Category Archives: Family

Military flooded with flu complaints

The Defense Ministry is facing a deluge of complaints from angry parents and girlfriends after it decided last week to cancel all leave until the H1N1 flu virus subsides here. As the nation raised its flu alert to the highest … Continue reading

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After-school programs

I signed my son up for an after-school program that he’ll likely enter this fall when he’s in grade one. That’s if we’re lucky. He was two when I called he inquire, apologizing for calling so far in advance. I … Continue reading

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Smoking with kids in the car — not a no-brainer?

It’s interesting to see the heated debate happening around Rob Ferguson’s story about the ban on smoking in cars when children are present. Setting aside for the moment whether or not it’s realistic to police smoking in cars, I wouldn’t … Continue reading

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Smoking on playgrounds

Today we have a story on the City of Toronto’s extension of the smoking bylaws to include a ban on smoking on children’s playgrounds. It will now be prohibited to smoke within nine metres of playgrounds, wading pools and splash … Continue reading

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First octuplets, now an old woman’s twins

Hot on the heels of a California woman, Nadya Suleman, having octuplets after receiving fertility treatment comes news that a Calgary woman, Ranjit Hayer, used in-vitro fertilization to have twins at the age of 60. And the ethical debate over … Continue reading

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On the common complaint of parents that children are spoilt

Author: pitstop4performers Keywords: D. Sathish Babu Founder Added: February 5, 2009

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