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MIT holds contest to find a breast pump that doesn't suck

MIT holds contest to find a breast pump that doesn't suck

MIT's "Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon" drew 150 innovators from around the world.

Emma Waverman

Screen-free kids have better social skills: Study

Screen-free kids have better social skills: Study

A new study has found that the more time kids spend screen-free the better they are at detecting emotional cues in others.

Jennifer Pinarski

Why athletes should never be role models for kids

Why athletes should never be role models for kids

With all the domestic abuse and child neglect charges in sports news, one father makes a case for why athletes never make good role models for kids.

Ian Mendes

Adrian Peterson: When disciplining your child becomes abuse

Adrian Peterson: When disciplining your child becomes abuse

Football player Adrian Peterson's child-abuse case reignites the debate on corporal punishment.

Emma Waverman

Drinking during pregnancy: New ads should make us squirm

Drinking during pregnancy: New ads should make us squirm

A new LCBO campaign targeting drinking during pregnancy has received formal complaints. But maybe that's a good thing?

Jennifer Pinarski

Taylor Swift sends message to bullied fan on Instagram

Taylor Swift sends message to bullied fan on Instagram

Here's another reason why many parents consider Taylor Swift a positive role model for their children.

Tracy Chappell

Infographic shows most common birthdays

Infographic shows most common birthdays

According to a Harvard study, September 16 is the most popular for birthdays. How popular is your birth date?

Emma Waverman

Study: Family dinners aren't dead... yet

Study: Family dinners aren't dead... yet

Between picky eaters and hectic schedules, are family dinners dead? A recent study out of the US believes the answer is yes.

Jennifer Pinarski

Blended families: Don't call my family broken

Blended families: Don't call my family broken

Today is National Stepfamilies Day in the US, but the discussion on blended families has reached Canada with the new Honey Maid #NotBroken campaign.

Emma Waverman

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

Your kids' bad sleep habits are caused by co-sleeping: Study

Your kids' bad sleep habits are caused by co-sleeping: Study

New research suggests that co-sleeping in infancy may lead to chronic sleep problems later in childhood.

Jennifer Pinarski

BC families: Education boosters and activities for your kids

BC families: Education boosters and activities for your kids

For BC families struggling to cope with the teachers strike, here are some activities to keep your kids busy.

Tina Barkley

Breastfeeding in public: Tim Hortons tells woman to cover up

Breastfeeding in public: Tim Hortons tells woman to cover up

A Tweed, Ont., breastfeeding support group stages a nurse-in at local Tim Hortons after woman asked to cover up while feeding her child.

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

Child expelled from school over mom’s Facebook rant

Child expelled from school over mom’s Facebook rant

Did a Florida preschool go too far when it expelled a four-year-old over his mom's Facebook status?

Emma Waverman

School bans eggs, dairy and nuts due to one student's allergies

School bans eggs, dairy and nuts due to one student's allergies

A Hamilton, Ont. school places a controversial ban on certain lunch items to accommodate a student's severe allergies. But have they gone too far?

Emma Waverman

Police called to playground: Parents fighting over park swing

Police called to playground: Parents fighting over park swing

Parents fight over a park swing in Sydney, Australia and stir up a controversial debate over when it's appropriate to bring police into a situation.

Emma Waverman

Study: Preschool doodles linked to intelligence in teen years

Study: Preschool doodles linked to intelligence in teen years

A recent study discovers a link between preschool drawings and intelligence in teen years. But should parents worry if their kids can't draw?

Jennifer Pinarski

BC teachers strike: How families are suffering

BC teachers strike: How families are suffering

As kids in other provinces prepare for back-to-school, families in BC struggle to cope with the ongoing teachers strike.

Annemarie Tempelman-Kluit

Breastfeeding contracts: Have we gone too far? (UPDATED!)

Breastfeeding contracts: Have we gone too far? (UPDATED!)

Women who give birth in BC's Fraser Health hospitals are asked to sign an Infant Feeding Declaration with regards to breastfeeding.

Jennifer Pinarski