parenting

My daughter has been obsessed with The Lion King for about three years now. Don’t get me wrong: it’s a great production with great music. But after listening to it in the car for three years, and learning every single song by heart, I think enough is enough.

Do French mothers know something about raising children that North American mothers don’t? That’s the premise behind the new book, Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Paris-based writer Pamela Druckerman.

Book review: A funny and emotionally intelligent look into the messy lives and quirky misadventures of two artistic-type siblings

I come from a family of four children, two girls and two boys. My parents, who have been married for nearly four decades, are loving, attentive and hyper-involved in all our lives. I’ve never doubted their affection for me—it borders on obsession, frankly—or their authentic investment in my happiness.

With Father’s Day just around the corner, families across Canada are getting ready to celebrate their dads. But the results of a new survey by ForbesWoman and TheBump.com shows that some of us might be gritting our teeth while we carry that breakfast tray to our partners on Sunday morning.