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TORONTO — When Michelle Delbaere gave birth to her son Henry seven months ago, she had planned to exclusively breastfeed him because she’d been told that mother’s milk is considered best for baby’s health.

Last week, a mother wrote in with a question about letting kids experience natural consequences. “When my kindergartner daughter stubbornly refuses to do what she’s been asked to do, I try to make natural consequences the outcome.

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’ ” — British poet and novelist C.S. Lewis (1868-1963) “There’s not a word yet, for old friends who’ve just met.

Inspired by the native protest movement Idle No More, the Victoria parish of St. John the Divine hopes to keep the momentum going. The hall of the Anglican church at 925 Balmoral St.

Being a house guest is a strange thing. It’s mostly that feeling of dislocation. It’s different from a hotel, where you are dislocated but still master of your domain.

MEXICO CITY - Salt and lime with tequila. Salt with your iced "michelada" beer. Salt and chili on fruit and even candy.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Strands from baby's first haircut. The first tooth. Tiny footprints sunk into clay.

In her 20s, Lori Popkewitz Alper loved the intense cardio workouts at her Boston gym. But, as her life and her body changed, so did her fitness repertoire. During pregnancy, Alper found yoga.

BERGHOLZ, Ohio - The Amish schoolhouse quiets as students in first through eighth grades settle into tight rows of scuffed metal desks to begin singing, their voices rising and dipping like the surrounding hills.

Having only caught glimpses of Pope Francis on TV, Christian Carpino couldn't quite believe he was not only seeing the pontiff in person but singing for him, too.