25 Last Minute Gifts.. Easy Christmas Dinners.. Mental Health Myths To Forget In 2013

December 24, 2012 Subscribe · Forward You Still Have Time: 25 Last Minute Gifts What makes for the perfect last-minute gift? The phrase may be, by definition, a contradiction, but that doesn't mean your loved ones have to end up disappointed on December 25 just because you've been too slammed to hit the stores.  Continue reading... The Easiest Christmas Dinner You'll Ever Make What Parents Often Don't Know About Their Food Allergic Kids Province Apologizes To Breastfeeding Working Mom Nova Scotia Apologizes To Breastfeeding Working Mom Spousal Violence Cost $7.4 Billion For Incidents Occurring In 1 Year, Major Justice Canada Study Says Prepared Foods For Christmas Some Mental Health Myths to Forget About in 2013 Celebrity Body Transformations 2012: The Biggest Body Changes Of The Year Puppy Room At Dalhousie: University Brings In Dogs For Stress Therapy During Christmas, I Think of My Once Homeless Brother Nova Scotia Apologizes To Breastfeeding Working Mom MARCIA SIROTA Do You Love Like an Adult or Child? When I observe how people engage in romantic relationships, it seems that they do this in one of two ways: either from the perspective of a child or from that of an adult. People who pursue love from an adult perspective are looking for companionship, romance, a life partner. People who approach love from a child-like perspective, however, have a very different agenda Continue reading... YUMMY MUMMY CLUB Are We Childhood-Proofing Our Kids? Into every childhood there must fall some skinned knees. Some bumps and bruises and yes, maybe even some crutches. The "be carefuls" I hear in the park make my heart sink a bit. When we set our little ones down in the sand, should we check for choking hazards or should we should hand them a shovel and tell them to dig to Middle Earth? Continue reading... NATASHA KOIFMAN Being Alone for Christmas Shouldn't Mean Lonely Even if it's a matter of choice, loneliness can often strike those who find themselves alone over Christmas. After all, is it not a time -- or so we're told -- to be among friends and family, loved ones and children? Here are some things to do to make these holidays warm and delightful, even if it's just for you... Continue reading... LIZA FINLAY Some Mental Health Myths to Forget About in 2013 These bull-crap beliefs become entrenched at an early age and are handed down from generation to generation. But we need to question. Here are a few of the most pervasive myth understandings to leave behind as you head into a new year. Leave these mental albatrosses buried in 2012 where they belong. Continue reading... DONALD D'HAENE During Christmas, I Think of My Once Homeless Brother My concern for the homeless is not altruistic. I know what feeds my desire to do something, anything, for fellow human beings who have nothing: guilt, responsibility, memories -- knowing that there but for the grace of God go I. My youngest brother, Erik, has been living off and on the streets for 30 years. My family hasn't seen him in 15 years. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.