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Back to work: 5 tips for parents returning to work after maternity or parental leave

Amanda Lee May 11, 2012

Swapping play dates for a briefcase can be daunting, and many moms and dads worry about making a smooth transition back into their careers.

Drop the Worry Ball author urges helicopter parents to get out of the way and let their children grow up

Andrea Gordon May 11, 2012

Kids need to experience failure, take responsibility and even worry without parents taking over

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My second chance to be a first-time dad: Colby

Scott Colby May 8, 2012

I am a bit embarrassed to admit I shed a few tears when a 17-year-old Maria Sharapova upset Serena Williams to win Wimbledon in July 2004.

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Do dads feel more work-life stress than moms?

Ann Douglas May 4, 2012

Society is still playing catch up when it comes to getting used to the changing — and varied — roles of fathers.

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Education

Louise Brown May 19, 2012

Thousands of first-year students at Ontario community colleges are taking catch-up courses in basic math skills they should have learned in grades 6, 7 and 8.

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Louise Brown May 17, 2012

More students are turning up the heat on colleges and universities to provide mental health services.

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Louise Brown May 16, 2012

Ontario students with mental and emotional troubles wait an average of seven days to see a campus counselor - and some wait months, warns a new report that calls... Comment Count(5)

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You CAN get kids to eat healthy

Liz Pearson March 5, 2009

What can a parent do to help prevent obesity in their children? Here are 10 tips. Comment Count(2)

Ann Douglas May 18, 2012

Teenagers who practice mindfulness — a technique that involves focusing on what is what is happening in the moment and being aware of and accepting of...

Andrea Gordon May 15, 2012

Author from Milton, Ont. created the book to help kids, parents and teachers better understand the challenges of coping with anxiety.

Specials & Features

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

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

January 20, 2012

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

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Andrea Gordon October 18, 2011

A study from the University of British Columbia proves that indeed it IS harder to raise a family these days.

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John Terauds September 23, 2011

In the age of mobile devices, nearly a third of people now check work email before going to bed, and most of us work an extra 10 hours a week, thanks to... Comment Count(5)

Columns & Blogs

Lorraine Sommerfeld August 29, 2011

Asbestos is a dirty little secret that’s very dirty, definitely not little and should not be secret

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Lorraine Sommerfeld August 22, 2011

It's the little things that make cottage memories shine

Lorraine Sommerfeld June 13, 2011

Life lessons from a toad

Moms

January 6, 2012

“I was more relaxed. I noticed a lot of the younger moms were by the book. I think when you’re older you don’t have as much need to go by the book.”

Lorraine Sommerfeld December 19, 2011

Our columnist likes artificial Christmas trees. Her sons want the real thing.

Lorraine Sommerfeld December 12, 2011

It’s not enough to check in by cell phone. Sometimes just being there doing nothing is what kids need most.

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