17th August 2012
Think parents are miserable and unhappy? Not so, according to a recent research study conducted across three universities including the University of British Columbia. A study on a large sample of Canadian and US men and women examined whether parents evaluate their lives more positively than childless adults, whether parents feel better than childless adults […]
16th August 2012
We’ve all heard stories about women who had intercourse just once and ended up getting pregnant. But the reality is that there is only a small window of opportunity each month in which getting pregnant is possible. This “peak” time occurs in the middle of a woman’s menstrual cycle if, and when, she ovulates (when […]
14th August 2012
Individuals and couples who need fertility treatments to have a baby are often faced with the burden of having to pay for expensive drugs and treatments that aren’t covered by health insurance. Some end up not being able to have kids because they can’t afford to pay for treatments such as IVF – which often […]
13th August 2012
Written by our mental health expert Janet Takefman, Ph.D. Good parenting involves many specialized skills, attributes, and sacrifices. However, there is really no way to determine who will make a good parent and who will not. Many people, men and women alike, step up to the plate when they become parents and even surprise themselves […]