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Male contraception... coming soon?

Male contraception... coming soon?

Male contraception may be on the market as early as 2017—but will men purchase it?

Emma Waverman

Babies treated early for symptoms of autism show no signs by age 2: Study

Babies treated early for symptoms of autism show no signs by age 2: Study

A recent study has found early symptoms of autism can be treated in babies and greatly reduced by age two or three.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

Why I became an organ donor

Why I became an organ donor

How a little boy's double-lung transplant inspired one woman to become an organ donor.

Amy Valm

Hands off the antibacterial soap!

Hands off the antibacterial soap!

Despite the fact that regular soap works well, families still scramble to purchase antibacterial soap. Here's why you should avoid it.

Emma Waverman

Study shows new factors that influence baby size

Study shows new factors that influence baby size

A new study suggests that a mothers' education level and overall health influence baby size.

Emma Waverman

Are kids too scared to play outdoors?

Are kids too scared to play outdoors?

Too scared to play? A new study suggests that more families perceive the outdoors as dangerous, leading to decreased physical activity.

Jennifer Pinarski

Healthy Me Week: Take the seven-day challenge

Healthy Me Week: Take the seven-day challenge

Senior editor Tracy Chappell and her family are attempting to instill some better habits for Healthy Me Week.

Tracy Chappell

Employment Insurance punishes parents of sick kids

Employment Insurance punishes parents of sick kids

Current Employment Insurance rules force parents to choose between taking care of their sick kids and making a living.

Alex Mlynek

Kids' physical activity: Canada gets a D minus

Kids' physical activity: Canada gets a D minus

A new report gives Canada a D minus when it comes to kids' activity levels. Are structured schedules to blame for this inactive generation?

Emma Waverman

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

8 simple ways to spend family time outdoors

8 simple ways to spend family time outdoors

Inspired by our 30x30 Nature Challenge, one mom shares how she encourages her kids to get outdoors.

Jennifer Pinarski

Shingles: Parenting through the pain

Shingles: Parenting through the pain

Shingles aren't just those things on your house. Read about one mom's experience of contracting the virus (and parenting through the pain).

Jacqueline Parker-Court

Will calorie counts change your fast-food habits?

Will calorie counts change your fast-food habits?

Tracy Chappell thinks that calorie knowledge could have a ripple effect—and has an idea for the next step in the right direction.

Tracy Chappell

Parents should be ashamed of online quit-smoking campaigns

Parents should be ashamed of online quit-smoking campaigns

Ian Mendes believes parents should be ashamed of their social media campaigns to stop smoking.

Ian Mendes

The struggle to find time for fitness

The struggle to find time for fitness

Tracy Chappell has fallen off the fitness bandwagon (again) but she’s determined to hop back on.

Tracy Chappell

The risks of ignoring mother's intuition

The risks of ignoring mother's intuition

After her son gets pneumonia, Susan Goldberg wonders why she hesitated in taking him to the doctor.

Susan Goldberg

Health and fitness for the solo parent?

Health and fitness for the solo parent?

Losing the baby weight was easy—but no one warned Jennifer Pinarski about the pesky "toddler twenty."

Jennifer Pinarski

How to feed your toddler during growth spurts

How to feed your toddler during growth spurts

Jennifer Pinarski's daughter has hit a growth spurt — and she needs tips on how to satisfy her hunger.

Jennifer Pinarski

Raising vegetarian kids: What you should know

Raising vegetarian kids: What you should know

Here's the low-down on what to consider when your animal-loving children become vegetarian kids.

Lisa Kadane

How to quit smoking...when you're a parent

How to quit smoking...when you're a parent

David Fielding promised to quit smoking pre-parenthood. Three years later, he shares his struggle.

David Fielding