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1 day agoWhy Promoting Independence Helps Your Anxious Child
Promoting child-directed independence in risky, low-parent-involvement activities can reduce childhood anxiety and build self-confidence.
Officers at the scene found the child on the ground unconscious outside 64-06 Myrtle Avenue around 6:45 p.m. The 3-year-old was taken to Cohen Children's Medical Center for treatment. The child is expected to recover.
Provincial police say a woman in a southern Ontario community north of Orangeville has been charged with stunt driving after she allegedly drove a school bus at 100 km/h in a 50 km/h zone with children on board. Police say officers were in the area of County Road 17 and Prince of Wales Road in Mulmur, Ont., when they saw a school bus speeding around 4 p.m. Tuesday. They say officers pulled over the bus and spoke with the 56-year-old female driver, noting that children were on board at the time.
The last time these girls shared a room was on 29 July 2024. That day, they fled in fear as a hooded teenager turned a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club in Southport into one of the most horrific attacks on children in modern British history. Three girls Elsie Dot Stancombe, aged seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine were murdered and eight other children and two adults were stabbed repeatedly, some critically injured.
I could not stop crying. I felt ashamed... I kind of tried to hide. The experience had a profound effect on my life and may have contributed to my decision to step away from acting.