Enjoy our favourite headlines, articles, recipes
and inspiring news stories from this past week. With you in mind, we have
scoured the various CBC.ca websites to bring you this collection. Happy
reading!It's customizable, it's innovative, it's exciting and one of a kind! It's the brand new KidsCBC.ca, our newly designed website for preschoolers.
CBC Live shared their support this week for the launch of the new KidsCBC.ca.
Here's what they had to say.This week on
The Parent Project: Grandparents! How and why thousands of children are being raised by their Grandparents. Parent Project Columnist Michelle Eliot takes a look at what happens when Grandparents take giving advice, lending a hand and providing childcare to a new level. Brought to us by CBC Radio's B.C.-based
On the Coast. Listen
here.
When a patient is admitted to the hospital their family members are typically asked to wait in the waiting room.
CBC Calgary has the story on why it may be beneficial for parents and children to stay together in the ER. Listen
here.
Reading doesn't always come easily to some children but man's best friend might make the learning process less overwhelming.
CBC Points North has the story on a dog that helped a boy learn to read just by listening and encouraging.
Listen in to learn more on this story.
Some might say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It gives us the energy we need to perform well at school and work. If breakfast does such wonderful things for our bodies why do many Canadians skip breakfast on a regular basis? CBC's
Live Right Now is challenging kids and families to eat breakfast! Take the challenge
here.
Did you know that heart defects presented at birth are the leading cause of infant deaths?
CBCNews.ca has the research on a simple; non-invasive heart defect screening test that if taken could help eliminate the misdiagnosis of healthy babies. Read more
here.
