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Moving when pregnant: 8 ways to make it easier

Moving when pregnant: 8 ways to make it easier

Moving is always stressful, but moving when pregnant is extra stressful. But you can make it easier with these tips.

Annabel Fitzsimmons

Don't believe the hype: The New Muppet Show can still work for kids

Don't believe the hype: The New Muppet Show can still work for kids

"You’re not getting hit over the head with a sledgehammer with sexual innuendo and adult humour."

Ian Mendes

Baby carrier costume: Shark

Baby carrier costume: Shark

Be the talk of the deep seas with this frightfully cute shark costume.

Rayna Schwartz

5 things you should say to parents of kids with special needs

5 things you should say to parents of kids with special needs

1. "Hello!" This one’s simple.

Anchel Krishna

Stay-at-home moms: Give up the guilt—you won't wreck your kids!

Stay-at-home moms: Give up the guilt—you won't wreck your kids!

"The self-imposed guilt that we stay-at-home moms put on ourselves can be crushing, and if I knew of an easy way to let it go I'd share it with the world."

Jennifer Pinarski

Yes, I judge parents who spank their kids

Yes, I judge parents who spank their kids

"The next time I see someone hit their kid in public, I will not just stand by."

Emma Waverman

Calling strangers 'tricky people' doesn't make any sense

Calling strangers 'tricky people' doesn't make any sense

I'm not sold on the term “tricky people." To me, it seems like just another stand-in word—like saying “bad guys,” but even more watered down.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Colour-blindness: What you need to know

Colour-blindness: What you need to know

From the colour-blindness test to what to do at school, here's everything you need to know if you think your kid is colour-blind.

Nancy Ripton

Dear public schools: Not everyone is Christian

Dear public schools: Not everyone is Christian

Can you imagine if schools didn't close for Christmas? How kids of other faiths are getting shortchanged.

Emma Waverman

How my kids are helping me get over my body hang-ups

How my kids are helping me get over my body hang-ups

"Oh, I clean up pretty well when I want to...but it’s rare that I look in a mirror and don’t make a face."

Katie Dupuis

7 things I've learned from my daughter's diagnosis

7 things I've learned from my daughter's diagnosis

Anchel Krishna on what she's learned since her five-year-old daughter's cerebral palsy diagnosis.

Anchel Krishna

What the first day of school is really like

What the first day of school is really like

Messy kitchens and temper tantrums—this is what the first day of school was really like for Jennifer Pinarski.

Jennifer Pinarski

How Much Homework is Too Much?

How Much Homework is Too Much?

A recent study suggests that too much homework is doing kids—and parents—a great disservice.

Emma Waverman

Marissa Mayer and why maternity leave matters

Marissa Mayer and why maternity leave matters

I had one standard American maternity leave, and a longer, almost Canadian-esque one. Here’s what I learned.

Sasha Emmons

5 things we learned from sending our kid to camp

5 things we learned from sending our kid to camp

Anchel Krishna made a difficult decision for her daughter with special needs—she sent her to camp.

Anchel Krishna

Back-to-school anxiety when your kid has special needs

Back-to-school anxiety when your kid has special needs

"I feel like I'm tossing him to shark-infested, under-funded waters with children who can't possibly understand why he sees and feels things differently."

Charlotte Dobo

Boy with autism gives cards to strangers to explain his disability

Boy with autism gives cards to strangers to explain his disability

"I can understand why parents would want to preemptively explain away their child’s disabilities..."

Anchel Krishna

4 family-friendly biking trails in Manitoba

4 family-friendly biking trails in Manitoba

Check out a gingerbread house, a lake stocked with trout and an awesome beginner mountain biking path on these family-friendly biking trails in Manitoba.

Bonnie Schiedel

6 family-friendly biking trails in Prince Edward Island

6 family-friendly biking trails in Prince Edward Island

Grab a bike and discover Prince Edward Island on these family-friendly biking trails.

Bonnie Schiedel

6 family-friendly biking trails in Alberta

6 family-friendly biking trails in Alberta

Rivers, mountains and wildlife set the scene on these family-friendly biking trails in Alberta.

Bonnie Schiedel