Like many people, I was shocked when I learned that Daryl Hannah had been diagnosed with autism as a child. It was hard for me to believe ...

Every year as September rolls around, parents of children with autism get anxious about how their child will handle the transition back i...

Karla Begley is a woman with multiple sclerosis who has a 13-year-old son named Maxwell who has autism. She often brings Maxwell to her moth...

As moms we’ve all encountered this — that feeling like we might explode if we don’t  get away from our children . At least, I’m assuming t...

This past week,  news of two young children dying in their Winnipeg home and the subsequent disappearance of their mother, Lisa Gibson , ...

Remember back in the day – before you had kids – when you could go away for a week or two, and all you had to worry about was finding some...

Moms are good at a lot of things, but making time for themselves isn’t typically one of them. Think about it -- when is the last time you...

As part of the Special Needs Parenting Panel on iVillage Canada, I was asked to join Ijeoma Ross and Lisa Thornbury to discuss the challen...

This week I am participating on a Special Needs Parenting panel on iVillage Canada. Parenting and pregnancy author Ann Douglas is heading ...