Calming the chaos of all those toys might be easier than you think—we asked Rebecca Simon of kids interior design firm Maison Ellie to share her tips.

How to organize your disaster of a playroom with four easy tips

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Home decor

We cover everything from makeup, fashion, and skincare to funky room decor ideas for kids.

Family

Let us help navigate daily life with your growing family, with everything from kids’ craft and activity ideas to advice on discipline and birthday party inspiration.

Style

For most of Canada, classes will be back in session in September, whether IRL, online or a hybrid of both. And it’ll be one for the books, that’s for sure.

10 students, teachers and parents on going back to school in a pandemic

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Back to school

From handling first crushes and anxiety to when you should start music lessons and talk about Santa, learn all about how to support your school-aged kids. 

Kids

Everything you need to know about kids and toddlers, including behaviour and development, sleep, potty training, preschool, and how to handle picky eaters.

School-age

Weekday mornings suck for almost every parent, for all sorts of reasons. Try these solutions to common&#x2d;but&#x2d;painful morning&#x2d;routine killers.

Morning Routine Problems Solved

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Handy printable morning routine checklist 

Behaviour

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Steps and Stages

With separate compartments, bento&#x2d;style lunch boxes make it easy to create Pinterest&#x2d;worthy school lunches they’ll love to eat.

5 fun and easy bento box lunch recipe ideas for kids

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Recipes

A Star is Born, Fences, and the final season of The Good Place are coming your way. Here's what's new on Netflix Canada in September 2020.

Binge-watch after bedtime: What's coming to Netflix Canada in September 2020

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Indoor Activities

There's nothing like quality time with your family. We’ve got fun ideas for indoor games, camping and travel tips, holiday crafts, and everything in between.

Activities

Recreating "first-day-of-school" photos, four parents share childhood memories, and how they plan to send their own kids off to class—jitters and all

Then and now: four parents recreate childhood photos

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Disney+ is always adding to their library of movies, TV shows and shorts to watch. Here's what your family can look forward to in September 2020.

What's new on Disney+ Canada for kids and families in September 2020

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Worried your kid is going to lose their mask? These cute fanny packs for kids strap to their waist— the perfect place to stash a mask when not in use.

8 fanny packs for kids

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Fashion

Every month, Netflix Canada adds family-friendly shows and movies for your kids to stream. Here's what's coming up in September 2020.

13 kids’ movies and shows that are new on Netflix Canada in September 2020

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There are new recommendations on introducing allergenic foods, such as eggs and peanuts, to your baby. Find out what’s changed.

How To Introduce Peanuts To Your Baby

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Allergies

Everything you need to know about your baby, including information on breastfeeding, teething, colic, baby development, food, sleep, and more..

Baby

This structure not only eroded the modes that Africans had long thrived on, it drove the production of social and environmental ruin.

How the nuclear family structure was forced upon present-day Black families

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Blogs

Opinion

Puberty is starting earlier and earlier. Here's how to help your daughter navigate the changes that come with precocious puberty or early puberty in girls.

Early puberty in girls: How to help your daughter through the changes

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Mental health

Every parent dreads the teenage years, but they don't have to be a nightmare. Learn to navigate this complicated time with tips on teen health and behaviour.

Tween and teen

Head into the school year with a couple of tricks up your sleeves. Trust us: these hacks will make your life THAT much easier.

Back&#x2d;to&#x2d;school hacks for the best year ever

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How to get your family organized and on a schedule—in three steps

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Family finance

Want to teach your child about mindfulness? Looking for a great vacation getaway for families? Trying to understand the latest YouTube craze for kids? We’ve got you covered. 

Family life

These allergy-sensitive, peanut-free snacks are perfect for home or school.

14 peanut-free snacks

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4 delicious allergy-sensitive holiday treats

School

Lean, neutral and super versatile, chicken breast is the queen of dinnertime with these simple and easy recipes.

19 easy chicken breast recipes

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11 recipes you can make with rotisserie chicken

Chicken

From classics like Magic Tree House to series like Timmy Failure, your kid will definitely want to read up on these chapter books.

24 awesome chapter book series for kids

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Summer

Soothing bedtime stories, empowering books for girls, or festive holiday reads.  Check out our recommendations for the best children’s books for every occasion.

Books

A career in lunch packing is a long haul, so I invested in my own retirement by seeing whether my kids could make their own. Here's how it went.

I tried getting my kids to pack their own school lunches: A diary

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School lunches

Wait! Before you place that bulk order of masks for your kid, make sure you aren't buying masks with valves, as Health Canada says aren't OK.

PSA, parents: This popular style of kids' mask should NEVER be used

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Kids health

Family health

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Tantrums

Parenting

I had always been adamant: I didn’t want to give birth at home. But 18 hours into labour, I changed my mind and had an unplanned home birth.

