Step-parenting advice: How to navigate a new blended family
The relationship between a step-parent and step-child is delicate. Parenting expert Julie Freedman-Smith offers six tips on how to handle this relationship. Continue reading
Child Development
Wary babies tend to be picky eaters too: child development study
Research out of Penn State University indicates infants with more inhibited personalities are more likely to turn up their nose at new foods. Continue reading
Nathan O’Brien’s memory lives on in Calgary playground
Nathan’s Playground was built as a memorial to Nathan, something that Rod describes as a way to be parents to Nathan’s spirit and to continue his legacy. Continue reading
Abrupt change in children’s clinic leaves Edmonton parents scrambling: ‘Where are we supposed to go now?’
By Julia Wong Digital Broadcast Journalist
There are currently two sites in Edmonton that offer the learning and development clinic – the Grey Nuns and the East Edmonton Health Centre, but there are plans to close the south Edmonton site in August. Continue reading
Here’s how Disney princesses are influencing your daughter – and son, too
New research suggests the Disney’s princess culture is shaping a generation of little girls – and little boys, too. Continue reading
‘Arms race’: LEGO toys have been getting more and more violent
A new study from researchers in New Zealand suggests that LEGO toys have become more violent over the years. Continue reading
Experts explain mama vs papa and babies’ first words
There’s little debate that mama and dada are often among baby’s first utterances — which usually start around the seven or eight-month mark. Continue reading
Want your kids to get better grades? They need 90 minutes more sleep a week: study
A new Canadian study suggests that if your kids get an extra 90 minutes of sleep during the school week, they’ll get better grades. That’s just 18 more minutes between Sunday to Thursday night. Continue reading
Should parents be forced to give kids conventional medicine? Alberta case raises ethical questions
Toddler Ezekiel Stephan was sick for weeks leading up to his death from meningitis. Bioethicists say his parents had a responsibility to get him conventional medical attention. Continue reading
Want dads to stay home with the kids? Make it worth their while
By Laurel Gregory Reporter
A U.K. sociologist and father-of-two describes what’s keeping dads from taking parental leave and why a cultural shift is needed for society to view fathers as equal parents. Continue reading
