children

We planned to adopt a toddler, but ended up with a 17-year-old

"I thought, 'This could be our daughter'"

Dear Urban Diplomat: Do I have to feed organic food to my kid’s friend?

"I bought everyone treats from our local bakery. When his dad found out, he refused to set up another play date for weeks"

My stillborn son’s birthday was the worst day of my life

"Throughout my labour, I was hoping that I was asleep, that none of this was really happening"

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I get my neighbour to stop dressing her toddler in skinny jeans?

"His jeans are so tight that he can’t even play properly"

When my next-door neighbour discovered she couldn’t have children, I offered to carry them for her

"I felt guilty that I had three healthy children and she had none"

The cutest pictures of Raptors players and their kids

The next generation of basketball talent is already toddling around Toronto

I pulled my kids out of school and let them make up their own curriculum

When my 10-year-old was having trouble in class, I tried everything to help him. Then I discovered unschooling

Memoir: my life revolves around trying to get inside my autistic daughter’s head

Dear Urban Diplomat: can I ask my neighbours to cover up their naked kid?

Memoir: my ex-husband wanted us to co-parent with his new girlfriend

Dear Urban Diplomat: how do I keep well-meaning neighbours from touching my newborn baby?

The Baby-Making Business: on the front lines of Toronto’s booming, semi-legal surrogacy market

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends’ kid damaged my basement wall, but they didn’t offer to pay for the repairs. What gives?

Toronto’s childcare situation is about to get less awful to the tune of $21 million