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Adam and David Eddie pore over the instructions of the Identigene paternity test kit, which is available only online in Canada.

DIY DNA: Who's your daddy?

When your son is so positive, so even-tempered, so handsome – so unlike you – there is only one thing to do, David Eddie writes: Grab a home paternity kit


Mother's Day

Tell us about your mom

How do you mark the day?


Doggy DNA

My mysterious mutt: Lab, beagle or dingo?

We weren't the sort of ridiculous people who pay $79.95 to determine the ancestry of their mutts. Or maybe we were


Get what you want this Mother's Day. Twist the ex's arm

On what is perhaps the Hallmark holiday of all Hallmark holidays, what's a single mother to do for some recognition?


He's driving to work, she's driving golf balls

Research shows that couples who retire at different times can experience added tension in their relationship


Memoir: Daddy dearest

He was 'dangerous' - and probably a sociopath. But for Running with Scissors author Augusten Burroughs, his father was the force that shaped his life


Peanut butter as a weapon

Bullies threaten children with severe allergies with being touched or forced to eat food they have spent lives avoiding


Tired of waking up tired

Marriage + kids + money = goodbye sleep

Damage Control

My ogling makes my girlfriend furious

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Can I get it under control and reassure her that I'm committed without becoming a navel-gazing freak show?


Generation Ex

Mother's Day: It's not all about the biomom

Sarah Hampson

Happy under-appreciation day: Celebrating the stepmom


Group Therapy

I want more kids, my wife doesn't

Sarah Hampson

I'm tired of discussing it and would like to leave the relationship


Family Feud

My sister died - now my parents hover

I know they're just worried about me, but I can't handle it. What should I do?


McCann disappearance

Every parent is haunted by a near-miss story

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It's part of what we muddle through as parents - the close calls, the near tragedies


Parenting

Teens don't slack when it comes to stress

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Though you want to ease your child's worries about unrelenting school work, the reality is it's a fact of life

 

Diversions 

More Family & Relationship stories 

No, I fine. I put pee-pee in toilet

Writing about your daughter's toilet training could net you $40,000 a month. But some mommy and daddy bloggers fear their digital confessions have become exploitation

Schools that cut fat and sugar saw dramatic results

Schools that overhauled nutrition policies saw a 50-per-cent reduction in new cases of overweight children in two years, study finds

Parental guidance needed

He's never had kids of his own, but Brett Berk will tell you how to raise yours

Ladies love a team player

Move over, Mike Weir. Sorry, Roger Federer. Women find guys who play team sports sexier, new research shows

International adoption: The next China?

With five-year waiting lists for Chinese infants, Canadians are increasingly looking to African countries for adoption. But the journey is rife with potential pitfalls

Nanny knows all (and she may already be dishing)

Just what exactly does your nanny know? Often, the answer is more than they'd like to

Faces of desire: Here for a ring? Or just a fling?

Hot for a one-night stand? Longing for a lifetime of monogamous love? Your romantic intentions may be written all over your face, new research has found

For soldiers, love is a battlefield

Couples therapist Sue Johnson tells Hayley Mick how she is helping Iraq war veterans get in touch with their feelings, and why soldiers aren't the only ones facing battle during wartime

Family Feud: My dad makes racist jokes in front of my kid

I can't stand it but he's otherwise a terrific grandpa. What do I do?

Fine art that Junior will drool for

No Mickey Mouse decor here. New parents are shelling out for original art to stimulate baby's creativity - and match the crib

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