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This article from Chatelaine discusses the topic of urinary incontinence in women, specifically stress incontinence that can occur after pregnancy and childbirth. It emphasizes that incontinence is not limited to women who have given birth and can affect women without children as well. The article explores various treatment options, including pelvic floor exercises, dietary changes, medications, and surgery. It also highlights the impact of incontinence on a woman's quality of life, including increased risk of depression, sexual dysfunction, anxiety, and social isolation. The article also mentions alternative treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exercises beyond Kegels that can help strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. [Extracted from the article]

B vitamins We know that a range of B vitamins, including B9 (found in leafy veggies and beans) and B12 (found in meat, fish and dairy), play a big role in improving brain health. Why you should exercise caution with brain games on your phone WHEN IT COMES TO brain health, easy hacks won't cut it. We all have momentary memory lapses - misplaced keys, forgotten names - that can make us feel like dementia is nigh. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers suggestions on week-by-week guide to get kids ready to go back to classroom and mentions information on several products for children. Topics dsicussed include figuring out what one needs for back-to school clothes by soring through dressers of children and closets to see what fits, Parkland Remy Backpack offered by Parkland Design & Manufacturing Inc. and making batch of granola bars.

The article offers information on sunscreen from Consonant Skincare, shirt from sandy SHores, and sunscreen lotion from Aleva.

The article offers advice from baby photographers on how to capture pictures like a professional photographer. Tips for taking the best baby photos are offered such as getting physical, thinking outside the nursery and turning off the flash. The top mistakes parents make when taking baby photos are tackled, including only taking pictures of the baby's face, setting up a shoot during naptime and overstimulating the baby.

About 20 to 30 percent of women experience acne as an adult, says dermatologist Paul Cohen, owner of Rosedale Dermatology Centre in Toronto. Common causes of adult acne The first step in taking control of adult acne is understanding why you're suddenly breaking out. Acne develops when your skin's pores, which contain both a hair follicle and a sebum gland, become clogged with oil, dead skin cells or bacteria. [Extracted from the article]

The article provides suggestions for three-day toilet training for toddler's parents to make them diaper free in 3 days. Topics include knowledge of pooping and peeing timing, need of underwear and planning to manage the distractions due to cooking and other household works. It also mentions the example of electronic book "3 Day Potty Training" by Lora Jensen.

The article focuses on the myths and the truths behind the use of an epidural anaesthesia. It talks about the epidural being used to ease the pain during births during normal delivery and during C-section. It tells about the epidural anaesthesia having no side effect on the child's health. It speaks about the complications like low blood pressure, headaches and itchiness caused by the use of the epidural anaesthesia.

The article presents information on teaching kids about being a healthy size by their parents. Topics include parenting of a daughter regarding her weight and size by the mother of three, Carrie Grainger from Peterborough, Ontario. Health problems of kids due to the overweight which includes type 2 diabetes, sleep disorders can be overcome by making dietary changes to promote a healthy weight; and also Grainger comments on teaching healthy habits as one of the important things for child health.

The article discusses the essential guide to toilet training, wherein according to the author Elizabeth Pantley a parent should watch signed of readiness of their children. Topics discussed include the introduction of the idea of using toilets, the four different potty training methods, and three common problems in toilet training such as afraid to poop, being not ready, and random fears.

The article features two mothers from Canada who were given a makeover in honor of Mother's Day. Carey Pearson-Christie is a mother of two who has her own jewellery design business, Carey Pearson Designs. Michelle Barrett is a mother of two aged two years old and 6 weeks, who works at an insurance agency and wants to ramp-up her office attire, hair and makeup routines.

Interviews with parents about their family are presented. Gay father Mathew Howard describes his parenting philosophy and his approach to handling child care and he discusses the challenge of the child adoption process. Julie MacFarlane talks about her concern for her child's health and safety, as well as the parenting rules that she breaks all the time. Erin Russell explains how she is able to balance her work schedules and child care and she describes a typical bedtime at their house.

The article describes a make-over for Toronto mother Catherine Jheon as she returns to work after maternity leave. Catherine describes how motherhood and parenting changed her physical appearance and her personal beauty regimen. A description of the hair-and make-up changes made on Catherine at Hair on the avenue salon is presented.

The article presents a guide for eating desserts during the holiday season without gaining weight, recommending the substitution of stewed prunes for butter in recipes and choosing smaller desserts, and also offers recipes such as Banana Chocolate Chip "Ice Cream" and Creamy Almond Rice Pudding.

ADVICE+REAL LIFE ONCE YOU see that little blue line on the pregnancy test and know you're expecting a baby, you should also be expecting a whole bunch of changes to your relationship, your body and your life - including your sex life. Since this sex position allows for deeper penetration, it's possible that you'll notice some spotting after sex during pregnancy, especially toward the end of the third trimester, when your cervix starts to soften. Light spotting is normal, but definitely check with your healthcare practitioner if you're concerned, says Malyszka. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers step-by-step instructions for performing different postures of yoga workout including downward-facing dog, standing forward bend, and cobra.

STEPS+STAGES IN THE PAST week, my four-year- old, Maisie, and I have used cookie cutters to press various letters out of cheese, traced her name in shaving cream in the bathroom sink and crawled around the living room mooing like cows. Because the letter M is for "moo", of course, and so far M is one of the few letters she can readily recognize. When her older sister started junior kindergarten, she could already write her name, but Maisie isn't all that interested in handwriting. [Extracted from the article]

The article describes how 21-year-old Sabrina Pascoa fought with lupus.

The article offers information on several measures to protect one's family from the sun during the summer season. Skin therapist Charmaine Cooper says that having sunscreen is essential even they will not spend a whole day outdoors. It cites various sun-protection products for children such as Pure & Free sunscreen from Neutrogena Corp., Kids Sunscreen SPF 30 from Green Beaver Co. and Kids Tear-free sunscreen from Banana Boat.

