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Blood tests just got less scary for kids with autism

Blood tests just got less scary for kids with autism

The Lifelabs Autism Program launches with tools and techniques to take the stress out of blood tests for kids with autism

Valerie Howes

Will Ferrell is all of us in this PSA about device-addicted parents

Will Ferrell is all of us in this PSA about device-addicted parents

Darkly comic ads are part of Common Sense Media’s #DeviceFreeDinner campaign to encourage parents to put. Down. Their. Phones.

Claire Sibonney

"We are not alone. Not for one second": A powerful pregnancy loss PSA

"We are not alone. Not for one second": A powerful pregnancy loss PSA

"What [w]ould happen if we lived in a world where this issue was spoken about more freely. Perhaps we wouldn’t be so hard on ourselves or feel so isolated while going through the agonizing grief and devastation."

Alyssa Ashton

Target launches clothing line for kids with disabilities

Target launches clothing line for kids with disabilities

Target expands its Cat & Jack brand with adaptive apparel, designed with special features for kids and toddlers with physical disabilities

Valerie Howes

Oh my gourd! You've gotta see this cheeky new Instagram trend

Oh my gourd! You've gotta see this cheeky new Instagram trend

This super cute Instagram trend is giving a whole new meaning to the word bumpkin.

Davina Sinnatamby

A eulogy for the boy I never had

A eulogy for the boy I never had

My son just received yet another diagnosis. He may never talk, may never walk alone to school. It’s time for me to mourn what I thought he could be.

Charlotte Dobo

This chilling moment will ensure you always use your stroller brake

This chilling moment will ensure you always use your stroller brake

A mother's stroller was recently pulled off of the platform and into the side of a passing train. Here's how to make sure this doesn't happen to you.

Kevin John Siazon

The sad reason this boy decided to cut off his long hair

The sad reason this boy decided to cut off his long hair

Long hair holds a lot of significance in First Nations culture. Watch the viral video Mylon made the night before he cut his hair short.

Kevin John Siazon

Kate Middleton debuts baby bump despite still suffering from extreme morning sickness

Kate Middleton debuts baby bump despite still suffering from extreme morning sickness

It's been six weeks since Prince Willam and Duchess Catherine announced they were expecting—and now we have the first pictures of the royal baby bump.

Alyssa Ashton

Lady Gaga stands up for a bullied girl and it's awesome

Lady Gaga stands up for a bullied girl and it's awesome

Lady Gaga posted an Instagram video with an anti-bullying message promoting kindness and bravery. Here's what she had to say.

Kevin John Siazon

Kylie Jenner is pregnant—and we know you want to judge

Kylie Jenner is pregnant—and we know you want to judge

Everyone wants to hate on Kylie Jenner for becoming a mother so young, but this is why we all need to stop being so judgmental.

Courtney Shea

It's double the fun with the new Hatchimals Surprise!

It's double the fun with the new Hatchimals Surprise!

Celebrate Hatchimal day with the new Hatchimals Surprise eggs that give your kid two fuzzy bundles of joy to nurture and love.

Kevin John Siazon

Kids' textbook whitewashes Canadian history and I wish I were more surprised

Kids' textbook whitewashes Canadian history and I wish I were more surprised

"We are dangerously close to maintaining a racist and ill-informed status quo when it comes to educating our children."

Cherie Dimaline

Why your white kid probably shouldn’t dress up as Moana for Halloween

Why your white kid probably shouldn’t dress up as Moana for Halloween

Some people continue to see no problem with their white children wanting to dress up as racialized characters.

Eden Hagos

Watch this pregnant news anchor's water break live on air

Watch this pregnant news anchor's water break live on air

This news anchor totally kept her cool as her water broke live on air. You have to see the exact moment when she finds out she's going into labour.

Kevin John Siazon

Sorry Prince Harry, this toddler gives zero effs about royal protocol

Sorry Prince Harry, this toddler gives zero effs about royal protocol

Give us a handful of that! This cute toddler is all of us when we're hungry for someone else's snack—even if it belongs to a handsome prince.

Amy Valm

I never meant to become a bento-box mom

I never meant to become a bento-box mom

“It started small with reusable snack bags—BPA-free velcro and vinyl pouches in an adorable monster-patterned fabric—to replace the warped leftover sour-cream tubs that used to hold Isaac’s crackers.”

Jennifer Pinarski

Ask Your Parents to Babysit the Kids—It's Good For Their Health

Ask Your Parents to Babysit the Kids—It's Good For Their Health

Today in good news: A study found that babysitting the grandkids is good for grandparents' health.

Alyssa Ashton

News flash—study shows mothers work, like, all the time

News flash—study shows mothers work, like, all the time

Do you feel tired? Overworked? A new survey found that mothers typically work around 100 hours a week at home and at the office.

Tawanna Hyman

Why are there so many September birthdays?

Why are there so many September birthdays?

You're not imagining it: there are more September birthdays. Why are there so many September babies?

Amy Valm