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Why I'm converting to free-range parenting

Why I'm converting to free-range parenting

This is how a parking lot confrontation made one mom rethink her helicopter parenting style.

Raizel Robin

Kids struggle with body image earlier than you think

Kids struggle with body image earlier than you think

A review of research reveals our culture is obsessed with thinness and perfection, and it's doing our kids harm.

Emma Waverman

New UK guidelines: Home births are safe

New UK guidelines: Home births are safe

Health regulator advises that low-risk home births are as safe as hospital births, except for first-time mothers. One seasoned home birth mom weighs in.

Amanda Zielinsky

Kids to ride free on TTC and not everyone's happy

Kids to ride free on TTC and not everyone's happy

Not everyone's excited about kids riding free on the TTC. But here's why we should be thankful.

Rebecca Cuneo Keenan

Five-year-old invoiced for missing classmate's birthday

Five-year-old invoiced for missing classmate's birthday

A five-year-old UK boy has been invoiced for $30 (CDN) for failing to attend a classmate's birthday party.

Emma Waverman

Breastfeeding mom told she can't serve food at market

Breastfeeding mom told she can't serve food at market

A Halifax mom was asked by a health inspector to stop selling dry foods at local markets because she was breastfeeding.

Emma Waverman

Rosamund Pike's dress: You call that brave?

Rosamund Pike's dress: You call that brave?

Twitter calls the Gone Girl actress "brave" for showing her post-baby body at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards ceremony.

Emma Waverman

Study: Kids reading less. Here's how you can change that!

Study: Kids reading less. Here's how you can change that!

New research shows kids reading less, but parents can help by capping screen time and reading aloud to their kids - even when they can read themselves.

Tammy Sutherland

Fines for noisy kids forcing family from their home

Fines for noisy kids forcing family from their home

BC mom Kathryn Mackenzie lives in a townhouse with her husband and two sons. The family is moving to avoid weekly noise fines.

Emma Waverman

10 totally attainable parenting goals for the new year

10 totally attainable parenting goals for the new year

Ian Mendes doesn’t think you should set the bar too high with resolutions. Here are his realistic parenting goals for the year ahead.

Ian Mendes

New studies confirm common cold myths

New studies confirm common cold myths

Go figure! The "Man Cold" and other common cold myths may be true after all!

Emma Waverman

11 parenting topics I don't want to write about in 2015

11 parenting topics I don't want to write about in 2015

Mommy wars, parenting labels, post-baby weight loss... Emma Waverman is so done with these topics and more.

Emma Waverman

Kids and activism: How far should you let them go?

Kids and activism: How far should you let them go?

It’s important to raise kids who have beliefs and are willing to stand by them. But how much is too much when it comes to kids and activism?

Julie Cole

Top 10 blog posts of 2014

Top 10 blog posts of 2014

It's been a big year for our blogs. Find out which posts resonated with you the most in 2014.

Laura Grande

Flying with Baby: No need to apologize with gift bags

Flying with Baby: No need to apologize with gift bags

Parents made headlines after giving out gift bags to fellow passengers to apologize in advance for their crying baby. Emma Waverman thinks this is a bad idea.

Emma Waverman

American Girl dolls: Love 'em or loathe 'em?

American Girl dolls: Love 'em or loathe 'em?

Today's Parent editor Nadine Silverthorne weighs the pros and cons of her daughter's new American Girl doll.

Nadine Silverthorne

Popular baby names: How Canada and US match up

Popular baby names: How Canada and US match up

The results are in! Check out how Canada and the US compare—and differ—on popular baby names.

Emma Waverman

Want kids to stop lying? Don't punish them: Study

Want kids to stop lying? Don't punish them: Study

According to research out of McGill University, kids will resort to lying more frequently if there's a threat of discipline.

Emma Waverman

Kids' cartoons feature more deaths than adult movies: Study

Kids' cartoons feature more deaths than adult movies: Study

A recent study from the University of Ottawa found that kids' cartoons may not be shielding your little ones from as much death and violence as you thought.

Emma Waverman

When one child believes in Santa and the other doesn't

When one child believes in Santa and the other doesn't

When only one child still believes in Santa, the annual tradition of gift-giving can be a delicate balancing act for parents.

Ian Mendes