Our Story
Since early 2006 York Region Parent (formerly York Region Baby) has been helping parents in and around York Region Stay up to date on parenting information, local events and more.
Our independent online parenting magazine serves all of York Region, including Newmarket, Aurora, Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Keswick. It has been meet with great enthusiasm from parents, as well as sponsors.
We showcase news and information for expectant and new parents, with highlights including product & book reviews, relevant parenting articles, craft ideas, and an information resource centre for prenatal, postnatal and toddler related topics. We have now expanded and have included school aged children, all the way up to pre-teens.
We offer free monthly newsletters that deliver news and information to parents and parents-to-be.
Our events section help parents keep in touch with local events in York Region. In our event calendar we list programs for baby and parents, including mommy & me classes, prenatal yoga, prenatal classes, family related activities in York Region and car seat clinics.
We are very involved in the community and support many causes and charities, including:
- Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley who was diagnosed with primordial dwarfism, a genetic condition that is believed to affect only about 100 people in the world. She isn’t expected to grow past about 30 inches or weigh more than 8 pounds.
- The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario — we raised over $750 in 2006 and our goal is $1,000 for this years Walk for Heart
- Our Babypalooza Baby Show raised over $600 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and The Linden Fund
- We’ve donated gift baskets to KC’s Cancer Cushion Fund, Raise the Barre, La Leche League and more!
