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Parenting
How to Make the Hours Between 5 and 8 p.m. Suck Less
Three hours shouldn't have to feel like three years. Here are ways to make your evening routine easier for you and your kids.
5 minutes
School-age
How kids are
actually
coping at school: a teacher's confession
A Toronto teacher on what it’s been like to be back in class during this turbulent time.
6 minutes
School-age
Should kids be sent home because of a runny nose?
Even authorities aren't sure, but with COVID testing lines snaking around the block and flu season upon us, we need to figure it out.
2 minutes
School-age
A strong student-teacher bond will help your kid catch up at school
Teachers need to have agency to address their students’ emotional well-being before embarking on an ambitious plan to make up for lost academic time.
5 minutes
School-age
Back to school—and still not serious about COVID testing
4 minutes
Family health
My kids are back at school—can they still see their grandparents? COVID questions, answered
8 minutes
School-age
COVID cases are up. Why won't Ontario's government mandate smaller classes?
In a year that every extra person in a room means extra risk, the Conservative government is ignoring our kids' overflowing classrooms.
4 minutes
Family life
My family fought anti-Black racism in the school system—and won
School is dangerous for Black children. Pushing to change that has become a permanent part of my life.
7 minutes
Family life
Everything you need to know about the benefit programs replacing CERB
5 minutes
Special needs
What the pandemic taught me about my son's loneliness
Melanie Williams's son was born with Down syndrome. Isolation and social distancing are experiences he faces in his everyday life.
6 minutes
Parenting
Why are sitcom dads still so incompetent?
TV shows still seem to stereotype fathers as inherently ill-suited for parenting. Why haven't they caught up with the expectations of modern fatherhood?
5 minutes
Family life
Is your kid suddenly asking big, impossible questions?
You’re not just imagining it! Coronavirus has led more kids to ask about tough topics like death and loneliness. Here's the best way to address them.
3 minutes
Kids health
Does your kid still wake up in the night? This could be why
Biology, psychology and environment can all influence their patterns— and could be the reason for sleep problems in children.
4 minutes
Women's health
What does a “normal” vagina look like, anyway?
7 minutes
Family life
If my office reopens but I don't think it's safe to send my kid to daycare, can I get fired?
Lawyer Lindsay Scott spoke with Chatelaine about the effects that COVID-19 is having on Canadian employees and families.
12 minutes
Trending
Good news for baby Archie—he'll now have a shot at a normal life
2 minutes
Opinion
I paid a dollar a minute to have a nap—and I’d do it again in a second
5 minutes