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When Can Your Partner Feel Your Baby Move? A Parent's Guide

When Can Your Partner Feel Your Baby Move? A Parent's Guide

When your partner should feel these tiny kicks and flutters, and why it’s important to monitor fetal movement carefully until your due date arrives.

Courtney Leiva

When Do Babies Say Mama and Dada?

Baby development

When Do Babies Say Mama and Dada?

A speech-language pathologist talks about language development milestones and when to expect to hear those magical first words.

Courtney Leiva

Parent's Guide: Tumblers with Lids and Straws

Parent's Guide: Tumblers with Lids and Straws

Why tumblers are great for kids, must-have features to look for, how to keep them clean and our top picks to buy.

Courtney Leiva

I never expected to lose so many friends after becoming a parent

I never expected to lose so many friends after becoming a parent

After I became a dad, my social life atrophied, practically overnight. I knew being a parent would change things, but I’m grappling with the loneliness.

Jason McBride

7 things not to say to the parents of a colicky baby

7 things not to say to the parents of a colicky baby

I know you mean well, but trust me on this. I tried the books, the diets—I tried everything. No one simply accepts that their baby will scream all day.

Kate Blair

6 baby poop solutions new parents should know about

6 baby poop solutions new parents should know about

These poop-explosion tips and hacks will get you through the messiest diaper changes. It may be stinky, but you got this.

Claire Sibonney

25 baby-care hacks for first-time parents

25 baby-care hacks for first-time parents

Having a baby can be overwhelming, but don't fret. We've got all the secrets to get you bathing, dressing and changing your newborn like a total pro.

Claire Sibonney

28 self-care hacks for newbie parents

Postpartum care

28 self-care hacks for newbie parents

After the birth, there are oh-so-many ways your body will ache. We asked midwife Tracy Hydeman and other experienced parents for their soothing suggestions.

Claire Gagne

Hey, new mom crying in public: I see you

Postpartum care

Hey, new mom crying in public: I see you

The first few months as a new mom aren't easy. Here's what one mom with a two-year-old wishes every mom of a two-month-old would know.

Ceileigh Hammond

Mothering a child who has only known neglect

Mothering a child who has only known neglect

When I first met the 26-month-old boy I would adopt, my heart sank—the level of neglect he had faced was overwhelming.

Sonia Naylor, as told to Valerie Howes

Losing my mom just after becoming one

Losing my mom just after becoming one

I was shattered after the death of a parent, and I worried how the loss of my mother would affect my son and my ability to raise him.

Carla Harms

When I shared my pregnancy news, I didn't expect these comments

When I shared my pregnancy news, I didn't expect these comments

It’s not like I expect every person to act over the moon about my news. But, when everyone from your boss to the barista at Starbucks feels inclined to comment on your pregnancy, can we at least return to Kindergarten 101.

Amy Green

How to welcome a baby with Down syndrome

How to welcome a baby with Down syndrome

A brief primer for new and soon-to-be parents on your beautiful baby with Down syndrome, including what to expect in the first year.

Andrea Karr

13 brilliant ways to store and organize baby stuff

13 brilliant ways to store and organize baby stuff

With a new baby comes SO. MUCH. STUFF. Here's how some parents keep their sh*t together with these clever storage ideas and hacks.

Claire Sibonney

How the new Employment Insurance parental sharing benefit will work in Canada

How the new Employment Insurance parental sharing benefit will work in Canada

Canadian parents who share their leave are now eligible for extra time with their little ones through the EI parental sharing benefit. Here's how it works.

Jessica Pollack

Can we please stop asking about 'good' babies?

Can we please stop asking about 'good' babies?

It was the most frequently asked question during my daughter’s first few months of life—and the one I liked answering the least.

Amy Green

How EI maternity benefits in Canada work

How EI maternity benefits in Canada work

There's lots to do before baby arrives—finish the nursery, pack your hospital bag and apply for EI. This is how EI maternity benefits work in Canada.

Lisa Kadane

5 weird things about your newborn that nobody talks about

5 weird things about your newborn that nobody talks about

There are so many alarming (but normal) things that can freak out new parents.

Claire Lawrence

New parent? Don’t ask for ‘help’

Postpartum care

New parent? Don’t ask for ‘help’

What you really need is good support, says Kate Rope in her new book, Strong as a Mother. Why your village is key to your mental health and how to build it.

Kate Rope

13 ridiculous words you need to learn before you become a parent

Trying to conceive

13 ridiculous words you need to learn before you become a parent

Time to expand your vocabulary. You won’t be able to find these words in any dictionary, but they describe perfectly what the life of a parent is like.

Sheri Segal Glick

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