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Cop Tasers girl for resisting bedtime

Cathal Kelly November 20, 2009

The local police chief in Ozark, Arkansas is standing behind one of his officers who tasered a 10-year-old girl who was refusing to go to bed.

When Star gift boxes held porcelain dolls

Mike Funston November 20, 2009

Shirley Anning fondly remembers the French porcelain doll that brought much happiness to her life as a 5-year-old at Christmas during the Great...

Children's rights treaty readily signed, readily ignored

Lynda Hurst November 20, 2009

Is the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child worth the paper it's printed on?

How to handle a cyber-bully

Brandie Weikle November 19, 2009

Follow these steps if your child is the victim of online bullying.

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Twilight sucks in teachers

Kristin Rushowy November 20, 2009

Girls talk about them – well, him – in the hallways and in class. School libraries can't keep the books on the shelves and many report waiting lists.

Debra Black November 20, 2009

They stomped. They sang. They wiggled their hips. For many of the students from Regent Park/Duke of York Junior Public School, it was the first time they had ever...

Robyn Doolittle November 19, 2009

Crime is down and victims are more willing to speak up at high schools where an officer is stationed, says a new report evaluating the first year of a program...

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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(1)

Leslie Ferenc November 20, 2009

As he watched a complex surgery at the Hospital for Sick Kids, Ukrainian neurosurgeon Ihor Kurilets couldn't help but think about the state of the medical system in...

Royson James November 20, 2009

Yesterday I swam the length of a swimming pool – and it was a wonderfully ugly sight to behold.

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How to handle a cyber-bully

Brandie Weikle November 19, 2009

Follow these steps if your child is the victim of online bullying.

Raveena Aulakh November 14, 2009

When no one was around, Jassi Kaur quietly slipped into her niece's room, where the 19-year-old woman sat huddled in a corner sobbing. Comment Count(154)

ANN DOUGLAS October 1, 2009

Nestle USA learned the hard way this week that the parenting community will hold corporations to account for trying to buy positive blog coverage, says Ann... Comment Count(0)

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The Mother of All Parenting Blogs

ANN DOUGLAS July 28, 2008

Ann Douglas share her thoughts on the trials and tribulations of the parenting journey.


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Catherine Porter November 17, 2009

Here's a business proposal for some savvy MBA student: Toronto's first cold storage facility specializing in the placentas of groggy-yet-sentimental mothers still... Comment Count(4)

Lorraine Sommerfeld November 16, 2009

Back in 1976, I wanted to take shop class. I actually wanted to take it before that, but I was not permitted. The high school wasn't fond of the idea, but my mother... Comment Count(1)

Moms

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Can sex drive be revived after baby?

Francine Kopun November 20, 2009

There is an epidemic of lost sexual desire among women and they don't even want their sexy back, according to Laurie B. Mintz, author of A Tired Woman's Guide to...

BETH J. HARPAZ November 17, 2009

For tips on dealing with the grumpy adolescent, call a Facebook group called UTIMH (Ungrateful Teenager In My House).

Catherine Porter November 17, 2009

Here's a business proposal for some savvy MBA student: Toronto's first cold storage facility specializing in the placentas of groggy-yet-sentimental mothers still... Comment Count(4)

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