New Source for Parenting Information from Halton Region

Halton Region recently launched a new parenting website, www.haltonparents.ca. It is "a new online community for parents that offers the latest in local parenting news, tips, health matters, events in your community and much more. It's 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 website contains advice for all stages of parenting, from pregnancy to infancy, toddlerhood, elementary school years, and teenagers.

The "Haltonparents" team is also tweeting and blogging, so there are lots of ways for parents to stay informed. Dr. Bob Nosal, Halton's Medical Officer of Health, says "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."

(Source: Oakville Beaver, Oct. 1, 2010, p. 20)