Parenting Times editor Kelly Roesler gets the full star treatment – professional hair, makeup and photography – all within the comfort of her home. Juggling multiple kids with several jobs and trying to run a household is exhausting. It can […]
Kelly Roesler
The secret, sexual lives of mothers
Sex. Motherhood. These things certainly aren’t mutually exclusive; one quite obviously leads to the other. That’s how we got here in the first place, right? But why, then, does parenthood so often, whether it flames out or fades out, drain […]
The ‘mean-girl’ moms
In her new book, Toronto mom blogger Rebecca Eckler explores how many ordinary mothers can turn into judgmental Internet trolls. Thank God for Rebecca Eckler. The well known, often polarizing Toronto writer, who has been a major presence in the […]
Life with a toddler, tween and teen
When I discovered I was pregnant with my third child in early 2010, you could say it was a “happy surprise.” She wasn’t planned, per se; nor did I take any real steps to prevent getting pregnant. I was 30, […]
Dressed to Deliver
Mompreneur Julie Berg is making a splash with her stylish new 3-in-1 dress that brings fashionable comfort to moms who are tired of shapeless hospital gowns When Julie Berg gave birth to her first child in March 2012, she wore […]
‘Although I had a child young, it was not the end of the road’
Clarissa Arthur was 17, with a three-month-old son, Dyon, when in 1995 she discovered Youville Centre, an Ottawa charity that supports young mothers and their children through help with education, childcare, and social services. Originally from Nova Scotia, Arthur moved […]
The Motherhood Competition
I was sitting at my laptop the other day, just champing at the bit to write a scathing piece condemning Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow for her latest foot-in-mouth comments about how difficult it is to be a parent working as […]
The preciousness of ‘late’ motherhood
I always knew I wanted to be a mother. I wasn’t sure exactly how many kids I wanted, but I knew, with complete certainty, that I wanted to start my own family. I didn’t realize, however, just how early I […]
When hope is lost
Over the last few weeks, the world has mourned the high-profile death of a Canadian star, actor Cory Monteith, of the hit TV show Glee. And the hearts of many children who felt an intense connection to the actor were broken. Monteith, who played […]