Ian Mendes

Ian Mendes looks back on 2013... and realizes the year was marked by some truly bizarre parenting stories.

On the one year anniversary of the Sandy Hook shootings, Ian Mendes remembers how precious life and parenthood can be.

Ian Mendes believes that the recorder is the ultimate form of parental karma.

Ian Mendes admits that it's time to give McDonald's credit for improvements made to kids' Happy Meals.

Ian Mendes has discovered at least five family TV shows he can enjoy with his daughters.

Ian Mendes plans a movie night with his daughter, but finds that Back to the Future isn't as kid-friendly as he remembers.

Ian Mendes provides tips to help you steal your kids' Halloween candy without them noticing.

Ian Mendes admits to a unique tactic to get his almost four-year-old daughter to stop using her pacifier.

Ian Mendes has no problem lying about his daughters' ages if it means the family gets a discount.

Ian Mendes leaves his job at Sportsnet for something a little closer to home.

Ian Mendes wonders whether the time is right to start giving his daughters an allowance for completing their chores.

As the first week of school comes to a close, Ian Mendes realizes that packing lunches for his daughters is tougher than he thought.

Ian and Sonia Mendes face off on the topic of little girls and princesses.

Ian Mendes makes a stand for all dads when it comes to the dreaded farmers' market.

When Ian Mendes almost misses the deadline to sign his daughters up for swimming lessons, he vows to be better prepared for registrations down the road.

After an incident involving his wife's cellphone, Ian Mendes wonders who the onus falls on when a child destroys someone else's property.

After two weeks straight of eating in restaurants while on vacation, Ian Mendes weighs the pros and cons of mealtime with kids.

Ian Mendes tries to find an upside to the fact that his daughters have allergic reactions to mosquito bites.

When the LCBO put an ad on their website advertising their gift cards as a great teacher gift from students, Ian wonders why some parents were outraged.

After seeing a particularly annoying bumper sticker in Boston, Ian lists the family decals that annoy him the most.