parenting

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"

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

Dear Urban Diplomat: How can I stop my husband’s parents from moving in next door?

"His parents thought we got a great deal, so they purchased the unit next door as an investment"

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: I was a 50-year-old Bay Street intern

A full-time mom restarts her Bay Street career

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

Dear Urban Diplomat: am I a delinquent mom for leaving my six-year-old in a car?

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