Teacher confessions: 5 things parents do (but shouldn’t…ever!)
When my kid started Junior kindergarten last year, it took me weeks (OK, months) to send in a family photo for his teacher to hang in his cubby. For some reason, I just couldn’t get it together to...
View ArticleStrategies to survive a nursing strike
At 10 months old, Copeland Geberdt hit a nursing rough patch and stopped feeding. “Whenever I offered my breast, he’d bite it,” says Copeland’s mom, Justine, from Windsor, Ont. “Before this,...
View ArticleHow to handle an overly talkative kid
Seven-year-old Nolan would regularly come home with notes from school about his incessant chatter. He loved socializing so much that he’d rush through his classwork to gab with his pals, eventually...
View ArticlePregnancy weight gain: How much is normal?
In preparation for her first pregnancy, Susan Clinton decided to get in shape. The Ottawa accountant had always led a fairly active lifestyle, but before conceiving, she staged a last healthful...
View ArticleBaby talk: Bad for your toddler’s language development?
[Update November 4]: New research on babies and language development in the journal Pediatrics suggests dads may need to speak up. The study found that mothers chat with their infants more than...
View ArticleHow to have the best school year ever
Like most parents, I want my kids to flourish academically and grow up to become great successes, but my parenting style is best described as lovingly lackadaisical. (Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother...
View ArticleNot fitting in at school: How to help your kid
Ten-year-old Rachel* is a voracious reader who talks non-stop about her favourite books and comics, and loves to perform skits for her family. Her mom, Sandy Gallagher*, describes her daughter as...
View ArticleHow a stinky school lunch incident led to discussing race with my kid
The other day my four-year-old daughter, Mallika, came home from preschool, plonked her bag on the floor, and told me, “Mummy, Ellie brought really stinky food to school today.” I was taken aback by...
View ArticleWhen to ditch nighttime diapers
Alivia Munro has been daytime toilet trained since she was 22 months old, but it wasn’t until she was almost four that she attempted the switch to underpants at night. The milestone couldn’t come soon...
View Article15 easy school lunch recipes to help you pack like a pro
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