What’s it really like having kids who are further apart in age? Tracey Tong reports My parents had two under two. And when we were growing up, most of our friends that had siblings were close enough in age that […]
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12 Great family fun events
February-March 2020 Headline: 12 Great Family Fun Events Byline: By Tracey Tong Winterlude When: Through February 17 Where: Various locations, Ottawa and Gatineau What: It’s your last chance to enjoy the 42nd annual Winterlude. This classic winter celebration takes […]
The Ottawa Food Bank serves both families and individuals
Jennah-Lee Trenholme remembers that when she was a child, her mother used to tell her they were going to the “little grocery store” when going to the food bank. “Different food banks give different amounts of food, and also some […]
The greatest love, the biggest loss
One of the most tragic things a parent – or anyone – can experience, the loss of a baby changes a family Editor’s note: Please note there is a trigger warning for this story, as it is about infant […]
Lend me an ear
The Distress Centre of Ottawa and Region celebrated 50 years of helping people in 2019 In 2015, Jennifer B. was wrestling with postpartum depression after the birth of her second child. At the time, the Ottawa resident, who asked […]
Above board
Nothing says hygge like a beautiful snack board enjoyed with loved ones – The BakerMama serves up three recipes guaranteed to make your next get-together merry and bright Introduction by Tracey Tong […]
12 Great family fun events
Christmas Lights Across Canada When: Now through January 5 Where: Parliament Hill What: The 35th edition of Christmas Lights Across Canada kicked off on December 5. The program was introduced in 1985 to showcase monuments and sites along Confederation Boulevard […]
Cold comfort
Ottawa residents share what keeps them hygge for the holidays As lovely as Ottawa is, winters in the capital can be brutal. Between trying to navigate snowbanks with a stroller, struggling in – and out – of snow pants (then […]
Anniversary edition: Celebrating 10 years, Parenting Times is loved by more parents than ever
The winter of 2009 dropped more than a whack of snow on Ottawa – it also delivered the inaugural edition of Ottawa Parenting Times on newsstands across the city. The birth of a new publication in the small Ottawa […]
Anniversary edition: Stay at home or go back to work?
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 […]