Parenting

How a trip to India prepared me for special-needs parenting

How a trip to India prepared me for special-needs parenting

"I often wonder if that trip was the universe’s way of preparing me for the adventure that was to come with my daughter's diagnosis of cerebral palsy."

Anchel Krishna

My baby was fat-shamed

My baby was fat-shamed

In an image-obsessed society, fat shaming even extends to babies.

Monica Reyes

How coffee tables and chairs can help your baby learn to walk

How coffee tables and chairs can help your baby learn to walk

Let your baby scoot around furniture and play with ride-on toys. A new study says it helps them learn to walk sooner.

Jennifer Pinarski

Help! My kid has no filter—and it's getting embarrassing

Help! My kid has no filter—and it's getting embarrassing

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk realizes she needs to be more aware of what she says (and does) around her four-year-old daughter.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Forget kids—parents need to stop bullying each other

Forget kids—parents need to stop bullying each other

"Often we don’t act like parents who are all on the same team; instead, we divide ourselves into little cliques and take shots at each other on social media."

Ian Mendes

Down syndrome isn't what she IS—it's what she HAS

Down syndrome isn't what she IS—it's what she HAS

One mom is sick of the insensitive comments people make about her daughter, who has Down syndrome.

Alyssa Ashton

Oops! I forgot to lie to my kid about the Tooth Fairy

Oops! I forgot to lie to my kid about the Tooth Fairy

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk opted to tell her daughter the truth about the Tooth Fairy from the get-go.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Kids need risky outdoor play—here's why

Kids need risky outdoor play—here's why

The new ParticipACTION Report Card gives Canadian kids a failing grade for physical activity.

Jennifer Pinarski

9 things parents should know about food dyes

9 things parents should know about food dyes

An update on artificial food dye and its impact on kids' health and behaviour—and tips for spotting it in common foods.

Joelene Huber

Babies who self-soothe are better sleepers

Babies who self-soothe are better sleepers

According to new research, babies who can settle themselves back to sleep are more likely to sleep through the night.

Jennifer Pinarski

Transability: A mom tries to understand why people would want to be disabled

Transability: A mom tries to understand why people would want to be disabled

"The idea of transability was new to me. It took me a few days to actually read through the article and carefully consider my reaction."

Anchel Krishna

Public shaming is bad parenting—so, stop it!

Public shaming is bad parenting—so, stop it!

"It's tragic that it took the death of a young girl for parents to see that public shaming is a dangerous parenting technique," writes Emma Waverman.

Emma Waverman

Wait—why is there a PD Day in June?

Wait—why is there a PD Day in June?

Ian Mendes found out his daughters have a PD Day today—and he's not impressed.

Ian Mendes

Why I'm not totally on board with Child-Free Day

Why I'm not totally on board with Child-Free Day

Documentary filmmaker Magenta Baribeau organized Montreal's first Child-Free Day. Tara-Michelle Ziniuk weighs in on this celebration of childlessness.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

"NO!" is actually a pretty awesome word

"NO!" is actually a pretty awesome word

"Sunday afternoon was the straw that broke the tired mama’s back, I think, after many jam-packed weekends in a row," Katie Dupuis writes.

Katie Dupuis

Science confirms it: Motherhood changes your brain

Science confirms it: Motherhood changes your brain

It’s about time research caught up with what we mothers already knew to be true—pregnancy changes women's brains.

Emma Waverman

Helicopter parenting hurts kids in the long run: New study

Helicopter parenting hurts kids in the long run: New study

A new study suggests that even when helicopter parents shower their kids with love and support, certain side effects—like poor self-esteem—begin to emerge.

Jennifer Pinarski

Confession: I lied to my kids about their pet dying

Confession: I lied to my kids about their pet dying

One mom decides to hide the untimely demise of a family pet from her kids.

Jennifer Pinarski

Hey, I just met you. But it's not crazy. Cause I'm a mother. Feeding my baby.

Hey, I just met you. But it's not crazy. Cause I'm a mother. Feeding my baby.

Students at St. Francis Xavier turned Carly Rae Jepsen's catchy tune "Call Me Maybe" into a song about breastfeeding. And it's brilliant.

Ashley Metzger

#CropTopDay and the larger meaning of school dress codes

#CropTopDay and the larger meaning of school dress codes

A crop top might seem like a trivial line in the sand, but questioning the right to police women’s bodies is anything but.

Adina Goldman