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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."

Katie Dupuis

A kids’ club saved my vacation

A kids’ club saved my vacation

On your next vacation, save your sanity with a great kids' club.

Kim Shiffman

Why we need to encourage our kids to be wild

Why we need to encourage our kids to be wild

Jennifer Pinarski's children are wild—and she worries that there isn't a place for them in society.

Jennifer Pinarski

I’m worried I’ll pass my depression on to my daughter

I’m worried I’ll pass my depression on to my daughter

A recent US study suggests that parents can pass on their risk of mental illnesses to their kids.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

When having different parenting styles affects your friendships

When having different parenting styles affects your friendships

You have radically different parenting styles. Will your friendship with your pal survive?

Athena Tsavliris

5 times free-range parenting didn’t work the way I expected

5 times free-range parenting didn’t work the way I expected

Jennifer Pinarski didn’t anticipate poison ivy, scratched floors and missing toilet paper.

Jennifer Pinarski

5 things every new parent blogger needs to know

5 things every new parent blogger needs to know

You are the steward of your child's digital footprint.

Jennifer Pinarski

7 Survival Tips for Stay-at-Home Moms

7 Survival Tips for Stay-at-Home Moms

Learn to delegate and keep one foot in the working world, writes Jennifer Pinarski.

Jennifer Pinarski

Kids asked; Siri answered

Kids asked; Siri answered

Forget what’s zero divided by zero: Here’s what happens when kids grill Siri!

Leah Rumack

I’m not religious, but I send my kids to Bible camp

I’m not religious, but I send my kids to Bible camp

What can godless kids learn at Bible camp? Hopefully, the answers to all their questions.

Jennifer Pinarski

Free money (sort of): Watch for the extended Universal Child Care Benefit

Free money (sort of): Watch for the extended Universal Child Care Benefit

With the extended Universal Child Care Benefit, parents can expect a retroactive lump sum payment as early as July 20.

Stefania Di Verdi

Breastfeeding protests in Ontario town can teach us all a lesson

Breastfeeding protests in Ontario town can teach us all a lesson

Why is there such a gap in understanding between the public and nursing moms when it comes to breastfeeding rights?

Jennifer Pinarski

Are public health campaigns to blame for postpartum anxiety?

Are public health campaigns to blame for postpartum anxiety?

It’s a case of information overload: Research has found new moms are more anxious because of single-issue health campaigns.

Jennifer Pinarski

Breaking up is hard to do—especially when you're a single mom

Breaking up is hard to do—especially when you're a single mom

"It's an understatement to say that when this person and I broke up, I was a wreck. As parents, we want to protect our children, we want to be selfless."

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Helicopter parenting linked to depression in young adults

Helicopter parenting linked to depression in young adults

Studies are finding a link between helicopter parenting and depression in young adults, but Jennifer Pinarski shares a different view.

Jennifer Pinarski

Experts claim there's a simple cure for picky eaters

Experts claim there's a simple cure for picky eaters

Jennifer Pinarski plans to try out these three simple tricks on her picky eaters.

Jennifer Pinarski

No, I won't wear a bikini this summer

No, I won't wear a bikini this summer

“If bikinis are brave, then I guess I’m a coward,” writes Jennifer Pinarski.

Jennifer Pinarski

We shouldn't shame parents who let their kids go topless

We shouldn't shame parents who let their kids go topless

"'Do kids have to be dressed when they’re outside?' my daughter asks me. I told her it’s a bit complicated."

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

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.

Katie Dupuis

Exercise during pregnancy is safe, so why all the fuss?

Exercise during pregnancy is safe, so why all the fuss?

Fitness model Sophie Guidolin garnered criticism last week for exercising during pregnancy. Jennifer Pinarski wonders what all the outrage is about.

Jennifer Pinarski