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Deals and Steals for Canadian Families
Free OnlineFamily.Norton trial OnlineFamily.Norton is a new service that gives parents the tools to protect kids online and connect with their online lives, available for free until January 1...
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Character is the Key
There’s no rehearsing being a parent. We’re just thrown on stage, without a lot of training. There’s no pre-written script, no lines to memorize. And each child is different, so it’s hard to...
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Choosing a Guardian
It's a subject that most parents don¹t want to think about, but one every parent should take seriously naming a guardian for your children. As parents it's our responsibility to not only love and...
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Surrogacy
Whether you put it off to pursue your career or whether you wanted some down time before you had your second child, many women are shocked and guilt ridden when they discover they are infertile. The truth is...
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How to Have a Happy Marriage When You're Busy Being Parents
Is your marriage everything you ever hoped it could be? Or has it been pushed down your list of priorities since having children? Let's face...
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To Marry or Not to Marry
Dear Mr. Dad: My girlfriend and I are about to become parents. She wants to get married before the baby is born, but I don’t really see the point. Can’t unmarried parents be just as committed as married...
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Tips For First-time Parents Dealing with Holiday Stress
As new parents, the constant feeding and changing that comes with having a baby takes priority over everything - including preparing and enjoying...
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Open Adoption in Canada
Open AdoptionYou hear it all the time: this couple or that one had an open adoption. But what exactly does that mean, and how does an open adoption differ from, say, a private adoption? In a nutshell, open...
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Growing a Greener Family
Instilling a sense of environmental responsibility is good for your children - and their future. Your kids absorb all of the values that you live as a family. That means you'll exert an influence just by making...
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The Power of Choice
Would you like to get your kids to willingly cooperate? Stop the daily battles? Teach your kids valuable life skills? If your answer is Yes! Yes! Yes! then read on... There are so many things we must...
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Clipboard Magic
Back to school means back to life for most families. After a break from homework and activities, we’re ready to dive in and get ourselves back on schedule. Staying organized can be a challenge as we try to...
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How Not To Upstage Your Child Star
Let’s face it. Stage moms and dads have, over the years, gotten a bad rap. Some deserve the mommy/daddy-dearest moniker and wear it proudly; others are simply trying to do their best to help Tammy or Timmy...
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Quiz: Am I a Normal Parent?
Prior to writing AM I A NORMAL PARENT?, Sara Dimerman, our CPO Child and Family Therapist, conducted research with parents to figure out what was most typical, or normal. The majority of parents that responded to...
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Depleted Mother Syndrome
Parenting can wreck your life. One morning a few months after our second child, Laurel, was born -- we'd been up much of the night (again) and were blotto with fatigue -- my wife looked at me and said...
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Talking to our Children About Sexuality
Easy!! How can talking about sex with your child possibly be easy? At first it may not be but with continued discussion and use of proper language it will get easier especially if your child is still young...
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