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The debate: Screen time for kids in cars

The debate: Screen time for kids in cars

Two parents tackle the issue of permitting kids screen time in cars.

David Leach

Adapting outdoor activities for kids with special needs

Adapting outdoor activities for kids with special needs

Anchel Krishna wants to be more bold in adapting outdoors activities for her daughter with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

Do you kiss your kids on the lips?

Do you kiss your kids on the lips?

This married couple shares their opposing views on whether you should kiss your kids on the lips.

Tammy Sutherland

10 truths about parenting a child with special needs

10 truths about parenting a child with special needs

Sleepless nights, insurance policies, overscheduling—here are 10 truths about special needs parenting.

Anchel Krishna

10 ways the Apple Watch makes life easier for parents

10 ways the Apple Watch makes life easier for parents

Simplify family meals, track your finances, travel lighter and more, all at your wrist, with the Apple Watch.

Mike Yawney

10 lessons from 10 years of parenting

10 lessons from 10 years of parenting

What this parenting editor has learned after a decade of being a mom.

Sasha Emmons

An open letter to my daughter's therapist

An open letter to my daughter's therapist

Anchel Krishna bids an emotional farewell to the woman who worked as her four-year-old daughter's therapist.

Anchel Krishna

10 tips for helping children with autism

10 tips for helping children with autism

Here are ten meaningful ways you can make a difference for someone living with autism.

Martha Herbert with Karen Weintraub

Our autism story: The tough decision we made

Our autism story: The tough decision we made

The LaBarbera hockey couple made the hard choice to live apart to help their son with autism get the best possible care.

Kodette LaBarbera

Autism awareness: How one mom became an advocate

Autism awareness: How one mom became an advocate

Anchel Krishna talks with Brianne Buckman-Kalechstein about becoming an advocate for autism acceptance after her son was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.

Anchel Krishna

Ontario girl with cerebral palsy turned away from play centre

Ontario girl with cerebral palsy turned away from play centre

Anchel Krishna responds to a recent story about a Guelph, Ont. girl who was denied full access to an indoor playground because she required special equipment for her cerebral palsy.

Anchel Krishna

9 DIY household hacks every parent should know

9 DIY household hacks every parent should know

Check out our favourite household hacks to combat sticky messes and keep toys germ-free.

Amy Valm

How to handle airport security solo with baby

How to handle airport security solo with baby

These steps make getting through airport security easy. Next time you won't be caught asking someone to hold your tot while you untie your shoes.

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Special-needs parenting: I worry my daughter will die

Special-needs parenting: I worry my daughter will die

Sometimes the dark thoughts creep in and Anchel Krishna can't shake the fear that her four-year-old daughter will die.

Anchel Krishna

Parapan Am Games: Why this year's event is so extraordinary

Parapan Am Games: Why this year's event is so extraordinary

The Parapan Am Games have been equally promoted alongside the Pan Am Games, and Anchel Krishna couldn't be more impressed with the results.

Anchel Krishna

Special needs: When your child asks about their disability

Special needs: When your child asks about their disability

Anchel Krishna knew the day would come when her daughter would ask about her disability—she just didn't expect it to happen so soon.

Anchel Krishna

Why I whine about my kids on social media

Why I whine about my kids on social media

Do you turn to social media to vent your parental frustrations?

Tammy Sutherland

When disabilities disappear: Having a normal conversation

When disabilities disappear: Having a normal conversation

After a chance encounter, Anchel Krishna discovers what it’s like when someone doesn’t see your child’s disability.

Anchel Krishna

Can’t buy me love: Divorce-guilt spending

Can’t buy me love: Divorce-guilt spending

Single mom Chantal Saville learns that guilt-driven spending on her daughter won’t make up for the divorce.

Chantal Saville

Special-needs parenting: Don't put me on a pedestal!

Special-needs parenting: Don't put me on a pedestal!

As mom to a child with special needs, Anchel Krishna doesn't think her world is any different from parents who have typically developing kids.

Anchel Krishna