I was judgy about home birth—until I had an unplanned home birth myself

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Labour and delivery

What are the signs of labour? What’s a c-section like? And what if your home birth doesn’t go to plan? Learn what you need to know about giving birth

Pregnancy

Everything you need to know about your pregnancy: what to expect week by week, tips for baby names and baby shower planning, pregnancy health, and more.

Giving birth

Melanie Williams's son was born with Down syndrome. Isolation and social distancing are experiences he faces in his everyday life.

What the pandemic taught me about my son's loneliness

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Special needs

Are you raising a child with special needs? We're here to help with personal stories, expert advice, the latest research, and tips on how to support your child.

There's nothing better than cooking with fresh tomatoes. Here are some family favourite tomato recipes.

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5 vegetable-packed recipes kids will love

5 simple and delicious fruit and veggie chips

Food

"If you're worried that your child isn't ready for kindergarten, you're not alone." One mom shares what she learned after a year of full-day kindergarten.

4 things I wish I'd known about full-day kindergarten

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My love-hate relationship with full-day kindergarten

Getting ready for the first day of school

Redshirting kindergarten: New data on when to start school

Canadian schools are reopening in September, but is anyone in charge really thinking about the well-being of the children?

As schools prepare to reopen during COVID-19, are the kids alright?

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Nadine Silverthorne seeks professional help to get her family back in ship-scheduled-shape. Here's how you can get your family organized, too.

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Organization: 10 helpful tips to transform your home

Back-to-school organization: Easy DIY communication station

How to help kids keep track of their stuff

16 of our best storage ideas for kids' stuff

Organization

I was fortunate to get quick and effective treatment for my post-partum anxiety. But many Indigenous women, however, aren’t so lucky.

Shortly after my son was born, the panic attacks started

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Everything you need to know about caring for your postpartum body, from managing depression and anxiety to what changes will happen in your body.

Postpartum care

We're the lucky parents to an adorable two&#x2d;year&#x2d;old, and I love being a mom. But I'm not sure we're ready to start all over with a newborn again.

I'm 43. Is it too late to decide we want a second kid?

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How do you know you’re ready for a second baby?

7 things you need to know about your second pregnancy

10 double strollers for your growing brood

Secret tricks and tips from parents of more than one kid

family planning

Babies with soothers are pretty cute. But if your kid is three or four, it's time to break the binky habit. Here's how and when to stop using a pacifier.

Pacifiers and preschoolers: How and when to stop using the pacifier

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Oral health

Preschoolers are constantly learning to interpret about the world around them. Learn how to support your kids' development in this important stage of life.

Preschool

Virtual doctor appointments for kids have largely replaced in-person visits—and that might not change, even when COVID-19 is over. Here's how it works.

A guide to virtual doctor appointments for kids (they're here to stay!)

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Doctor

Creating a cohesive stepfamily takes work when you both have kids. Here are the most common hurdles and solutions for blended families.

4 solutions for when your blended family just won’t blend

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Single parents

As your little one begins to assert their newfound independence, you wonder how to discipline a toddler who won't listen. Don't sweat it— we've got you.

How to discipline a toddler who's testing you

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Discipline

Screaming tantrums in public and the notorious terrible twos: Learn how to handle the many ups and downs of toddler behaviour while maintaining your sanity.

Toddler

Everything you need to know about your growing toddler, from picky eating to potty training, navigating bedtime to managing tantrums.

Toddler behaviour

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Even when COVID-19 ends, online doctor visits for kids (and adults) might not. But video appointments can be effective— if you follow these best practices.

Online doctor visits for kids: 7 things to do before your virtual appointment

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Apps

Baby on board? It’s time to create your baby registry! Sift the must-haves from the nice-to-haves with these expert tips to help you register like a pro

The ultimate guide to building your best baby registry

Baby gear

Your guide to registering and buying baby gear, from our favourite diaper bags and strollers to the top car seats and high chairs for your little one.

Baby registry

We asked a child psychiatrist for tips on reducing back-to-school anxiety and helping kids (and parents!) prepare for a new routine.

School's going to look a lot different this year—here's how to cope

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From reading their name to eating lunch without help, your kid should be close to mastering these skills. But don't freak out if they're not quite there!

Kindergarten checklist: 10 things your kid should know how to do

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Some people can happily parent four, six or even a dozen children really well. I’m just not sure I’m that type of person.

I wanted a big family—but then I met my kids

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Motherhood

One mom's deep, dark secret? Playing with her four-year-old sucks.

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Do you spend one-on-one time with your kids?

All I want for Mother’s Day is to ditch my kids

10 things you don’t want to hear from your child’s playdate

When a child joins a family through adoption, the focus is often on openness with birth parents. But ties to bio brothers and sisters should not be overlooked.

Why openness with biological siblings matters for adopted kids

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