by Claudia Boyd-Barrett posted in Pregnancy
If you?re pregnant or planning to get pregnant, don?t be surprised if your doctor offers you screening for inherited genetic disorders not typically associated with your ethnicity or that of your...
by BabyCenter Guest Blogger posted in Pregnancy
By Bonnie Rochman
When I got pregnant with my first child, I knew next to nothing about prenatal testing. Fortunately, I had a friend who was due just a week after me. She could not believe that... -
by Lindsay Weiss posted in Life
The end of February and early March is always so confusing. We want it to be spring. There\'s Easter stuff everywhere. There are even bathing suits in the stores. But one look outside reveals brown, barren and... -
by Joyce Slaton posted in Products
If all you\'re packing for your child\'s lunch is a PBJ and an apple, you can put it in any old bag. But that\'s not the way most little kids eat lunch. They don\'t want a sandwich, they want a whole... -
by Sara McGinnis posted in Pregnancy
Long before I had children of my own I thought it would be "fun" to have twins. Easy-breezy, walk in the park, two at a time.
When I finally welcomed my first son and experienced just how much work babies... -
Whether at home or in the classroom, most children today are connected to some form of technology
Bringing computer science to the classroom is giving our children the skills essential for their digital future, says Georgina Blaskey
Over 20 years... -
by Maggie Downs posted in Life
A few years ago, my friends and I discovered the word ?hygge,? a Danish word that doesn?t have a true English equivalent.
It means that feeling of contentment that comes from enjoying life?s simple pleasures. It?s... -
by Sabrina Garibian posted in Parenting
Whether it\'s right or wrong I always laugh when I see a baby make an angry face. There\'s something about it that\'s just so cute. I remember feeling guilty for enjoying my firstborn\'s grumpy... -
by Laura Falin posted in Life
Are you in the throes of winter sicknesses"
There are least three different illnesses making their way through our school right now. Coughs, strep, stomach ailments... you name it and I can find a poor kid... -
Sonya Henderson?s son, Noah, was three-and-a-half years old when the Toronto mother noticed he was having hearing troubles. Noah would ask her to turn up the TV, even though his sister, who was sitting next to him, could hear it fine. When he... -
by Michelle Stein posted in Parenting
Have you ever swung a young child around by the arms" They\'ll probably giggle and beg you to do it again (and again.) But I have a good reason why you shouldn\'t do it. Ever.
My family learned the... -
by Carolyn Robertson posted in Parenting
I have a cute print in a frame on my bedside table that reads, "I\'d rather stay home."
Truth.
It\'s not that I\'m a recluse or an antisocial person. Since having kids, though, I\'ve found... -
What’s new in the independent schools sector" Here’s our pick of the top parenting and education news this March…
Mount Kelly School makes a royal splash
Mount Kelly School, Devon was honoured to welcome HRH The Princess Royal to the... -
by Carolyn Robertson posted in Parenting
Here\'s to multi-tasking moms everywhere!
A busy single mom, Barbie\'s recent makeover and gender stereotypes, went off without a hitch. It wasn\'t until the very end, when the host was signing... -
by Whitney Barthel posted in Parenting
No child or adolescent should ever feel the weight of responsibility that comes with caring for an individual with special needs. No sibling should ever should feel like they have to choose between caring... -
