Editor’s note: Even for the busiest of us, it’s important to take pause and evaluate how we’ve changed and grown. Flipping through the editions from the last 10 years – a veritable trip down memory lane! – it’s only fitting that […]
Sophie Desrosiers
10 easy tips to survive back-to-school shopping
The return of another academic year is upon us, meaning parents are once again faced with the daunting task of back-to-school shopping.
Parenting with PTSD
Two Ottawa veterans discuss the challenges of parenting while coping with post-traumatic stress disorder. Sophie Desrosiers tells their stories. Ottawa mom Shawna Roy, a former member of the Canadian Forces, has battled the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder since before […]
What parents need to know about the new Ontario Student Grant
Thousands of Ontarians will have one less hurdle to overcome in their pursuit of a post-secondary education, starting in the 2017-18 academic year.
‘We all feel like it’s a done deal’: Parents react to proposed Ottawa public school closures
For some families, March is about vacations, but not for the families of kids enrolled in schools under review by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.
A surrogacy story, part 2
In the conclusion of Jennifer Brown’s surrogacy journey, Sophie Desrosiers recounts the dramatic labour, delivery and reveals how the Ottawa mom and her family are faring post-birth ‘It’s just an amazing feeling to see somebody holding their newborn baby’ When Jennifer Brown’s water broke […]
A surrogacy story
It has been a controversial alternative for prospective parents, and in Canada, it’s illegal for surrogates to receive financial compensation. So what would motivate an Ottawa mother to carry a child for someone else? Sophie Desrosiers discovers. “Isn’t it hard […]