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My kids began to thrive the minute I stopped scheduling them

My kids began to thrive the minute I stopped scheduling them

Many parents feel pressured to enrol their kids in every possible activity. But when one mom tossed her family’s activity calendar, her kids were relieved.

Hannah Grieco

Justin Trudeau asks himself one question when he's forced to be away from his kids

Justin Trudeau asks himself one question when he's forced to be away from his kids

In an excerpt from Tessa Lloyd's debut book, Forty Fathers, PM Justin Trudeau opens up about how his famous father shaped who he is as a leader and a dad.

Tessa Lloyd

Pregnant women, stop waiting for someone to offer you a seat

Pregnant women, stop waiting for someone to offer you a seat

I can’t imagine a man awkwardly avoiding eye contact with a row of subway commuters while secretly seething through his own discomfort.

Jessica Pollack

I almost died delivering my son

I almost died delivering my son

Postpartum preeclampsia is so rare, even my doctors didn’t know what was wrong with me when I fell ill after giving birth.

Ann Marie Collymore

I’ve found a way to celebrate Diwali and Halloween

I’ve found a way to celebrate Diwali and Halloween

How one family came to terms with celebrating the festival of lights while surrounded by the ghosts and goblins of Halloween.

Kinjal Dagli Shah

I almost gave up breastfeeding because no one told me about nipple shields

I almost gave up breastfeeding because no one told me about nipple shields

Yes, nipple shields have their hazards. But at eight months old, my daughter is healthy and hasn’t felt her mother’s hot tears on her face since using one.

Bianca Teixeira

Why you'll never catch me saying boobies

Why you'll never catch me saying boobies

I've only ever said breasts, and when my family and I faced a recent health scare I was happier than ever that boobies wasn't part of our vocabulary.

Laura Richards

I’ve changed how I exercise in front of my kids

I’ve changed how I exercise in front of my kids

I’d been patting myself on the back for working out in front of them, but an innocent question from my son changed my ways.

Holly Scudero

The sweet moment from my miscarriage that I choose to remember

The sweet moment from my miscarriage that I choose to remember

If it’s possible to have a favourite memory from your miscarriage, this is mine.

Caroline Hand

How motherhood changed the way I look at amber alerts

How motherhood changed the way I look at amber alerts

Are we so short on empathy that we can’t let another person’s pain into our lives via amber alerts, on the off chance that we might be able to help?

Sarah Boesveld, Maclean's

9 baby products that someone really needs to invent

Baby development

9 baby products that someone really needs to invent

There's an endless array of innovative and supposedly life-changing baby products. Here are a bunch more that someone needs to invent immediately.

Kristi York

The invisible part of special-needs parenting is what makes it so tough

The invisible part of special-needs parenting is what makes it so tough

It's super hard to parent through issues in private that nobody can see, that nobody really gets and nobody wants to talk about.

Jacqueline Miller

The pressure for moms to prioritize self-care is a bunch of BS

The pressure for moms to prioritize self-care is a bunch of BS

Marketers are trying to convince us that wine, manicures and yoga are the only ways to find “me-time” as a mom, and I'm so over it.

Erin Pepler

I was a ten-year-old on Weight Watchers and it took decades to shed the pain

I was a ten-year-old on Weight Watchers and it took decades to shed the pain

Long before WW released its controversial Kurbo app, I was the only kid at my meetings—where adults berated themselves for gaining a quarter of a pound.

K. Clifford

How I built a family after my marriage imploded

How I built a family after my marriage imploded

On the cusp of parenthood, my life as I knew it was ripped out from under me. As painful as it was, it might have been the best thing that ever happened to me.

Samantha Westren

This genius school lunch idea actually changed my life

This genius school lunch idea actually changed my life

With a kid about to start kindergarten, I was stressing about school lunches. This one piece of advice changed everything.

Amy Lazar Kleiman

This is what it’s like to live in a trailer with three kids—for seven months

This is what it’s like to live in a trailer with three kids—for seven months

Feeling burnt out, this family of five hit the road travelling across the U.S. in their RV. This is their adventure in photos.

Samantha Butler

Breastfeeding my three-year-old is an act of resistance

Breastfeeding my three-year-old is an act of resistance

Others might say that nursing a toddler is "extended breastfeeding," but my Indigenous community just calls it what it is: breastfeeding.

Andrea Landry

Having daughters made me rethink breast reduction surgery

Having daughters made me rethink breast reduction surgery

If puberty hits and my daughters inherit my genetic breast code, I don’t want them to think there’s something wrong with their bodies.

Halina Newberry Grant

When you’re plus-size, you get a lot more side-eye for breastfeeding in public

When you’re plus-size, you get a lot more side-eye for breastfeeding in public

I know women of all sizes can feel judged for breastfeeding in public, but being a big mom made me feel far more visible.

Jen McLellan