July 2008

Web exclusives!

New video: Creative cupcakes
From icing tips to yummy toppings, learn how to decorate the perfect cupcake

Meet this mom: Sarah Richardson
All about Canadian designer, television host and soon-to-be mom of two, Sarah Richardson

Your summertime spot
Find vacation tips, camp guides, recipes, games and more to make the most of the sunniest season

Summer pregnancy quiz
Get all the facts to keep you (and your babe) safe this season

New tool: Road trip activity guide
Whether you’re taking a short trip or a long journey, find ways to keep your kids entertained

Blog: Tummy Talk
Join online editor Lisa van de Geyn and husband Peter on their journey to becoming first-time parents

Special Features

Summer special:

Cottage rental guide how to find the cottage of your dreams — if only for a week or two

SOS – Save our summer! A no-nonsense guide to surviving your family vacation

Guest Forums

July 4: Breastfeeding with Teresa Pitman On the first Friday of every month, get answers to your questions on breastfeeding from the La Leche League’s Teresa Pitman

July 16: Finance forum Talk to our resident money expert, senior editor Sandra E. Martin

From the magazine

Features

How daycares make diapers disappear
Toilet-training secrets from toddler-room teachers

Organic: A brand you can trust?
How much of it is healthful good sense and what's just hype?

Teens and drinking
How to tell if your teen is headed for trouble with alcohol

Departments

Mom Time: Reader Beauty Habits
We give you the goods in our first-ever beauty survey

Health: Motion sickness
Knowing what causes motion sickness helps kids cope

Behaviour: Separation anxiety survival guide
What to do when parting is more sorrowful than sweet

Steps & Stages

0-1 Nursing strikes
1-2 Sensitive to sound
3-5 Eating well on vacation
6-8 New responsibilities
9-11 Rejecting safety rules
12-14 First bra

Expert Q & A

Baby: Breaking free of swaddle
Preschool: Understanding death
Preschool: Toilet training a child with autism
School Age: Angry and aggressive emotions
School Age: Standing up to bullies
Tween & Teen: Poor eating habits

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