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Principal Nancy Steinhauer reads 'Where the Wild Things Are' to a group of Grade 5 students. Steinhauer has been named one of Canada's top principals in part because of the medical clinic she opened at her school in a high-needs area.

Canada’s top principals include nine right here in the GTA

Nine local educators honoured include Nancy Steinhauer, lauded for reaching out to her high-needs community.

Accessible bus gives student chance to go on field trips

Family, school and community banded together to find transportation

Gay-straight alliances become Respecting Differences clubs

A Catholic consultation finally settles on an acceptable name for school anti-homophobia clubs.

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Free-range kids

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Family Health

AUTISM: Teach autistic kids to talk things through in their heads

Teaching children with autism to talk things through in their heads may help them solve tricky day-to-day tasks and could increase the chances of living...

HPV vaccine recommended for boys

A federally appointed panel of experts has endorsed use of HPV vaccine in males in Canada, potentially opening the door to wider use of the vaccine in boys and... Comment Count (6)

Health Canada recalls kids’ jewelry for possible lead, cadmium

The health department says the recall involves various pieces of kids’ jewelry and a skull cellphone charm sold with the brand names “Impulse! & Co...

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Babies & Pregnancy

Baby Mila's name was chosen to suit her hair colour. Her parents had alternate names picked out in case she'd been a blonde, red head or even bald.

Baby name: Decision coloured by baby’s hair

Cornwall couple had names for a blonde, brunette and redhead – and even if their baby was born bald.

Deb Matthews backs down on reducing C-sections to save money

Health Minister Deb Matthews now says there are no plans to limit OHIP coverage of procedures such as planned caesarean sections.

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Cuts to OHIP services could include some planned C-section births

Taxpayers will soon have to pay for, or do without, some health services now covered by OHIP.

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Pregnant Pause Blog

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News & Features

Amy Caneiro wonders why she isn't entitled to the same benefits as biological parents.

Adoptive parents seek same leave, EI as birth parents

Birth parents get more EI and parental leave even though adopted kids need time to adjust and attach, and families need financial support.

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Cribb: At work, today's dads are where women were 40 years ago

Somewhere in the space between the traditional male hunter/gatherer and new age snot wiper, fathers are balanced precariously.

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Kids won’t listen? 6 ways to tune them in

Teaching children to listen and follow instructions effectively has been a problem since the beginning of time. When trying to improve a child’s ability to... Comment Count (0)

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Activities

Kids can skate with the Leafs at the Toronto Maple Leafs Skate for Easter Seals Kids Sunday, Jan. 22 at the MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence.

9 great things to do with your kids this week

Take your pick: There are lots of fun ways to enjoy the great outdoors with your family across the GTA this week – or keep everyone entertained inside.

8 awesome thing to do with the kids in the GTA this week

Discover lots of fun ways to experience winter across the GTA this weekend.

5 awesome thing to do with the kids in the GTA this weekend

Discover lots of fun ways to experience winter across the GTA this weekend.