Parents

In recent years, women have shared stories of their infertility, miscarriages, postpartum depression and birth trauma. But there is one area of reproductive health that moms are still reluctant to open up about, and that’s abortion. It may surprise you to learn that many of the women who have abortions in Canada—perhaps the majority—are moms. According

Autism – Chelsea talks about finding out her children have autism. Does your child have autism? How did you react to finding out your child was autistic? learn more about autism: http://www.smarterparenting.com/specific-lesson/view/autism-spectrum-disorder

Raelene Dundon will never forget the day she realized it was time to tell her preschool son he was autistic.* When they were visiting her eldest son’s classroom for story time, some of the students noticed that the younger boy seemed similar to their autistic classmate and told Dundon’s eldest that his brother had autism.

The Parenting Junkie asks what marriage advice did you receive? How did your parents model a happy marriage? Or if they didn’t what did they model? If you find yourself asking how to improve your marriage, or looking for healthy marriage tips you may not have had a healthy relationship modeled for you (most of

Winter is here, which means it’s cough season. But not all coughs are the same. In this video, learn about RSV & croup, two respiratory viruses that affect young children and cause distinctive coughs. Dr. Kristen Bruno discusses how you can tell if your child has one of these respiratory infections. Plus, find out what

Having a weekly scheduled hour for myself saved me after my son was born. But we’re not talking yoga class—my me time was intense. While on mat leave, I took my me time seriously. Like, really seriously. Oh, how I looked forward to my rare afternoons off. I’d book my mother-in-law to watch my baby for

Do you feel emotionally or physically burnt out as a parent with young children at home? One of the biggest risks parents face today, is burning out. In this video, I want to share 10 Signs you want to look for that will tell you you’re entering Survival Mode. I’m Avital, aka The Parenting Junkie,

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If schools get shut down again due to a lack of preventative measures by the provincial government, I am going to lose my shit. Earlier this year, I was feeling incredibly optimistic. The end of the pandemic looked like it might actually be in sight, as vaccines were rolled out across the country more quickly

I dreaded bedtime with my seven- and five-year-old daughters. Specifically, nagging to get them in the bath. Followed by breaking up naked dance parties and begging them to put on their pajamas. Then, haggling over which books to read and how many. More negotiating over who got a turn to sit on my lap and

“I just want to be small and cute like them,” she says, looking at her classmates, and my heart breaks. Like many big babies, our daughter entered the world through a door, and not a tunnel. An emergency C-section culminated in a kind of obstetrical puppet show as the doc held a long, pink, squalling

The ‘Frozen’ star is the latest celeb to admit that she only throws her kids in the tub when they absolutely need it. When Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher joined Dax Shepard on his Armchair Expert podcast last week, the couple caused a stink after admitting to not bathing their kids, Wyatt, 6, and Dimitri, 4, all

My mom doted on me and my sisters endlessly when we were kids. Her life revolved around us. I have very little sense of who she was as a person outside of being my mom. I’m immeasurably grateful for how singularly devoted she was, but her dedication has created an unexpected tension in my own

If your toddler responds to seemingly mundane requests with the word “no,” you can rest assured: your child is very, very normal. Here’s how to deal. My toddler will be a wonderfully strong adult. My toddler will be a wonderfully strong adult. My toddler will be a wonderfully strong adult. I say this to myself

Canadian dads outperformed Americans on almost every measure. Thirty-five years ago, Canadian and American dads were doing a similar amount of child rearing, relative to mothers. Surveys from the mid 1980s showed that Canadian men spent 38% of the time that Canadian women spent on child care, and American men spent 35% of the time

It took months of reflection, therapy, and re-parenting her inner child for this mom to become the mother she always wanted to be. The following is excerpted from The Mom Babes: A Motherhood Anthology. My daughter called me Mad Mommy. Again. I was filled with rage. I had the same dragon fire eyes that I had

I’d never heard of family camp before we were invited to try it out this summer. Turns out, plenty of traditional overnight camps offer “Family Camp” weeks. At YMCA Wanakita, which is near Haliburton, Ont., an entire side of the camp is usually devoted to family groups only, all summer long. But this year, due

Join the Play Pandemic Challenge → https://theparentingjunkie.com/challenge 7 Reasons We Have Too Many Toys The Parenting Junkie has rolled up her sleeves to shed light on the top 7 reasons you have too many toys. Is your house overflowing with too many toys? Have you considered why you have too many toys dear one? In

With Go! Go! Cory Carson, Gabby’s Dollhouse and more, Netflix Canada will be fully stocked with kids’ fave shows and fun movies in August 2021. Netflix Canada has announced which new TV shows and movies will be joining the lineup next month and, of course, that means more options for kids! There are a bunch

This kid reads Harry Potter novels every night. Mine snacks on crayons and can’t repeat a simple pattern in a game of Simon. My five-year-old son has had the same best friend since nursery school, a lovely little boy I’ll call Billy. Ever since the age of three, my son James and Billy have been