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Calvina Simons might just be a baby whisperer. The 31-year-old has a special way with even the smallest of tots. She helps parents get restless newborns to bed and will look after them throughout the night, so their moms and dads can sleep. She al...

School breaks were a problem for Kim Caisey. Her children were 16, ten and four, and finding appropriate care was a nightmare. The younger two had learning challenges; the teenager required a completely different environment. Her frustrations led to ...

She wanted a monkey so we did what any sane parents would do, we bought a goldfish. I explained to my daughter that the two had a lot of similarities, and thankfully she didn’t ask for elaboration. I thought fish would be easy, but there were moments...

People who get their children vaccinated are “sheeples” who follow the flock. That’s the belief of one parent who hasn’t inoculated her kids against diseases such as measles, mumps and rubella. Her opponents call her a lunatic. The vaccination debate...

Jahmeina Simmons-Stovell’s final wish was to be buried in Bermuda. The 18-year-old moved to the UK in 2006 with her mother and stepfather, Bernette and Vaughn Stovell. Their hope was to get the best medical care possible for Jahmeina, who had cerebra...

When I was six, my uncle brought me a Paddington Bear from London. He wore a floppy hat, blue coat and yellow galoshes. Around day two of ownership, one of the yellow boots went missing. Several decades later I still have Paddington, minus the boot. ...

Good days don’t happen by chance, they happen by intent. It’s one of the messages in counsellor Saadia Bean’s personal empowerment book, Live With All Your Heart. Reader Angela Brangman said it changed her life outlook and her relationship with her 1...

Dean Smith had lots of male role models while growing up. His father was around and he had five older brothers. Five years ago he felt the need to do something to help someone who wasn’t so “blessed”. He became a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sist...

The Mirrors programme will host Impact Workshops for parents and youth workers who want a renewed appreciation of self and what it means to be a parent, and new ideas on working effectively with young people. “Like everything else that we do in life...

Martha Dismont never planned on being a single mom. However she was forced to raise her daughter Aruna alone after her husband Roy Dismont Jr, died suddenly in 1989. She prayed through the night after he passed, wondering how she would manage on her...

Chelsea DaPonte dug into the plate of pasta with gusto, not realising that she was about to make herself very sick. Her mother, Becky DaPonte, had carefully requested gluten-free pasta but the waitress didn’t pay much attention. The sauce was gluten-...

In the middle of my daughter’s dance recital I fell in love with the Pink’s song Funhouse I’m more interested in country music. I love listening to legends like Waylon Jennings. I couldn’t believe I was actually enjoying Pink. For some reason, though...