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OPINION: What’s the Biggest Risk for Uncircumcised Boys?

OPINION: What’s the Biggest Risk for Uncircumcised Boys?

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Georganne Chapin

Kids won’t be wearing masks in Alberta starting Monday and I'm terrified

Kids won’t be wearing masks in Alberta starting Monday and I'm terrified

Heather Marcoux

I’m so sick of hearing “just you wait” from veteran parents

Baby development

I’m so sick of hearing “just you wait” from veteran parents

Maybe I’m being too earnest, but as a new mom, there are so many stages I'm truly excited about. Please don’t rain on my parade with a "just you wait."

Amberly McAteer

This is why I got vaccinated during my pregnancy

This is why I got vaccinated during my pregnancy

The alternative—gambling that you won’t catch COVID for those nine months—just seems much more terrifying to me.

Sarah Boesveld

Why the #GirlDad hashtag needs to go away

Why the #GirlDad hashtag needs to go away

I’m so sick of men citing their daughters as the reason they support women.

Kerry Clare

5 things I didn't know when I first got pregnant

5 things I didn't know when I first got pregnant

Tiffany Leigh

Body image issues are affecting kids as young as 3—here's how to prevent them

Body image issues are affecting kids as young as 3—here's how to prevent them

Emily Lauren Dick

How to handle your kids' disappointment and start new holiday traditions this year

How to handle your kids' disappointment and start new holiday traditions this year

Travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders don't have to cancel all of your holiday traditions. Here are a few COVID-safe ways to celebrate.

Sarah Rosensweet

The anxiety of trying to be the 'supermom' nearly broke me

The anxiety of trying to be the 'supermom' nearly broke me

Amanda Watson

Am I a bad mom because of my dangerous career?

Am I a bad mom because of my dangerous career?

Megan Kinch

Why I’m telling my kids to have sex before marriage

Why I’m telling my kids to have sex before marriage

If I’d been more sexually experienced before marrying my husband, I would have known our relationship was in big trouble.

Iris Mahoney

We need to rethink the way we teach kids table manners

We need to rethink the way we teach kids table manners

The message that eating food with your hands is unmannered is dripping with the control and shame of colonization, and it’s a harmful one to teach kids.

Joshna Maharaj

Can’t I be a parent—and a politician?

Can’t I be a parent—and a politician?

I’ll be the first person ever to utilize Toronto's new parental leave program for city councillors. But for some, my decision hasn’t been well-received.

Joe Cressy

Dear Mama: Thank you for seeking justice after my babysitter sexually assaulted me

Dear Mama: Thank you for seeking justice after my babysitter sexually assaulted me

You went to the police during a time when criminal charges for sexual assault were scarce. Justice did not prevail, but you did, and I love you for it.

Deidre Olsen

I paid a dollar a minute to have a nap—and I’d do it again in a second

I paid a dollar a minute to have a nap—and I’d do it again in a second

Amy Van Es

Growing up without a dad was the best thing to happen to me

Growing up without a dad was the best thing to happen to me

I came to expect two things out of life: hard work and rejection. Then I learned that I could survive, and surpass, those blows.

Cyndy Etler

Why are new parents still so obsessed with gender?

Why are new parents still so obsessed with gender?

From throwing gender-reveal parties to buying gendered clothes and toys, new parents are way too attached to the gender binary, says Leah McLaren.

Leah McLaren

Here's how we can help migrant families at the U.S. border

Here's how we can help migrant families at the U.S. border

As parents, we're all feeling gutted by images of migrants and the 2,000+ children who have been separated from their parents. Here's what we can do.

Katherine Singh, FLARE

My daughter wears crop tops and it makes me crazy

My daughter wears crop tops and it makes me crazy

I'm a feminist who believes girls should be able to wear whatever they want. So why does my daughter's crop top obsession make me want to pull my hair out?

Chris Deacon

They Say Removing Playground Basketball Nets is About Noise—I Say it’s About Race

They Say Removing Playground Basketball Nets is About Noise—I Say it’s About Race

“”The stereotypes about basketball culture are so pervasive that anti-Black racism is at work here, regardless of the race of the kids at the courts.”

Kearie Daniel