Your Parenting

Discipline Guide

Strategies for all ages

Are You Ready for Another Baby?

How to figure out what a second child will mean for your energy level, income and marriage

Your One and Only

The pride and prejudices of raising an only child

Raise a Creative Kid

Even If You're Not!

Hand it Over

20 things you can get kids to do as they grow up

To Stop a Bully

Is it fair to make this the job of bystanders?

I Survived My Picky Eater

Purées only, zero vegetables and menus for one. Three families talk about how they cope with their kids' food quirks and Karla Heintz, nutrition educator and author of Picky? Not Me, Mom!, weighs in on what else they might try

Deals and Steals for Canadian Families

We've rounded up some fabulous freebies for families around the web

Raise a Happy Child

All parents want their kids to have a happy life. They also want them to be good people. But which comes first?

Got kids? Shhh!

The anti-parenting "trend" has reached new levels of silliness

Music Nights

Through sharing his favourite tunes with his kids, this dad finds he's learned a lot too

Desperately Seeking Sleep

With a child who never slept through the night, one couple turned to extreme measures

Parent Power

Meet four parents who resolved to make their kids' lives better — and benefited their communities in the process

Oh, Behave!

Repeat after me: Discipline is not about control

Battles Worth Picking

When to fight and when to switch

Stepparenting Q&A

How to avoid the most common mistakes that stepparents make

Best "Green" Diapers

There's a world of eco-friendly, reuseable diapers out there — from liners to inserts, to all-in-ones. To find the best, we turned to the parent testers at PTPA Media. These 12 are their favourites

Making the Connection

A new book explains how to use therapy skills to get closer to your kids

Kids and Technology

It's parents vs. kids when high-tech gadgets invade the home front. One dad keeps score

Making Up Stories

How to spin a lively yarn that's not by-the-book

The Uncle's Guide to Parenting

There are some things your kids can only learn from their favourite uncle — you know, your brother who never grew up and still knows how to push your buttons

Lessons From My Three Sons

Her first child and Today's Parent were both born 25 years ago. Holly Bennett reflects on her parenting journey

Parents of Multiples

With twins and and triplets now being born in record numbers, one mom of multiples examines how this particular baby boom will affect Canada's health care system, the parents and, most importantly, the children themselves

Raise a Great Kid

How to nurture competence in your kids

Our Best Parenting Advice

For a quarter of a century, Today's Parent has waded through the sometimes murky waters of child rearing. We've seen good ideas and bad, watched fads come and go, and emerged with some essential, timeless truths. Here are 25 of the best

Then & Now

A look at how parenting has changed in the last 25 years

Do You Yell too Much?

How four parents learned to turn down the volume

Family Nudity

Two parents share their views about family nudity — from both sides of the bathroom door

Parents in Waiting: International Adoption

With international adoption becoming harder, Canadians are facing the challenges with patience, and an open mind, in the quest to build their families

Kicking Sugar

One mom's battle to get her kids off the white stuff