The article presents information on how cooking can help women in defying their age, including prevention of wrinkles, fighting diabetes, and recipes for roasted-beet and grapefruit salad and balsamic brussels sprouts.

The article offers advice about getting some relief from dry, itchy skin. A skin-care routine which starts with a gentle cleanser is presented to keep the complexion of the face smooth and hydrated. Cutting bath and shower times to no more than ten minutes with water temperature in the tepid-to-warm range is recommended to address flaky or cracked and raw-looking body skin. Handling dryness of the hands and feet are presented including for drooling babies and toddlers.

STEPS+STAGES THE ACT of prepping for your baby's arrival - known as nesting - can take many forms, whether it's obsessively searching for a shade of paint for the nursery, folding receiving blankets into perfect piles or finally taking on that small kitchen renovation (to be completed just in time for your due date!). According to a study from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., the nesting compulsion to clean, experienced by many moms-to-be, stems from an adaptive behaviour from our evolutionary past. The nesting urge can kick in anytime during pregnancy, but the researchers at McMaster University found that it usually peaks in the third trimester. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the importance of vaccines during pregnancy. It is noted that the influenza, or flu vaccine and the pertussis, or whooping cough, vaccine are recommended for every pregnant woman in Canada. It mentions the concern among women on the adverse effects immunizations could have on the baby. Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommends that pregnant women should be administered the inactivated influenza vaccine during flu season.

The article offers information on protable record player from Homesense, table tennis rackets from Homesense, and playhouse from Canadian Tire.

The article reports on the significant role of social media in the gender equality movement in terms of getting facts, hearing the voice, and taking offline conversation.

An interview with Caroline Riseboro, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Plan International Canada, is presented. According to Riseboro, their survey revealed that 70% of young women say they feel pressure to alter their behaviour due to their gender. She mentions that it is significant for girls to join in stereotype-breaking programs. She states that child marriage is an extreme violation of the rights and freedom of a girl.

The article offers information about several baby care ethics. Topics discussed include diaper rash or the diaper leaking due to lying in poop too long which causes raging rash on baby's bottom; applying barrier cream on the bottom of babies protect them with stretches between diaper changes; and mention about sleep sack designs and pajama for night changes without getting hindrance on their sleep.

The article offers information on lightning crotch, a term that defines a type of pelvic girdle pain during the third trimester of pregnancy. Jessica Dy, an obstetrician at the Ottawa Hospital, says the pain arises due to the weight of the baby which compresses the nerves running down toward the pubic bone, into the vagina and inner thigh area. Lightning crotch occurs most often when mother-to-be has been in one position for a prolonged period of time.

The article discusses the remedies and tips to help infants deal with gas which can be the cause of discomfort in them. It talks about gas being a part of the development of the infant as their digestive system is adjusting to the milk. It tells about making the infant burp after being fed, changing the feeding formula, bottle and changing positions like laying them on their back or rubbing their stomachs inorder to get them to burp.

In this article, author suggests latest nutritional diet which includes Cacao nibs, Kumquats and Manuka honey.

The article offers tips to eating healthier during the holiday season.

Personal narratives of several top women entrepreneurs in Canada including Grail Noble of Yellow House, Lourdes Gant of Manatee Holdings, and Christine Martin of Cindy's Homes Gardenare presented which explore their professionalism and way of working for their companies.

The article presents suggestions to cure insomnia.

The article focuses on Christine Feldman from Toronto who faced vaginal tearing and anal sphicter during delivery of her son and how it took time for doctors to stich and how she has been working with physiotherapist to regain strength in her muscles. Topics include how tearing involves a laceration into the muscles of the anal sphincter, how perineal massage or perineal stretching can help to decline the pain and squirt bottle of warm water during peeing.

The article offers a reference guide for parents with regards to child car seats. Topics covered include studies which found that riding rear facing is five times safer than forward facing, the proper and safest way to installing of infant seats for newborns, and the universal anchorage system (UAS), as one safe way to install a car seat.

The article offers information on workout sessions offered by CrossFit to improve the strength and stamina of the body, in Montreal, Quebec.

The article focuses on facts related to physical fitness shortcuts, that are considered as 'cheats.'

The article provides tips to make recipes of own choice without compromising a thing for people who resist of having food of their choice due to dieting.

The article offers information on how to prepare healthy lunch.

The article presents diet tips to boost brain health, including sunflower seeds, vegetables like watercress and mustard greens, and chewing gum.

The article offers several suggestions for good health including one on adding salmon in salad, another related to flax meal which is an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids and one on eating eggs in dinner.

The article presents information on several healthy food options, including cherries and sprouts, spinach, and flaxseeds.

The article focuses on foods that improve sleep and prevent insomnia, along with a recipe on roasted veggies & pasta with goat cheese.

The article offers information regarding safety measures taken for children during sleep time to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Topics discussed include inappropriate follow-up of sleep guidelines by parents, according to a study by Penn State University that was published in "Pediatrics;" impact of wrong sleep position on SIDS; and association of inner ear damage with SIDS.

The article offers tips for parents in transitioning babies from bassinet to a crib. Tips include keeping the baby close by moving the crib to one's room until they are six months old, creating a comfortable place to rest in the nursery during nighttime feedings and using a sleep sack to keep babies warm and safe from loose blankets.

The article offers tips for parents in ensuring the safety of kids when going to and from school. It includes teaching kids about bus safety such as watching for oncoming traffic when getting on and off, reinforcing all the common-sense pedestrian safety rules and practicing the safe-crossing method such as looking both ways and crossing at crosswalks.