Category Archives: Parents

The Magazine covers a breastfeeding mom

But that doesn’t make him a bankable cover photo. At least, not according to the news magazine, which decided to go for a more eye-catching image to illustrate this week’s feature story about the esteemed pediatrician and his popular parenting … Continue reading

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Father Complaint on Facebook

In a note accompanying the video, he writes, “Today was probably the most disappointing day of my life as a father and I don’t know how to correct the situation. Since I can’t seem to make any headway with my … Continue reading

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Casey Anthony case spotlights role of media

Geraldo Rivera’s television life has been full of strange moments, from on-the-air sex-change surgeries to fistfights with Nazis. But even Rivera was dumbstruck for a moment when, during man-on-the-street interviews about the Casey Anthony verdict, a woman excitedly chirped to … Continue reading

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Put limits on custody complaints, group urges

Canadian law must be changed to make it far more difficult for disgruntled parents to file disciplinary charges against psychologists, psychiatrists and other health professionals who do assessments in child-custody cases, says a group of leading lawyers and therapists. The … Continue reading

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Despite abuse complaints, accused kidnapper allowed to see son

State child welfare records reveal a history of abuse complaints against a father charged with kidnapping his 3-year-old son, yet he still was allowed court-supervised visitation that ultimately led to the boy’s abduction from a Cocoa park. Department of Children … Continue reading

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Mother charged in case of boy who hid in oven

The mother of an 11-year-old boy who hid in an oven to escape alleged abuse by his father has been charged in the incident, in part because she pulled the boy back into the apartment after he had escaped, according … Continue reading

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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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