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Post-Maternity Leave: When Is It Time for a Detour?

Post-Maternity Leave: When Is It Time for a Detour?

Runa Knapp

This Encanto star recorded her song while she was already in labour!

This Encanto star recorded her song while she was already in labour!

Sara Romano

What you need to know about deducting work-from-home expenses from your taxes

What you need to know about deducting work-from-home expenses from your taxes

The CRA has extended the temporary flat-rate method for this and next tax season. Here’s how it works.

Deanna Gage, Chatelaine

There's a new job board for moms where salary is included on every post

There's a new job board for moms where salary is included on every post

Sara Romano

The Tokyo Olympics will be a game-changer for athlete moms

The Tokyo Olympics will be a game-changer for athlete moms

Jane Thornton and Margie Davenport, The Conversation

My divorce helped me become a better person—and a better mom

My divorce helped me become a better person—and a better mom

As a newly single mom, life was an endless marathon. Until the morning I realized that surviving is not the same as thriving.

Charlotte Dobo

We gave up on nightly family dinners together—and I feel zero guilt

We gave up on nightly family dinners together—and I feel zero guilt

Sick of the stressful dinnertime vibe in our home, I knew it was time to free myself from the pressure of eating nightly family dinners together.

Louise Gleeson

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

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

Amanda Watson

Canadian moms on how COVID is hurting their careers

Canadian moms on how COVID is hurting their careers

Balancing paid work and domestic responsibilities in the midst of lockdowns and quarantines feels like a superhuman feat.

Jennifer Goldberg and Nora Loreto, Chatelaine

Moms are leaving the workforce to care for their kids and it's not OK

Moms are leaving the workforce to care for their kids and it's not OK

Instead of “leaning in,” women are being forced to lean out—and I’m worried about what that means for our careers long-term.

Jennifer Goldberg

Emotional labour was eroding my marriage—this is how we tried to fix it

Emotional labour was eroding my marriage—this is how we tried to fix it

Do you feel like you do EVERYTHING to keep the household functioning? One couple tries to solve the emotional labour imbalance.

Jennifer Chen

It took a pandemic for me to realize that SAHMs are superheroes

It took a pandemic for me to realize that SAHMs are superheroes

Over a month into sheltering-in-place with my three kids, now I truly know just how hard the job of stay at home mom has always been.

Alexandra Frost

Why working moms need to be more open about the hard stuff

Why working moms need to be more open about the hard stuff

Being a working mom is really hard, but a lot of us act like it isn’t. I think if we could drop the act and be more open about it, we’d all be better off.

Melanie Ng

I work at an office with no parents and it sucks

I work at an office with no parents and it sucks

Who can you commiserate with when no one else at work is a parent? This has been the hardest thing to get used to at my new job.

Amanda Larkin

My husband is a better stay-at-home parent than I was

My husband is a better stay-at-home parent than I was

It’s a working parent’s dream at the end of a long day to come home to a happy child, a clean home and a warm dinner. Yet I can’t help but feel...annoyed.

Amy Green

These Canadian moms struck gold while inspired on mat leave

These Canadian moms struck gold while inspired on mat leave

Meet these five amazing mom entrepreneurs who made the leap to self-employment after having babies—and didn’t look back. (Bonus: they're all Canadian!)

Claire Sibonney

The most loyal employees ever are working moms with good bosses

The most loyal employees ever are working moms with good bosses

It’s time for both sides to realize that having an understanding and flexible boss isn’t just what parents need—it’s what employers need, too.

Claire Lawrence

A working mom’s tips for surviving summer vacation

A working mom’s tips for surviving summer vacation

It practically takes a flight controller to manage all the scheduling of camps and activities throughout the summer. Here’s how I survive summer vacation.

Hilary Thompson

Beyoncé takes us inside the delivery room with Rumi and Sir in new Netflix documentary

Beyoncé takes us inside the delivery room with Rumi and Sir in new Netflix documentary

As a mom, Beyoncé struggles like the rest of us, sharing her difficult twin pregnancy, delivery and return to work in her Netflix documentary, Homecoming.

Jessica Pollack

Your baby: 5 weeks old

Your baby: 5 weeks old

Learning night versus day and other fancy new skills, plus the 1-month checkup. Here's what you need to know about your 5-week-old.

Today's Parent

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