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Your Halton Connection Oct. 2010 www.halton.ca HaltonParents opens the door to a new online community Parenting talk for all stages 2 F C ? 0 C E G M L ? J ? + S L G A G N ? J G R W ? M D ? & ? J R M L ? k ? ? P M L R C ? 0 B ? - ? I T G J J C ? - L R ? P G M ? * + ? * " G ? J ? ? M P ? ? ? ? k ? 2 M J J ? D P C C ? ? ? ? ? k ? 2 2 7 ? ? ? ? k ? U U U F ? J R M L A ? 5 C U C J A M K C ? W M S P ? D C C B @ ? A I ? ! M L R ? A R ? A A C Q Q ? & ? J R M L ? ? R ? ? A A C Q Q F ? J R M L F ? J R M L A ? ? 2 F G Q ? N ? E C ? F ? Q ? @ C C L ? B M L ? R C B ? @ W ? R F G Q ? L C U Q N ? N C P ? R M ? A M K K S L G A ? R C ? G K N M P R ? L R ? G L D M P K ? R G M L ? R M ? & ? J R M L ? P C Q G B C L R Q ? ? R ? L M ? A M Q R ? R M ? R ? V N ? W C P Q . J C ? Q C ? J C R ? S Q ? I L M U ? ? Q ? Q M M L ? ? Q ? N M Q Q G @ J C ? G D ? W M S ? U G J J ? F ? T C ? ? L ? ? A A C Q Q G @ G J G R W ? M P ? ? A A M K K M B ? R G M L ? L C C B ? ? R ? ? ? & ? J R M L ? 0 C E G M L ? F M Q R C B ? C T C L R ? M P ? K C C R G L E by Regional Chair Gary Carr Parenting is one of the most rewarding experiences in life. It can also be one of the most challenging. Thats why Halton Region has launched HaltonParents, a new online community for parents that offers the latest in local parenting news, tips, health matters, events in your community and much more. Its a place for parents to talk directly with an integrated team of Public Health Nurses and Child Development staff from across the Region, and to connect with other parents about their parenting experiences. The staff on this integrated team each specialize in a particular stage of parenting to help support any parent no matter the age of their child: Planning parenthood, pregnancy and the first ? year of a childs life Toddler/preschool ages 1-5 ? Elementary school years ages 5-12 ? High school years (teenagers) ages 13-18 ? This team is trained in all aspects of healthy child development, positive parenting techniques, raising competent teenagers, mental health issues, and much more, and can also link families with community services whenever the Region itself doesnt offer the kind of help they need. The Region, through the Health Department, and the Social and Community Services Department, has been offering free parenting services and support in many ways for yearsface to face, over the phone or by e-mailand now, with HaltonParents, theyre bringing that work into the social media space through Twitter and a parenting blog, and also by linking directly to the parenting resources on the Regions website through www.haltonparents.ca, or e-mailing the team directly at haltonparents@halton.ca. Staff at Halton also understand that protecting the privacy of every Halton family is paramount in these kinds of discussions. They also know that parenting is a personal journey for everyone and what works for some may not work for others. So, whenever issues of a more personal nature come up, the team is ready to take any discussion offline to ensure confidentiality, while still ensuring a parents needs are met. Social media has opened up a new way for us to connect with the residents of Halton, said Dr. Bob Nosal, Haltons Medical Officer of Health. We hope that by offering another way for families to find us, we can build on our capacity to promote healthy growth and child development, and help create strong family units in Halton. So follow HaltonParents in whatever format works for you. We hope youll join in the conversation with us. Halton Region Meeting Schedule Oct. 11 - D D G A C Q ? A J M Q C B ? D M P ? 2 F ? L I Q E G T G L E 2 F C P C ? ? P C ? L M ? K C C R G L E Q ? D M P ? - A R M @ C P ? + C C R G L E Q ? A ? L ? @ C ? T G C U C B ? ? 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