Look and feel your best as you brave the oh-so-cold winter months with these luxurious products.
Tracey Tong
‘My life is loud but so much fun’: Ottawa parents on life with 2 kids under 2
Many parents decide to go the route of having children close together.
Ottawa’s Samantha Pierre is Miss Teen Canada
Ottawa’s Samantha Pierre, while smart, well-spoken and beautiful, is far from the stereotypical pageant queen.
Fab ideas for fall family fun in the National Capital Region
Tracey Tong offers up some of the best ways to make the most of this glorious season in the Ottawa area.
Go gorgeously green this summer with these beauty products
Parenting Times asked Ottawa moms and scoured the shelves to bring you a list of the eight best earth- and body-friendly products available close to home.
Lisa Loeb’s journey from ‘90s pop icon to proud mom
Lisa Loeb – the American indie musician known as much for her trademark cat-eye glasses as for her talent as a songwriter and storyteller – embodied the music of the ‘90s. Her platinum hit song Stay (I Missed You), from the 1994 film Reality Bites, became the anthem for a generation of young people trying to figure out what – or who – they wanted out of life. Now, the same Gen-Yers who loved her for the songs Do You Sleep, I Do, and Let’s Forget About It, now grown with children of their own, have the chance to experience Loeb’s music all over again.
Forging bonds, online and beyond
Ottawa moms say social media has enabled them to expand their social circle – and find ‘amazing’ new sources of support, writes Tracey Tong. When Jathina Blais was pregnant with her son, she joined a Facebook group for mothers who […]
Five great plans for five days
The Parenting Times guide to March Break family fun in Ottawa As a child, you probably welcomed March Break – a whole week off without having to get up early for school or rush to your extracurricular activities – with […]
Ottawa’s best kept secrets
20 free (or crazy cheap) fun things to do this winter Keeping active, curious children happy and engaged with stimulating activities – and trying to balance that with a tight family budget – can be a challenge. And as the […]