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The sisterhood in our house is built on differences
Anchel Krishna had a romanticized view of how alike her daughters would be. In fact, they have unique personalities, interests and abilities.
For Hanzhen, life is in the detail
Hanzhen Yap is a 16-year-old Malaysian artist with autism whose intricate sketches of historical buildings, animals and everyday objects ...
Every kid deserves a pair of jeans
By Megan JonesIn the summer of 2013, Mindy Scheier was faced with a problem. Her son Oliver, then nine, wanted to wear jeans to school.Ol...
Take a look, then look again
Look at this illustration of an elephant. I couldn't stop. I kept seeing in the detail things that I hadn't initially seen.This is on...
Connect2care puts your child's health record at your fingertips
Becky Quinlan (top right) can't say enough about the benefits of Connect2care—a new secure portal that gives parents and kids access to...
Son's death sparks a search for justice
In 2013 Connor Sparrowhawk (with sister Rosie) drowned in a bath alone in a National Health Services assessment and treatment unit in Oxf...
Julia knows firsthand that every family is unique
Meet Julia Hanigsberg, the new president and CEO of Holland Bloorview (in photo with daughter Rachel). Julia comes to us from Ryerson Uni...
How baby went from 'alien creature' to 'our son'
‘Our Curse' tells the story of a Polish couple whose son Leo is born with a rare syndrome that prevents him from breathing while asleep...
A doll like me
This is Katie Hebert with her doll with a stomach feeding tube and brother Nathan. "We heated up a skewer and used it to melt a hole in t...
Get your kid active at Variety Village
Check out this video of Rick Mercer spending a day at Variety Village, the fitness and sports club in Scarborough, Ont. for people with a...
Disability is part of their doll's story
In January I wrote about Melissa Shang, a girl who at age 10 got 150,000 people to sign a petition asking American Girl to release a doll...
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