Ottawa Parenting Times Magazine

12/11/2025

Free Online Safety Training for Ontario Workplaces

From now until March 31, 2026, WSPS is offering select health & safety eCourses for FREE! Whether you're an employer, supervisor, or worker, you can upskill and stay compliant, without spending a dime.

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12/10/2025

Fortunately, money can't buy happiness. Read how this community group is working to spread the love.

A free grassroots community group is spreading a life-changing message   In a world dominated by screens, Ottawa residents Stephen Bierbrier and Tamara Robinson are rooting for face-to-face meetings and in-person connections. They want to remind everyone that happiness is [...]

12/10/2025

By 2030, one in six people in the world will be over the age of 60. Read about one organization that's working to make a difference:

By 2030, one in six people in the world will be over the age of 60. Here’s one organization that’s helping seniors in Ottawa and beyond          For Nancy (her last name has been withheld to protect her privacy), everyday [...]

12/09/2025

Has the seasonal virus come into your family's home yet?

The average child attending daycare will be sick a dozen times in the first year   Typically, as kids begin school or daycare, parents notice that their child is seemingly always sick. This is a very common complaint, and in [...]

12/09/2025

Whether you like to curl up with Mickey's Christmas Carol or root for Kevin from Home Alone, there's nothing like a holiday movie to get us in the seasonal spirit. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) is a favourite in our house.

What's yours?

12/07/2025

The holiday season means company's coming. Make a tasty impression with a snack board inspired by the man in red himself

Nothing says hygge like a beautiful snack board enjoyed with loved ones – The BakerMama serves up three recipes guaranteed to make your next get-together merry and bright   Introduction by Tracey Tong                [...]

12/05/2025

Congrats to Heritage Academy’s Cheryl Ward! Well deserved!

12/05/2025

… And to all, a good night.
Learn all about the benefits of weighted blankets.

Despite their cost, experts tell parents to reach for weighted blankets to help their kids sleep. Here’s why Parents everywhere are cozying up to the idea of wrapping up their kids’ stress issues and/or sleep problems inside a weighted [...]

12/02/2025

You know you're a parent when snow pants are in regular rotation in your wardrobe.

Outdoor family fun has Jon Willing rethinking his cold-weather wardrobe     I might get a second pair of snow pants this winter.  Oh, I’m sorry. Are snow pants uncool? Somewhere around middle school, snow pants became a fashion faux [...]