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How to Support Your Child’s Emotional Well-Being

Photo by Moses Vega on Unsplash Children feel deeply, even when they cannot explain what is happening inside them. Their emotions often show up through behavior, mood changes, or physical complaints rather than words. Supporting a child’s emotional well-being is not about fixing every feeling or preventing discomfort. It
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Ontario’s Digital Casino Boom Sparks Debate on Community Impacts and Responsible-Gaming Enforcement

Ontario’s online gambling market has clearly grown rapidly since regulation began, reshaping how residents engage with digital entertainment. This expansion has prompted lots of discussions about social impacts, community concerns and the strength of responsible-gaming tools. Gross gaming revenue from online gambling in Ontario increased by 32% year-on-year to
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Cheryl's Open Mike

Welcome to this week's Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant,  share a story and/or ask a question of the FOTM hivemind.
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Keep Moving

Dick Van Dyke is turning 100 this week. Hopefully this post doesn't jinx him. Just kidding, jixes don't exist! A few years ago Dick was making the media round promoting a book with tips for living a long life. The big one was to keep moving. I'm big on this
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Soaked

They said it would snow all day. That was a lie. Instead, there was some snow last night while I slept, and then rain for most of today. The result is a slushy mixture of mess. It was slippery enough that for the first time this school year, I walked
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