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 […]
Feature Articles
Love makes a family
Writer Samantha Ball sits down with Ottawa’s Knox family in the wake of bestseller ‘Love Lives Here’ Six years ago last month, Alexis Knox came out as transgender to her parents. Alexis, now 17, shared this with […]
The sandwich generation
In addition to caring for their young children, many parents have taken on the responsibility of caring for their aging parents as well According to Statistics Canada, there are over two million caregivers in Canada, and the majority are women, […]
Art for all
Mobile arts school helps kids to shine A man recognized for his previous career as an accomplished social worker has created an art school that emphasizes the importance of art for emotional and creative growth. The brainchild of Paul Field, […]
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 […]
From our anniversary edition: Beyond the attachment parenting controversy
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 […]
Anniversary edition: The challenges of the good old hockey game
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 […]
Anniversary edition: A surrogacy story
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 […]
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 […]