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It's that time of year again! Maybe your child has already graduated from elementary school, and is starting to experience peer pressure for the first time. Or maybe your teenager has started hinting at being unhappy with his or her appearance. This issue is dedicated to helping kids and teens deal with self-esteem and body image issues, as we introduce a new section called Mind & Spirit. Because our children's physical health is so closely intertwined with their mental health, we believe it's important to highlight the many issues that can keep kids from feeling their best. We hope to provide parents with some useful tools and food for thought by filling this new section with relevant and timely articles.

As always, you will find articles about our Heroes, MCH News and some answers from our Specialist in this edition.

Happy reading!
The editorial team at Where Kids Come First


	Ask 15-year-old Simon Léonais Bourque what he'd like to be when he's older, and he will quickly tell you he plans on becoming a doctor... [+]

What to do if your child has head lice

Is Your Child Street Smart?

Making this School Year Your Child's Best

Put Peer Pressure in its Place

Plastic Surgery Is Up Among Youths

From Peer Pressure to Plastic Surgery: Why More and More Teens May be Opting to Go Under the Knife

Mini Med School at The Children's
Mini-Med School is a public science education program designed for anyone... [+]

Three-day road trip cycles $206,000 to kids' care
The CIBC 401 Bike Challenge, benefiting the Sarah Cook Fund of the Cedars Cancer... [+]

Working in Harmony: Adjacencies at the Glen Campus
Like the placement of the rooms in a home, Imma Franco, associate director of... [+]

Do you have a question of a general nature that you'd like to ask our specialist? If your question is selected, the answer will be published in the next edition of the newsletter.
Ask a question [+]

I have a teenage daughter has recently expressed interest in getting a tattoo or a piercing. I am not completely opposed to the idea, but I do worry about the safety of body art and whether or not there can be any medical consequences associated with it. What is your opinion? – Body Art-Free Mom

R: This is an excellent question and raises some interesting issues. It's clear that body piercings and tattoos have spread more widely in our culture and are increasingly accepted by the mainstream.

Piercings and tattoos have been associated in adolescents with risky behaviours [+]


	The Pink Angel Fund, benefitting The Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation Created in memory of Anastasia De Sousa, the Pink Angel fund raises funds for equipment and research into the treatment of asthma and scoliosis. The Pink Angel Gala will take place on September 24 at the Renaissance Hall. [+]


	About one-half (1 in every 2) of teenage girls and one-quarter (1 in every 4) of teenage boys have tried dieting to change the shape of their bodies. True. According to the Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS), many teens turn to dieting to try to change their bodies and feel better about themselves. Unfortunately, it usually doesn't work. Dieting actually causes some people to gain weight. [+]

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