Today’s girls are facing a new sexual landscape. Journalist Peggy Orenstein examines the issues and how parents can help in her new book, Girls & Sex.
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Great Summer Family Fun Events
Parenting Times rounds up some of the best places to visit and activities for family fun this summer in and around the Ottawa area.
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.
Punk is Dad
Story by Chris Lackner, photos by Mike Carroccetto Veteran Ottawa punk band The Riptides – with five young children between them – reflect on how they balance daddy duty, their day jobs, and an unyielding dedication to their ‘raw, unadulterated’ […]
Signs your child may be involved in sex trafficking — and what to do
Don’t think your child is at risk of falling prey to sex traffickers? Think again, experts say.
A look at the state of child care in Ottawa
Samantha Ball has the lowdown on what Ottawa parents need to know about accessing – and paying for – quality child care in the nation’s capital. Ottawa’s Sarah and Scott Atchison have a plan to keep their daughter Harper, born […]
Join us at Ottawa’s largest Parent & Child Expo in April!
April 16 & 17, 2016 at Nepean Sportsplex 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 […]
‘It really is a humour story about motherhood’
Manotick hockey mom’s trials and tribulations revealed in new book Manotick’s Astra Groskaufmanis once envisioned raising a family that would spend winter weekends on the ski hill. But as John Lennon sang, “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy […]
A desperate dad’s plea for help
A Richmond father has launched a second fundraising campaign to help support his severely disabled son while he searches for a long-term solution to fill the gap. When it comes to Christmas wishes, Richmond resident Myles Dear is only hoping […]
From military man to doting dad
Ottawa Councillor Jody Mitic reflects on his military career, double amputation, and the joys of fatherhood in his newly released memoir. “I am what I am. It’s all there,” retired Master Corporal and current Innes Ward Councillor Jody Mitic says bluntly […]