Dr. Dina Kulik
Mom, Pediatrician,
Emergency Medicine Doctor,
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Family Relationships Inventory
Need to take stock of your family relationships inventory this holiday season? Here's some questions you should ask. Christmas vacation is a golden opportunity for visiting our family relationships and checking out how they’re going. Does one relationship need a...
How to Teach Compassion to Your Kids
To teach compassion to your kids is no small thing, but here's some ways to model good behaviour from Dr. Dina that will make it a little easier. I, like many North American parents, cannot stop thinking about the many families in Paris, Syria and Beirut (among many...
How Can I Help My Forgetful Child?
How Can I Help My Forgetful Child?Do you have a child who has a serious case of forgetfulness? They can’t remember to flush the toilet, pack their lunch or do their chores? If you have a child, aged two years and up, and you find yourself reminding, reminding,...
Understanding Developmental Coordination Disorder
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a chronic motor skills disorder that impairs a child's ability to perform everyday tasks. Here's what you ought to know. As a pediatric physiotherapist, I get to spend most of my day cuddling cute babies and playing in a...
Bullying Part 1: How Do You Define Bullying? How To Understand It?
Bullying Part 1: How Do You Define Bullying? How To Understand It? Bullying is a well-known term today and can have a broad definition. How do you define bullying? There are different types of bullying, either physical or emotional harm caused from a person in an...
Teaching A Diabetic Child to Care for Their Feet
For diabetics, foot care is incredibly important. You can teach your diabetic child to care for their feet and instill good habits that will serve them their whole lives. November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and as a foot specialist, this is a topic that is very...
How To Prevent Picky Eating
How To Prevent Picky Eating In my kids’ nutrition practice, at least 80% of parents come to see me to address picky eating. This is why I love running workshops on introducing solids and developing healthy eating habits. There is so much that can be done when our...
How To Help Your Newborn Sleep More
Bringing home your baby may sound glamorous, but typically it’s anything but. Being a mama myself to two young boys aged 7 and 9; I have been there and done that. I have walked in your shoes and struggled through this not so glamorous newborn phase. This phase...
How To Prevent Viral Infection Symptoms This Fall and Winter
Viral Infection Symptoms - Fall & Winter with tips on prevention It’s what's on every parent’s mind right now—colds and flu! With those pesky germs lurking in daycare centres, schools and even your workspace, it can sometimes seem like an uphill battle....
Halloween For Kids – How To Minimize Fear
Halloween For Kids Should Be Fun! This time of year the streets are sweeping with decorations: cobwebs and ghosts on doorsteps and witches and blood stains along sidewalks and storefront windows. We need to remember Halloween for kids can also be scary. For so many of...
Back To School Foes – Kids Colds, Viruses And More
My now ‘big-kid’, Dylan is starting Junior Kindergarten this September. I can't believe how fast time flies. He was a newborn five seconds ago. Anyway, I have to get over the shock. He is fiercely independent and ridiculously excited to start school. He talks about it...
Toddler Sleep Training: 4 Common Causes Of Toddler Sleep Problems
Toddler Sleep Training: 4 Common Causes Of Toddler Sleep Problems Many families find themselves battling sleep problems with their toddlers and are at their wits end. Raising a toddler is challenging enough on a good day- raising a toddler when you’re sleep deprived...
