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GPS-tracking apps: Helicopter parenting or smart solution?

GPS-tracking apps: Helicopter parenting or smart solution?

Location-tracking apps and devices allow us to GPS-stalk our kids. Is their popularity a sign helicopter parenting has gone too far? Or, are they a smart, tech-savvy solution?

Mary Albino

Simple ways to help your child feel included

Simple ways to help your child feel included

Anchel Krishna shares why community inclusivity is making a difference in her family.

Anchel Krishna

Yes, my child with special needs does chores

Yes, my child with special needs does chores

Anchel Krishna explains how her family adapts chores so Syona can help.

Anchel Krishna

Why I can't take road trips with my daughter

Why I can't take road trips with my daughter

The Krishna family attempted their first family road trip over the long weekend and Anchel discusses what they learned.

Anchel Krishna

Why Thanksgiving means more after having a child

Why Thanksgiving means more after having a child

Anchel Krishna reflects on everything her family has to be thankful for as they come up to the holiday.

Anchel Krishna

3 essential self-esteem tips for parents

3 essential self-esteem tips for parents

Raising children affects our self-esteem. Here are essential tips for building confidence and feeling better about ourselves both as parents and individuals.

Liza Finlay

In honour of World Cerebral Palsy Day

In honour of World Cerebral Palsy Day

In recognition of World Cerebral Palsy Day on October 2nd, Anchel Krishna spoke with others in the special-needs community about their thoughts on cerebral palsy.

Anchel Krishna

How to deal with defiant kids

How to deal with defiant kids

Diane Peters

Conversations with my toddler

Conversations with my toddler

Anchel Krishna discusses the significance of a simple conversation with her daughter.

Anchel Krishna

Why I need to improve my physical health

Why I need to improve my physical health

After a painful few weeks Anchel Krishna is forced to take care of a literal pain in her neck.

Anchel Krishna

Do you censor yourself around your toddler?

Do you censor yourself around your toddler?

Anchel Krishna and family need to watch what they say these days because Syona is repeating it all.

Anchel Krishna

Confession: I’m scared of solo parenting

Confession: I’m scared of solo parenting

After her husband has a boys night out, Anchel Krishna realizes how hard solo parenting can be.

Anchel Krishna

Girls and body image: Good luck!

Girls and body image: Good luck!

Writer/Editor Haley Overland on how we can use princess culture and the media's representation of women to our benefit.

Haley Overland

Shy kids: Do we really need to change them?

Shy kids: Do we really need to change them?

Do we really need to "fix" our quiet kids? Here's how to work with shyness—and why shy kids are awesome.

Louise Gleeson

Why my daughter is finally ready for school this year

Why my daughter is finally ready for school this year

This is Syona’s very first back-to-school (sort of) and Anchel Krishna discusses why she thinks it will be a success.

Anchel Krishna

When parents disagree on parenting

When parents disagree on parenting

Here's what to do when you and your partner are fighting over your different parenting styles.

Lisa Kadane

The End of Homework?

The End of Homework?

Overwhelmed by how much work your kids have each night? Some schools are rethinking what they assign.

Shanda Deziel

Two years after the diagnosis...

Two years after the diagnosis...

Anchel Krishna and her husband are marking a very special anniversary that celebrates Syona's accomplishments.

Anchel Krishna

The upside of your child's failure

The upside of your child's failure

After her son fails a swimming test, Susan Goldberg realizes that a little honesty goes a long way.

Susan Goldberg

Maybe I don't want to be a stay-at-home mom

Maybe I don't want to be a stay-at-home mom

As she ponders her future, Alessandra Micieli weighs the pros and cons of being a stay-at-home mom.

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