The healthy brain diet
Whether you’re divvying up the restaurant tab, helping with homework or multitasking on projects at work, your brain works better when you feed it well.
Getting a grip on the internet of things
It’s no secret that things are getting smarter. Devices let parents check in on sleeping babies and keep track of children when they are away from home.
When breaking up is all you can do
How do you know when ending your marriage is the right choice for you?
The place to be
After what seemed like half a month of rain, we’ve had some pretty good weather these last few days, which means that my backyard inevitably becomes the neighbourhood playground.
Parenting styles for the future
Between helicopter parents afraid to relinquish control and permissive parents afraid to exert authority, there is a respectful middle ground, which is not fear-based.
Better bedtimes with Yoga
You know those nights when you just can’t sleep, when your mind is racing, or you’re tense and wound up? Those symptoms aren’t reserved for adults.
As a family
I know that many of us parents end up feeling drained by our children’s schedules, especially as those children get old enough to have their own social lives and interests.
Taking food allergies to camp
Attending summer day camp is often a rite of passage for kids. But when you have a child with life-threatening food allergies, camp is more complicated than filling out forms and dropping your kid off each morning.
Busy or bust: road trip tips
For some parents, kids are just the nudge they need to dust off the passport or cash in the frequent flyer miles.
S is for surrogacy
Surrogacy. It’s like the scarlet letter in the parenting world despite the fact that one in six Canadian couples experience some form of infertility and is often a last resort for those who want to have biological children.
Community Hoops
My older two kids have both been deeply into basketball this spring, along with most of the neighbourhood it seems.
Green & Black’s Chocolate and Raspberry Croissant Pudding
This is the perfect dessert for Mother's Day
Create a hand-made Canada 150 t-shirt!
Create a personalized Canadian flag t-shirt that features your hand print as the maple leaf and send us a photo and/or video of you wearing it.
What you need to know about sedating children for dental work
Understand sedation and children's dentistry
Baby Got Back: Why babies bring the (back) pain and what you can do to stop it
Your little bundle of joy is on the way and you can’t get your mind off one thing: that aching feeling in your lower back that seems to just be getting worse by the day
Gertie the Goose lands on teething toy shelf
Say hello to Gertie. She is about seven inches tall, roughly shaped like a bowling pin with eyes and sports a bright orange beak and feet.
Turning houses into homes one piece of furniture at a time
Many of us take for granted the things that make a house a home. Much more than just four walls and a floor, we pride ourselves on our homes and consider them a personal reflection of who we are.
