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Making space for dads in caregiving
'I needed permission to show up imperfectly and to be a different kind of father than the one shaped by cultural expectations.'
'Cancer throws you in the deep end'
The other day I saw the image above on social media and clicked on I draw childhood cancer, a Facebook page run by Angus Olsen. Angus, who lives in Australia, is trained in animation and began drawing
'The biggest thing is just... the joy'
We're excited to share our new A Family Like Mine video! This one features Joanne Downing and her husband Mark, and their children Katherine, Matthew and Andrew.
A mom discovers what the doctors missed
Many of you know Brenda Agnew, the powerhouse behind the Parent Advocacy Link (PAL) Facebook group that connects over 1,500 parents of children with disabilities to share practical and emotional
Green acres is the place for me
n 2014, Maya Wechsler and Greg Masucci made a drastic life change. They moved from a row house off a busy street in Washington, D.C. to a fixer-upper house on 24 acres in Bluemont, Va. They were tired
'Trust your instincts. That's what I tell parents'
Fahima Afroze is a biomedical engineer with three daughters. Myreen, 11, has autism and Zafreen, 8, has cerebral palsy.When Farzeen, now ...
Parenting as a grandmother: 'You're so much wiser'
At age 63, Marna-Rose Minett has raised two children. Now she's raising a third—her granddaughter Rayne, 7, who has cerebral palsy and...
Mom writes book to help kids talk about differences
“This is me,” Sheriauna said proudly when she saw the book her mom Sherylee Honeyghan had published. The cover is of a young black gi...
Asha 'reshaped the way I look at the world'
I heard this amazing interview with Ron Buliung, a professor in transportation geography at the University of Toronto Mississauga. He's c...
How one mom embraces a new life in Canada
In 2013 Sharda Ali-Ramjattan moved from Trinidad to Toronto with her daughter Selina, 9, in order to access better health services. Her h...
I am Nat's ghostwriter
This piece by Susan Senator (centre), author of Making Peace With Autism and the Autism Mom's Survival Guide (for Dad's too!) touched me. Susan always writes with great honesty and insight about
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