Parenting News

Having trouble raising your step-families? Look no further. The Catholic Community Services of York Region offers a program every Wednesday evening until Nov.

Lily Pabian and her husband Jeff learned to tag-team household tasks when he lost his job and she went from stay-at-home mom to part-time consultant.

Alan Thicke is all about dispensing words of wisdom these days. The Growing Pains alum will again add a little sparkle to Monday's episode of How I Met Your Mother , returning to play "the role I was born to play" - himself, the actor tells TVGuide.com. Thicke, of course, previously appeared in the third season, making a cameo as Robin Sparkles' ...

A stroller maker is voluntarily recalling about 1 million strollers sold in the U.S. since 1999 because The company behind the strollers, Maclaren, is doing this with the Consumer Product Safety Commission after getting 15 reports of children who were hurt when placing their fingers in the stroller's hinges.

Mel Gibson is an "incredible" and "hands-on" father to his new baby daughter. The actor - whose girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva gave birth to Lucia Anne on October 30 - has been praised for his excellent parenting skills despite only spending three days with his newborn because of work commitments.

MANY OF the joyous moments of parenthood sneak up on you, but none so much as the day, when, at the conclusion of the afternoon nap, you walk into the baby's room to find your toddler -- once clad in a diaper and those adorable footie pajamas -- standing at the rail of the crib wearing nothing but a smile.

As long as same-sex couples can't get married , research can't tell us much about what same-sex marriage will be like -- especially how legal recognition might affect their social legitimacy in the eyes of others, as well as their commitments and investments as partners and parents.

Few people live their lives without experiencing trauma at some point and emotional trauma is surprisingly common in children.

Recently, W5, a Canadian documentary show, aired an episode entitled, " Children on the front lines of divorce ." The focus was on how divorce can be damaging when one parent turns their child against the other parent, a phenomenon also known as parental alienation syndrome .

Children who grow up with parents who take a "tough love" approach to their upbringing are better prepared to do well in life, a report has suggested.

Ayelet Waldman is the author of the bestselling essay collection "Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities and Occasional Moments of Grace." She will share her insight into parenting and sign books at 10 a.m. Sunday at Congregation B'nai Emunah, 1719 S. Owasso Ave.

Juneau Montessori School presents a free six-week series of classes for parents of children ages three to six.

Becoming a parent for the first time three years ago, Kim Murphy tried to do everything the way she was raised by her parents and from what she read in pediatricians' handbooks, but it just didn't feel right.

Michael Jackson's father wants a judge to order the pop star's estate to pay him a monthly allowance, according to papers filed in court Friday.

Whether it's a weekend trip or a cross-country road trip, travel with kids comes with its own set of unique challenges.

Michael Lohan has been tipped over the edge by his daughter Lindsay's latest allegations - he's threatened to release more tapes to prove she is lying.

So many gay couples today have kids that it has become a cultural phenomenon - there's even a new TV show about a modern family that includes a gay couple with an adopted baby.

A woman was today ordered to undertake a parenting programme as part of her sentence of six months' home detention for cruelty to her children.

Smoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of having a child with behavioural problems, according to UK and US researchers.

On-air promos for a sexual threesome on an upcoming episode of "Gossip Girl" have spurred the Parents Television Council to ask affiliates of the CW network to pre-empt the show.