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teacher gift ideas

Teacher Gift Ideas: What To Do This Year

In addition to personal thank-you messages to their teachers from your kids, here are more great teacher gift ideas for the end of the school year.

school dress code body shaming

What are School Dress Codes Really Teaching Our Kids?

School dress codes amplify the emotional and psychological side-effects of body-shaming. And puts accountability squarely on girls.

struggle returning to work after maternity leave

Canadian Employers Are Failing Mothers Returning from Mat Leave

A survey has revealed that a majority of mothers felt unsupported and were not provided clear directions on how their return to work would be managed.

classic outdoor backyard games

Classic Backyard Summer Games

There’s nothing better than a no-frills, classic backyard game, so round up the kids and play until the streetlights come on!

covid-19 vaccines for breastfeeding and pregnant women

Are the Covid Vaccines Safe for Pregnant or Breastfeeding Women?

The results are encouraging, as the data from recent studies on Covid-19 vaccine safety and efficacy for pregnant or breastfeeding women is starting to come in.

Everything you need to know about the Covid vaccine

Everything You Want to Know About Covid-19 Vaccine Safety

Health Canada’s Dr. Supriya Sharma answers questions and shares everything you want to know about Covid-19 vaccine safety for parents and children.

Superstitious during pandemic

Signs, Fortune Tellers, Horoscopes, Oh My! I’ve Become So Superstitious

I’m not sure what is happening to me, except to say from crazy new superstitions, weird and coincidental signs, to horoscopes and fortune tellers, I’ve never been so superstitious in my entire life. I’m not alone.

My Son Tested Positive for Covid

My Kid Has Covid and I Had to Make the Call No One Wants to Receive

No one wants to get that call because at best, it’s an inconvenience. But at worst? I couldn’t even let my mind go there…

My Daughter Has Become ‘Community Property’

Looking back, I suppose I was a part of the first generation of parents who began raising our kids on social media.