Episode list

In our Feature Report, we examine the "in crowd" that forms in schools. These highly organized and very political groups have an influence on both those on the inside and outside of the group. With a focus on girls' cliques, this feature profiles kids, parents and experts who break down the structure, rules and power of this fascinating social phenomenon. In Reality Check we explore Husband Attention Deficit Disorder (H.A.D.). New daddy Bob Decker realizes that he's not the center of the universe anymore. How-to informs parents about cooking for a vegetarian child. Vegetarianism is a huge trend in children. Our nutritionist offers advice on how parents can meet their vegetarian children's nutritional needs. In our Video Diary, we set sail with a mom and dad who've sold their house and are raising their son on a boat.

In our Feature Report, we explore children's humor. From baby to adolescent, a growing child's sense of humour changes and evolves in fascinating ways. With insight from stand up comic parents and a psychologist, this feature will examine and illustrate the things that make kids laugh, and why. In our Reality Check segment, parents-to-be Steve and Lisa tell her parents their very modern notions of parenting. Our How-to informs parents about surviving your child's first haircut with tips on making the first trip to the barber, tantrum-free. Mom goes to work, dad does the ponytails. Our Video Diary stays at home with stay-at-home dad, Mr. Rummel.

It's the death in the family that no one talks about. This gripping Feature Report focuses on the personal toll a miscarriage takes on couples and their relationship. Experts provide advice on how to overcome it, repair marital stress, and offer perspective on the numbers of these incidents and why miscarriages happen. In Reality Check, Kooky Auntie Rhonda makes her case for the specific value she and Aunts everywhere have in the raising of our children. Our How-to focuses on getting out the door in the morning. With the advice and help of an efficiency expert, the Desroches family learns ways to make their mornings less hectic. Pets! A fun Video Diary surrounding the arrival of a new, four legged, addition to the family.

In this Feature Report, we take a look at the vital relationship with grandparents. A celebration of what grandparents and grandchildren give each other, and an analysis of how much that relationship is valued in different cultures. With Dr. Ben Schlesinger, Co-author "The Family Squeeze - Surviving the Sandwich Generation" Reality Check examines Mom and Dad Date night. We all know how important it is for moms and dads to have time for each other, but organizing and executing a "Mom and Dad Date Night" is more like a military operation than a relaxed social occasion. David Eddie and his wife Pam Seatle give us a reality check on booking a big night out. This How-to segment teaches exercising when you're pregnant. Featuring Heidi Murkoff, author of "What to Expect When You're Expecting" this "How To" gives pregnant women some valuable pointers on how to exercise safely and productively when you're expecting. This Video Diary deals with changes in the Desario family. If there's one thing that's constant in family life, it's change. Pina and Joe Desario had a two-year old daughter Emily and a baby on the way. Little Emily faced a revolution in her world. Within the space of a week, she started school for the first time and assumed the new role of big sister. We go along for the ride as the Desario Family adapts to a brave new world.

In this Feature Report, we deal with single mothers. The number of single parent homes has skyrocketed in the last decade, and while we're adapting in many ways, there are specific challenges that only single parents face - and some surprising advantages. Featuring Family Therapist Michael Williams. This How-to segment illustrates teaching your child phone skills. We break down the rules of the phone with Family & Child Counselor Dr. Audrey Wise. Video Diary goes camping with the Dee/Davidson Family. There's nothing like roughing it in the bush to learn a person's true character. Maggie Dee has one son and Dave Davidson has 4 children of his own, three of whom live with him. When Maggie and Dave fell in love and decided they wanted to move in together, they faced the big question that all blended families face: will their kids get along? This summer, they decided to take their brand new family for a test drive -- a week long camping vacation to Quebec.

This Feature Report delves into homework and looks at the expectations on increasingly young children, how over-stressed parents are under more and more pressure to help with work they may not understand themselves, and how different families with varying economic and time resources cope. The feature includes interviews with Associate Professor Barrie Bennett, OISE-UT and Grade Six Teacher Gini Dickie. In this Reality Check we de-silence Listening. Comic and Mother of 3, Kate Davis, examines the fascinating phenomenon of selective hearing. This How-to segment teaches dealing with night terrors. Exactly what classifies as a night terror and how parents can help their child get through these frightening episodes. The Canadian Pediatric Society's Dr. Diane Sacks gives parents some valuable information. This Video Diary is what we like to call the Nanny cam. The term usually refers to a camera installed to observe the caregiver. In this week's video diary, we turn the tables for a rare peek at life from the nanny's point of view. Two years ago, Bless Sarmiento had difficulty finding a job in her field of computer science. She did what many young Filipino women do, and immigrated to Canada to work as a nanny. At first she was shy and homesick, but Bless has grown confident in her challenging role of caring for three girls under three years old.

In this Feature Report, we take a look at the biological clock. No matter how much we want to believe that women can delay childbearing until they establish a career, there is such a thing as "old eggs" and other factors which substantially reduce chances of getting pregnant as we age. There are also issues for men regarding aging and starting a family. We debunk myths and update the latest info on the biological clock. With Fertility Specialist and Director of the Fertility Clinic at Sunnybrook & Women's Hospital Dr. Clifford Librach and York University Women's studies Professor Andrea O'Reilly. This How-to Teaches Your Child to Swim. Whether you do it yourself or enlist the help of a qualified instructor, this "how to" will give parents tips on ways to get their child to feel comfortable in the water, and eventually swim like a fish. With swimming instructor Rebecca Gewurtz. Our Video Diary goes to Theatricks theatre camp. Every parent wants their child to be self-confident, and yet nurturing that quality isn't easy. But at an innovative summer program held in a church basement in a Toronto neighbourhood, the stage is set every day for confidence building. We gave camp directors Cathie Webb Gillespe and Jamie Milroy a camera for this week's video diary.

