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Special-needs parenting: Coping trick for difficult days

Special-needs parenting: Coping trick for difficult days

Sometimes just a simple coping trick can help parents overcome the tough days.

Anchel Krishna

Kids' health: What's in a label?

Kids' health: What's in a label?

We just love our labels! But psychotherapist Liza Finlay warns parents of the perils of labelling behaviour when it comes to kids health.

Liza Finlay

Breaking up in the age of Facebook

Breaking up in the age of Facebook

After a cyber affair destroyed her relationship, this new mom couldn't help but snoop on ex's Facebook profile. Here's help for parents navigating their social networks after a separation.

Kristin Auger

Solo parenting when your spouse is away

Solo parenting when your spouse is away

As tough as it can be sometimes, solo parenting allows for perfect one-on-one bonding with your child.

Anchel Krishna

Lisa Ling on motherhood, ADHD and raising kids in America

Lisa Ling on motherhood, ADHD and raising kids in America

After covering some of the darkest corners of the US for Oprah, journalist Lisa Ling opens up about becoming a mom in America and being diagnosed with ADHD.

Emma Waverman

Finding the right school imperative for kids with special needs

Finding the right school imperative for kids with special needs

When it comes to education, finding the right school is essential to the development of kids with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

Dear Mom, Camp sucks: Hilarious letters home

Dear Mom, Camp sucks: Hilarious letters home

Sleep-away camp can be a real bummer for some kids, and these letters from summer camp prove it! The common theme? Get me out of here!

Today's Parent

Life without kids: What could have been

Life without kids: What could have been

Parents may sometimes catch themselves wondering what life would be like without kids.

Leah McLaren

Special-needs parenting: A dad's point of view

Special-needs parenting: A dad's point of view

Dads of kids with special needs share their parenting experiences.

Anchel Krishna

Paternity leave: What new dads need to know

Paternity leave: What new dads need to know

Dad-to-dad advice on how to make the make the most of your paternity leave.

Blaine Bouchard

Teen carries brother 50 miles to raise awareness

Teen carries brother 50 miles to raise awareness

A teen boy carries his brother for 50 miles to raise money and awareness for cerebral palsy.

Anchel Krishna

Would you allow TV in your kids’ bedrooms?

Would you allow TV in your kids’ bedrooms?

Two moms debate whether it's appropriate (and good parenting) to allow a TV in your kids' bedroom. What do you think?

Helen Racanelli

Child with special needs on cover: Why it's so important

Child with special needs on cover: Why it's so important

Why featuring a child with special needs on the cover of a magazine—and highlighting it—is so important.

Anchel Krishna

Can you choose your baby's sex?

Can you choose your baby's sex?

Trying for a boy? Really want a little girl? Find out if it's possible to choose your babe's gender.

Lisa van de Geyn

When dads feel second best

When dads feel second best

John Crossingham

Special-needs parenting: Why you need to vote

Special-needs parenting: Why you need to vote

One mom talks about the importance of voting now that she’s a parent of a daughter with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

Cord-blood banking: Is it really worth your while?

Cord-blood banking: Is it really worth your while?

Are the benefits of banking your baby's stem-cell-rich umbilical-cord blood enough reason to overlook the limitations and costly fees of this practice?

Jenny Charlesworth

Special needs: It doesn't mean my child is unhealthy

Special needs: It doesn't mean my child is unhealthy

Even though her daughter isn't able to run around with other kids, one mom argues that it doesn't mean her child is unhealthy.

Anchel Krishna

Organizing twins: From infancy to preschool (and beyond)

Organizing twins: From infancy to preschool (and beyond)

Organizing twins: Twins can turn even the most well-prepared parent's life upside down. We asked a professional for organization advice for parenting twins.

Marie Potter

Parenting a child with a rare disease: Interview with Marcy White

Parenting a child with a rare disease: Interview with Marcy White

Special-needs parenting: Anchel Krishna shares a Q&A session with Marcy White, author of The Boy Who Can: The Jacob Trossman Story.

Anchel Krishna