The first step in knowing how to deal with girl-on-girl meanness is to understand where it comes from Editor’s Note: This story was a part of the series You can do it, which ran in the Spring 2026 issue. Your […]
Just for Moms
The gift of adventure: Changed mindset
Travelling around the world has given Janhabi Nandy the space to be present in the moment. But the greatest gift the experience has given her? Time spent with her son Editor’s Note: This story was a part of the series […]
Your party, your way
Looking to add a personal touch to an end-of-summer bash? It’s easy with advanced planning, the latest gadgets and good friends When our daughter Millie’s 11th birthday party rolled around, we wanted to make the invite list large while keeping […]
Personalization paradise: The Mother’s Day edition
This year, Mother’s Day just snuck up on you (hey, life is busy, and your children are in like 10 different activities. We get it). Unless you can knit a sweater at breakneck speed or can whip up a brunch […]
On the run
Running — which allows participants to include their kids at every age and stage — is arguably the perfect parental workout When Audra Nagasawa’s children were small, the Alta Vista mom used to pop her daughters into their jogging […]
Places, please!
New to nursing? You may need to try a few breastfeeding positions before finding one that works best for you and baby. Medela Canada gave us 10 positions you can try Women have been breastfeeding since the beginning of humankind, […]
Preparing for baby
A new baby is the new beginning of all new beginnings! In an excerpt from her new book, Raising Your Kids Without Losing Your Cool, author Shantelle Bisson tells Parenting Times readers how to get ready for your new arrival […]
(Un)boxing day
Whatever your interest, there’s a subscription box for that Subscription boxes have been around for a while, but their popularity has skyrocketed in the past couple of years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, when people were sheltering in place, […]
The joy of less
In a society where more is more, Ottawa parents discover that sometimes, cutting back is the answer Kristen Perneel had it all – a family and a full-time job as a high school teacher. But when her younger son […]
Meet a doula
If you’re pregnant, or planning to be, you may have been asked at some point whether you’d consider using the services of a doula. But what is a doula, and what do they do? We asked Sherry Trowsse, a certified […]