The ‘dolphin’ approach is a parenting philosophy rooted in a balanced, firm-yet-flexible mindset, with the ultimate goal of raising healthy, happy kids who are self-motivated As summer holidays wind down, a new school year is ramping up – along with […]
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Join us at Ottawa Parent & Child Expo this October!
Meet & Greet Dora the Explorer and Diego on stage! Meet, hug and say “Hola” to Dora the Explorer and her cousin Diego on the Expo stage. There will be multiple Dora & Diego appearances, with morning and afternoon times […]
Five reasons parents shouldn’t cry about the end of summer
No, really. The end of summer is a good thing. Seriously. Derek Abma explains. By the time you get around to reading this, Labour Day will be in plain view, if not already come and gone. This is not necessarily […]
Q&A ‘It’s about hope and healing and resilience’
Ann Douglas is the author of the bestselling Mother of All parenting books and has written for top parenting publications in Canada and the U.S. The Peterborough-based Douglas leads parenting workshops and advises parents and educators across Canada. Her latest book, Parenting Through the […]
Teaching respect in sport to parents
Minor hockey is now $12 more expensive and takes up an extra hour of time for many parents in the Ottawa area. It’s because of an online course for parents that organizers hope leads to friendlier interactions between parents, coaches, officials, players and everyone […]
‘They are trailblazers’
Alexis is an articulate and happy 12-year-old Ottawa girl. But she wasn’t always this way. For a long time, she suffered from seemingly inexplicable depression and anxiety. And when she came out as transgender to her family in February 2014, her dad Mark says, […]
Because he said so
Because he said The late New York Times columnist David Carr was a media rock star, but behind that lies the story of a man who overcame deep struggles with drug addiction to raise twin baby girls on his own — and […]
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 […]
Author hopes to fan the fun of fatherhood
Having derived so much joy and satisfaction from raising his daughter, Ottawa lawyer Ross Dumoulin has written a new book that he hopes will inspire other fathers, writes Derek Abma. Among the hopes Ross Dumoulin has for his recent book, A Celebration of Fatherhood, […]
Life as a Mini Pop Kid
Decades after climbing the charts with Video Killed the Radio Star and other famous covers, the Mini Pops are back with a new set of performers serving up Top 40 hits with a family-friendly twist, writes Leslie Foster. Did you listen […]