At some point in your pregnancy your doctor will discuss with you all the common diagnostic tests you may need depending on your personal risk factors. These are procedures that can help with the early detection of fetal defects and tracking your prenatal... More »Needless Pregnancy Procedures You Should Avoid
Tiger mothers and French parents with child-rearing agendas may want to put their megaphones down for a second and prick up their ears. Because parenting advice, especially given in a Ten Commandment-style tone of voice may not be good for mothers or babies.
More »Is the best parenting advice your own?At nearly 36 weeks pregnant with my second child, I admit I walked into a screening of What to Expect When You're Expecting a little cocky. After already experiencing the highs and lows associated with two very different pregnancies, I was ready to... More »What We Can Learn from the Dads in What to Expect When You're Expecting
Make room for Mason! The Social Security Administration released its list of top baby names today, and the most surprising thing about this year's top 10 is that the name of Kourtney Kardashian's little cutie -- Mason -- is the only new addition... More »Top Baby Names of 2011: Guess Which Celeb Baby Name Cracked the Top 10?
Spring is finally here and we’re warming up to summer. Get ready for long days in the great outdoors by reading up on common health hazards you and your family might encounter. More »Outdoor survival guide
The recent Time magazine cover depicting an attractive 26-year-old mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son with the headline 'Are you Mom Enough?' hanging over the image has re-ignited the perennial (some might say, interminable) argument surrounding the subject of breastfeeding and the new school of 'attachment parenting,' a term that mom/cover model Jamie-Lynn Grumet seems to take literally.
More »What is it about breastfeeding that gets people riled up?Here’s how to let a free-range toddler explore her mobility without losing your mind. More »When your toddler gets lost
Would you consider getting rid of he or she for a more gender-neutral word? Sweden has, replacing "han" and "hon" for the neutral "hen," according to a recent Maclean's article.
As part of this push to the neutralization of gender, Swedish... More »Should we move towards non-gender-specific terms and names?
Everything about being a mom these days seems to be This versus That -- work versus stay-at-home, feminism versus motherhood, attachment parenting versus everything else. My real life as a mom doesn't reflect that combative, binary opposition.... More »Does the Media Hate Moms?
It's been a few days since Time magazine released their "Are You Mom Enough?" issue, just in time for Mother's day and the outrage continues. And, yeah, the headline is annoying, but brilliant (it made you pick it up right?). We get it.... More »Why We Shouldn't Hate the Time Breastfeeding Cover
What to do when your toddler refuses to eat properly or swallow her food. More »When toddlers refuse to chew
Rory is two, playing in the park across the street from our old house. She goes from one thing to the next, keenly wanting to do everything "herself".
"Wow, she must be a good sleeper," a dad says to me. I look up. He's watching his three children,... More »Is bad parenting the cause of ADHD among children?
Jamie Lynne Grumet, who posed for the cover of Time Magazine nursing her 3-year-old son, appeared on NBC's "Today" show on Friday to talk about the controversial cover. More »Jamie Lynne Grumet Defends Her Time Magazine Breastfeeding Cover
The boogeyman has no power under the sheets of your parents' bed. As a child I had frequent nightmares and would end up knocking on mom's door at least weekly. I always felt safer under my mom's protection. But could this have led to weight issues in my adulthood? More »Why Co-Sleeping May Be Good For Your Kid's Waistline
Mother's Day is meant to be a day of loving care for all mothers. It is meant to be a day during which mothers get to sit back and be pampered in a show of appreciation for all that they do. In honour of Mother's Day we are... More »Taking Care of Single Moms on Mother's Day
A routine fetal scan ended with the words no parent ever wants to hear: "There's a problem." Three months later, writer Rowan Somerville's daughter was born without an esophagus
More »My daughter was born without an esophagus: A father's terrifying journeyAdoptive mother Antonia Jones* writes about why Mother’s Day is bittersweet for her family. More »Mother's Day and the adoptive mom
Learn about your newborn's eye colour and why it may change. More »Will my newborn's eye colour change?
Cabin fever? Don't let the first few weeks of parenthood keep you cooped up inside the house with your newborn. More »Newborn: Tips for the first time out with your baby
Would you give up Mother's Day? Would you consider staying silent for an entire day to send a message that the plight millions of mothers dying preventable deaths during childbirth would be recognized? Because that's what a new campaign from Every Mother... More »Would you give up Mother's Day for charity?
The cost of raising a child from birth to age 17 has surged 25 percent over the last 10 years, due largely to the rising cost of groceries and medical care, according to the Department of Agriculture, which tracks annual expenditures on children by families. More »The Inflation of Life — Cost of Raising a Child Has Soared
My wife had a baby on Mother's Day, so every few years it's an extra special day at our house when birthday and Mother's Day collide. Interestingly, every year that happens my birthday falls on Father's Day. But this isn't about me, it's about moms. More »The one gift every mom should ask for this Mother's Day
Parallel play is a fundamental stage of babydom. More »How babies play
I remember looking at Tokki when he was six months old, thinking, "Why am I still wearing my maternity tops? These shirts are for when he is inside. He is now outside. And he's huge." I couldn't believe I was still wearing them.... More »Why Baby Fashion Trumps Mom Fashion
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and this has us thinking about all the lessons our moms have taught us. More »13 Things We Wish We'd Known About Motherhood