Katie Dupuis

Katie Dupuis

Katie is a Toronto-based writer and editor. She is currently the managing director at Chick & Owl Design Company. More of her work can be found in publications like Parents Canada and Financial Post.

Katie is a mom to two girls, Soph and Jules. She is also fanatical about books, TV and baseball.

Latest from Katie Dupuis

Dear Biological Clock: Would you please shut the hell up?

Dear Biological Clock: Would you please shut the hell up?

Katie's biological clock thinks it's time for another baby, but she's not giving in.

Baby getting shots? Why it's important for parents to stay calm

Baby getting shots? Why it's important for parents to stay calm

Kids who are afraid of needles often have parents who inadvertently caused them to fear needles when they were babies and preschoolers.

Study: When baby cries, parents can't focus on a task

Study: When baby cries, parents can't focus on a task

Brain activity when a baby cries shows greater cognitive conflict and reduced attention to an assignment compared to when a baby laughs.

Is it OK to cry in front of your kids?

Is it OK to cry in front of your kids?

If you cry in front of your kids, they might get scared. But it also teaches them that crying is normal.

Parenting two VERY different kids

Parenting two VERY different kids

One of these children is not like the other...When you're parenting two VERY different kids, your strategies are a moving target.

9 tips for bringing your kids to a baseball game

9 tips for bringing your kids to a baseball game

Park or drive? Stroller or baby carrier? Bring the iPad or no? A Toronto Blue Jays baseball superfan and mom of two shares her best advice.

Does having a baby before 30 hurt your career?

Does having a baby before 30 hurt your career?

According to a recent study, researchers claim that it's better to wait: conceiving your first baby before 30 means you're missing out on income.

Can we please stop using "girl" as an insult?

Can we please stop using "girl" as an insult?

Yes, it’s 2016, but we’re still equating femininity with weakness.

Miscarriage now considered a disability

Miscarriage now considered a disability

A recent decision by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario deemed a woman's miscarriage a disability.

This photo is the most effective drunk-driving message

This photo is the most effective drunk-driving message

"I’m convinced that no one who sees these pictures will be able to get behind the wheel intoxicated without having these sweet babies in their mind."

Forget the parenting experts—go with your gut!

Forget the parenting experts—go with your gut!

When her kid was upset that she’d been called ugly at school, Katie Dupuis knew exactly what she should have said. Here’s why she said something totally different.

Thank you to the woman in Shoppers Drug Mart

Thank you to the woman in Shoppers Drug Mart

"This woman waited until everyone had cleared, until the din had quieted, to make sure I was alright. That the Mommy was fine, too."

Nostalgia is a frenemy when you're a parent

Nostalgia is a frenemy when you're a parent

"I did not know that there would be a tiny hint of sadness in every year that passes."

I thought I'd be a good disciplinarian, but then I had kids

I thought I'd be a good disciplinarian, but then I had kids

"I had a pretty good idea when a kid was just having a bad day and needed a reminder, and when I was being tested. But then I had my daughters."

After a weekend with sick kids, I’m nostalgic for my pre-baby life

After a weekend with sick kids, I’m nostalgic for my pre-baby life

In 2010, we went to Paris on our honeymoon. In 2015, we go to Guelph for the weekend.

This book promised to make my kid fall asleep—but she's still awake!

This book promised to make my kid fall asleep—but she's still awake!

"By the end of the book, despite following the book’s instructions for intonation and speed of reading, my daughter was still wide awake. And not pleased."

How my kids are helping me get over my body hang-ups

How my kids are helping me get over my body hang-ups

"Oh, I clean up pretty well when I want to...but it’s rare that I look in a mirror and don’t make a face."

How I accidentally got a mom haircut

How I accidentally got a mom haircut

"I know it never looks the way it does in the salon, but this mop was a hot mess."

Can we please stop talking about baby weight?

Can we please stop talking about baby weight?

"What bothers me more than the junk in my trunk is the obsession we have with women in their postpartum state."

When a friend loses a baby

When a friend loses a baby

In the end, it’s Leigh-Anne’s grief, and all she wanted was someone to shoulder some of it when she asked.