Our Feature Report examines Speech Impediments. When a speech impediment is a concern what kind of help should parents seek out? Speech and Language Pathologist Deborah Anderson and Child Psychologist Dr. Micheline Beitel explores the self-esteem issues and discovers some inventive new treatments. Reality Check teaches Stroller Etiquette. New mom Teresa Roncon breaks down the rules of the road. This informative How-to teaches parents proper techniques for taking pictures of your kids. Professional photographer David Beckett gives practical tips on getting the best shots of your little ones. Our Video Diary visits a work-at-home mom. Balancing babies and work is always tough. But if your office is in your home, these competing challenges can seem insurmountable. We gave journalist and work-at-home mom Kira Vermond a camera to see if she could handle yet another task in her daily double duty balancing act.

This Feature Report deals with the issue of parents and friendship. We all have our own style of parenting - for some, being a friend to their child feels right, while, for others, being more of an authority figure is how they've chosen to parent. We hear from parents with different kinds of relationships, find out why it works for them, and talk to Beverly Cathcart-Ross, parent educator and counselor for the Parent Education Network and psychotherapist Barbara Burrows about why we define ourselves as parents the way we do. In our Reality Check, we learn something interestingly known as Gardening Baby Tips. Dad-to-be Steve Pratt expresses his confusion over the conflicting expert advice on baby care, and ventures his own theory that everything you need to know about child rearing can be found in the garden. Our How-to teaches being an effective long distance parent. Parenting expert Dr. Audrey Wise gives parents tips on being an effective involved parent when you're miles away. The Video Diary follows the Korman family as they embark on a one-week no junk food challenge. They thought it would be easy as pie but they discovered denial was harder than they thought.

Feature Report talks names. A look at what factors parents should consider when choosing a name, possible minefields and a lighthearted look at some of the rules and strategies parents engage in to ensure their child gets the perfect name. With Past-President of the American Name Society and the Canadian Society for the Study of Names, Sheila Embleton, Professor of Linguistics; Alexandra Schmidt of the Office of the Registrar General and Educational Psychologist Dona Matthews. Our Reality Check explores yelling. Christine Diakos is proud of her Greek heritage, but she's inherited something she's not so happy about: the tendency to yell around her daughter Isabella. A lighthearted look at something we all find ourselves doing a little too often. This How-to segment deals with telling your child they're adopted. Expert advice and parental perspective on when - and how - to broach the subject of adoption with your child. With Educator and Author Barbara Coloroso. Our Video Diary follows a child activist. For some people, helping others comes naturally. Having recently immigrated to Canada from Singapore, the Maheshwari family has carried on their cultural tradition of assisting others in their community. But when 12 year old Ambika heard about the organization Free the Children, founded by Canadian teen Craig Keilburger, volunteering became her passion. Her dedication was rewarded this year when she attended the organization's high profile international conference.

This Feature Report discusses motherhood "issues". Naomi Wolf is the latest, and perhaps most high profile writer to declare that motherhood isn't what we expected. The interesting new trend is the growing comfort level of women being honest about their negative feelings of motherhood. With York University Women's studies Professor Andrea O'Reilly. Reality Check examines babysitters. Mom of 3, Kate Davis, takes as through her hilarious checklist when she shops for a babysitter. Our How-to segment deals with peer pressure. It's one of the most powerful forces in our kids lives, and it starts from a very early age. Some analysis and tips on dealing with the peer pressure that comes to bear on our children. With Educator Barbara Coloroso, author of "The Bully, The Bullied, and The Bystander ". Our Video Diary follows the Allison/Carberry wedding. Getting married is a big step for any couple. But when that union involves blending two families, the event takes on a whole new meaning - and stress level. Elaine Ellison and her 9 year-old son Ben, and Andrew Carberry and his 11 year old daughter Jade, were a week away from their big day when they began their diary.

This Feature Report deals with Kids and Wealth. A look at how family wealth has a profound impact on a child. We examine the issues from nutrition to access to computers, to the impact of your children's clothes and what sports they get involved in, on your children's success. With Globe and Mail writer Sean Fine. This Reality Check teaches "cruising" - i.e.: almost walking. A tongue-in-cheek look at what that means around the Decker household with Bob Decker's son Monty. In this "How To" learn about eating well when you're pregnant. Mom-to-be Christine Klassen gets some tasty advice on nutritional needs of pregnant women from Heidi Murkoff, the renowned author of "What to Expect When You're Expecting". In our Video Diary: we go back to school with the Douglas Family. As September approaches, butterflies begin to flutter in the tummies of children everywhere. It's exciting, stressful and insanely busy. In the Douglas family, it's truly a family event - mom's a teacher, Dad's a school councilor, and this year, their oldest started middle school, their youngest enters the "big room" at nursery school and their middle child is alone for the first time in elementary school.

Our Feature Report examines imaginary play as we look at the world of a child's imagination. We explore how important imagination is to development, examine the role of imaginary friends and get advice and information on how much "living in their head" is healthy for children. With Education Psychologist Dona Matthews, Comic and Radio Host Carla Collins and Children's Author and Novelist Richard Scrimger Reality Check deals with over-protectiveness. Stand up comic/mom Kate Davis observes her own over-protectiveness. This How-to aims to help your child stop thumb sucking. Orthodontist Dr. Aubrey Banack gives us tips on how to deal with the emotional (and dental) implications of thumb sucking. Our Video Diary explores co-operative living. The expression "It takes a village to raise a child" is alive and well in an urban corner of Toronto. Three families on one street are living cooperatively - sharing meals, activities and the upbringing of their children. In this week's Video Diary, we meet the Emerson sisters who live side by side - and share their lives with - the Bush family.