📰The TARGet Kids! May Newsletter is now out! Check it out to learn more about recent research updates, tips & tricks, shout-outs, and more: mailchi.mp/sickkids/targe… ⭐️Sign up to receive the newsletter and other updates on our website: targetkids.ca/newsletters

💪🏽 Happy #NationalHealthAndFitnessDay! 🏋️‍♂️   Today, we're celebrating the importance of health and fitness for all ages—and sharing some of our team’s favorite tips and tricks to stay active, healthy, and energized! 🏃‍♀️   #HealthAndFitness #ActiveKids #HealthyHabits #TARGetKids

👨‍👧New TARGet Kids! research from Paraskevi Massara, PhD discovers that parental BMI patterns do strongly influence child BMI development. Learn more: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🍎 This year’s Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) Annual Conference was held in Montreal, Quebec from May 8th-10th and featured over 6 TARGet Kids! presentations! Congratulations everyone who presented at CNS! 👏 #CNS25Montreal #NutritionResearch #SKResearch #TARGetKids

💻New TARGet Kids! research from Monica Prajapati finds that virtual learning, compared to in-person learning is associated with higher daily screen time, outdoor time and physical activity, and a delayed sleep onset time among school-aged children: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

✊🏿 Happy #Juneteenth! ✊🏾 As we reflect on the significance of this day, let’s work together to build a future where freedom, equity, and opportunity are accessible to all. 🌟 #Juneteenth2025 #FreedomAndEquality #HonoringHistory #TARGetKids #blacklivesmatter

🧡 On June 21, we celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day 🧡 TARGet Kids! is committed to fostering an inclusive future where Indigenous communities are heard, represented, valued, and empowered. #IndigenousPeoplesDay #NIPD2025 #CelebrateIndigenousCultures #InclusionAndEquity

⭐ The The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Department of Pediatrics Research Symposium was held on May 14th at the Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning. It featured multiple TARGet Kids!! Poster Presentations and an Oral Presentation from our very own Fatemeh Khorramrouz! 👏

🔎 A new TARGet Kids! study from Drs. Imaan Bayoumi & Patricia Parkin seeks to determine whether it is feasible to conduct a randomized controlled trial with families of young children experiencing financial strain. Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🍁Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 Today we celebrate the spirit, diversity, and strength that makes Canada truly special. From all of us at TARGet Kids!, thank you for being part of our community.  #CanadaDay #ProudlyCanadian #TARGetKids

🎉 Congratulations to Michaela Kucab, PhD Candidate, and Registered Dietitian for being awarded an Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children Studentship Award for her project, “Centre-Based Childcare Perspectives and Experiences Among Parents/Caregivers and Primary Healthcare Providers: A Qualitative Study!”

👩‍⚕️The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) Annual Conference took place May 29-31 in Quebec. We are so proud of Joseph Jamnik and Catherine Birken for representing TK! and would like to congratulate Dr. Birken for receiving the Geoffrey C. Robinson Prize! 🎉 #CPS2025 #SKResearch

🌟On June 11, a group of TARGet Kids! Trainees participated in the SickKids Child Health Evaluative Sciences (CHES) program retreat! Shout out to Larissa Chomka, Fatemeh Khorramrouz (Fatemeh Khorramrouz), & Karen Zhang for representing TK! 👏 #CHESRetreat #SKResearch #TARGetKids!

📰The TARGet Kids! July Newsletter is now out! Check it out to learn more about recent research updates, tips & tricks, shout-outs, and more: mailchi.mp/sickkids/tk-ne… ⭐️Sign up to receive the newsletter and other updates on our website: targetkids.ca/newsletters