Finding time for a little exercise won’t have to be boring if you make it a family affair. The holidays are a special family time with...
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Stork Craft donated cribs meant to help out families during the holiday season
Stork Craft, government join hands to provide cribs to low income families Stork Craft will supplycribs to needy families in BC. Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. and the B.C. government are working...
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Pixorial offers helpful tips for shooting perfect holiday videos
Top ten tips for capturing epic holiday videos Beacon Staff Reporter There are a couple of tips to help make your holidays videos beautiful. Pixorial asked veteran documentary producer Skip Sweeney for...
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Robson Square once again a popular downtown destination for New Years
Robson Square skating rink hosted over 60,000 last season Robson Square skating rink is hosting a night of celebration and family fun to ring in the new year. Photo courtesy VanCityBuzz.com Since the...
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Hospital survey finds children at risk for medication overdoses
60,000 children treated for accidental medication overdoses annually Beacon Staff Reporter To learn how to avoid medication overdoses, go to www.upandaway.org/ Nearly one out of every four grandparents...
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Teletoon goes bananas with new original series Rocket Monkeys
Rocket Monkeys will feature Canadian voice talents Mark McKinney and Seán Cullen Kids will love Teletoon’s new original cartoon series Rocket Monkeys which debuts on Jan. 10. Teletoon’s newest...
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Stephanie Cadieux to speak at business-families dialogue for working families...
Stephanie Cadieux to focus on issues facing young working families Stephanie Cadieux will will speak at event sponsored by Surrey and Burnaby Boards of Trade. Children and families minister Stephanie...
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Protecting Canada’s Seniors Act good politics, bad policy
Protecting Canada’s Seniors Act attacks wrong problems Why should Canadians be concerned that legislation like Protecting Canada’s Seniors Act is more symbolic than functional? Crime issues are once...
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Being a caregiver is a hard, thankless job
Barbara Webb was a caregiver for 15 years without knowing it Caregivers are often family members who put their lives on hold to care for elderly family members. My mother said to me once, “I feel...
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Sexy Halloween costumes for girls get thumbs down
Parents say sexy Halloween costumes are too adult, not age-appropriate Dressing up as a witch may be a perennial favourite for many trick-or-treaters, but Emma Waverman found some of the sexy Halloween...
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