Parenting

Last week, a parent asked: “What do you do when your child idolizes someone you don’t really want him to be friends with? This boy is manipulative and has been caught in lies (stories that my son believes).

When Christina and Tate Knowles opted for a live-in nanny instead of daycare for their three kids, the main reason was flexibility. The Knowleses needed a childcare schedule that suited their needs, not one dictated by a daycare’s opening hours.

Santa Claus came to town in a military helicopter. While my grandson, Mikey, was all fired up about Santa’s form of transportation, he wanted no part of the big guy in red who disembarked.

TORONTO - Canadian retailers may be reticent to publicly name that bull's-eyed American foe pushing north next year, but many are revamping, cost-cutting and restrategizing ahead of the arrival of Target.

TORONTO - As if getting engaged on New Year's Eve wasn't enough of a milestone, Krisztina Sebesi and Rex Lu upped the ante with their choice of a once-in-a-century wedding date.

OTTAWA - Those thousands of holiday greeting cards from MPs pouring out of the national capital this month are part of a rich tradition. Christmas, you say? No, politics.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Four-year-old Gavyn Boscio loves to cook and asked for an Easy-Bake Oven for Christmas.

GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Thailand - In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is excreting some of the world's most expensive coffee.