Mental health

Blood test may identify postpartum risk
Family

Blood test may identify postpartum risk

Moms-to-be may soon be able to take a test that will predict whether they'll succumb to severe anxiety and/or depression after giving birth.

Jenny Charlesworth

1 minutes
5 signs your child has a mental-health issue
Family

5 signs your child has a mental-health issue

One in 5 Canadian children and youth has a mental-health issue. How you can spot the signs and take action.

Nadine Silverthorne

3 minutes
Pregnancy journal (printable)
Being pregnant

Pregnancy journal (printable)

A free printable anxiety journal to help you cope during pregnancy.

Today's Parent staff

Body image survival guide for parents
Family health

Body image survival guide for parents

Marci Warhaft-Nadler

3 minutes
Autism, music and a mother's dream
Parenting

Autism, music and a mother's dream

Brenda Kosky Deskin, the founder and editor of Autism Beacon, shares how music brought her closer to her teenage son.

Brenda Kosky Deskin

4 minutes
Is this the end of Asperger's?
Family health

Is this the end of Asperger's?

New diagnostic changes put Asperger’s syndrome under the broader umbrella of autism spectrum disorder. Will this hide the “invisible disability” altogether?

Julie M. Green

6 minutes
Autism: DIR/Floortime
Family

Autism: DIR/Floortime

Learn more about DIR/Floortime: A therapy used to help treat autism by tailoring to each child's individual needs.

John Hoffman

2 minutes
Autism: 3 tips for building more interaction at home
Parenting

Autism: 3 tips for building more interaction at home

Interacting with a child with autism is sometime difficult. Here's how to develop more two-way interaction in the comfort of your own home.

John Hoffman

2 minutes
Autism: How to help your child reach out socially and emotionally
Family

Autism: How to help your child reach out socially and emotionally

Canadian autism researchers have discovered a way to help children with autism reach out. Here’s more about DIR/Floortime therapy.

John Hoffman

7 minutes
Autism: Early warning signs
Family health

Autism: Early warning signs

It is important to know the warning signs of autism in young children since early invention is critical. Here is what to look out for.

Autism Ontario - Durham Region

1 minutes
Asperger's therapies
Family health

Asperger's therapies

Today's Parent staff

2 minutes
Asperger's: Signs and symptoms
Family health

Asperger's: Signs and symptoms

Today's Parent staff

2 minutes
Asperger's syndrome 101
Family

Asperger's syndrome 101

Clinical psychologist and author Tony Attwood answers important questions about Asperger's syndrome.

Today's Parent staff

2 minutes
Oprah Show in Toronto: 5 life lessons
Family

Oprah Show in Toronto: 5 life lessons

Today's Parent staff

1 minutes
Book review: Raising Resilient Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Family

Book review: Raising Resilient Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Today's Parent reviews a new book on autism by Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein.

Amy Baskin

2 minutes
World Autism Awareness Day
Family

World Autism Awareness Day

Here are some of the different ways to show support for individuals and families on World Autism Awareness Day.

Amy Baskin

1 minutes
Seasonal affective disorder
Family health

Seasonal affective disorder

Tralee Pearce

3 minutes
7 habits of highly effective cyberparents
Family

7 habits of highly effective cyberparents

Julie M. Green

1 minutes
Explaining teen pregnancy
Family health

Explaining teen pregnancy

Linda Bream, psychologist

1 minutes
Easing sibling's separation anxiety after NICU
Preschool

Easing sibling's separation anxiety after NICU

Linda Bream, psychologist

1 minutes
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