Summer time is here sunny days, no school, family vacations and lots of time with the kids. An idyllic time, of which memories are made. It is also a time when parents deal with increased...
Giving up her newborn son for adoption was the hardest, most heartbreaking thing Viola Warde ever did. It was also the best thing. "I saved him a lifetime of heartache," she said....
Children have always asked the darndest questions. As times have changed, however, kiddie queries have addressed ever more complex, sensitive issues, often at younger ages....
"A baby is programmed to be loved by a mother. One baby, one mother. That's why babies fail to thrive in institutions. You and your baby start a song, and only the two of you have that...
On my bedroom dresser stands a photograph of myself with a baby on my back. The child is one of my energetic nieces. The photo was taken a few years ago when my niece, now age 7, could barely walk....
Anita Packett doesn’t know how she will react when she gets the call to collect her adopted child, mainly because she isn’t prepared to let her heart go there... just yet. “On one hand I’m sure...
Coaching parents at work on how to talk to their adolescent children about sex could be an effective way to reduce risky sexual behaviour among teens, according to a study in the United States...
"Put on your fetal alcohol glasses. You'll see that every time you read the newspaper, cases will jump out that are pure fetal alcohol. The welfare mother who starves her baby to death...
After a heroin binge left Angel Luterzo in the hospital, barely breathing, she knew she needed help. She faced a tough decision: Do I go to rehab, even if it means leaving my kids...
The birth of a new baby is a happy moment indeed. From the instant you hear that little cry in the hospital maternity ward, the excitement that surrounds the arrival of a tiny being into...
McKenzie heads a parental counselling group, where she advises parents and encourages children to lead meaningful lives. This is something McKenzie learnt the hard way. "I made mistakes in my...
I knew better. I knew better than to have sex without protection. I could have taken that condom out of my pocket and used it. But I didn't. At the age of 20 I was pregnant, single...
It was common for pregnant single women in the 1800s to be called "lost, fallen, wayward, and depraved women." Fast forward to 2008 and spend a bit of time online and you'll read statements...
Starting July 8, state public defenders outside of Hennepin County will no longer represent parents in child protection cases or in specialty courts such as drug court. Hennepin County's...
Transitioning from the workplace to raising a family can be demanding, especially if you’re new to the area with no family or friends and a husband who works 80 hours a week. Lonely, alienated...
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