Family

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9 food trends for families

9 food trends for families

New year, new food trends. Here's how to make 2018's hot list—which includes dairy-free desserts, bold flavours and full fats—work for your family.

Amy Valm

Can salt therapy help your child's asthma?

Can salt therapy help your child's asthma?

Salt therapy is gaining momentum as a treatment for asthma and respiratory issues, with salt rooms springing up around the country.

Kimberley McGee

Everything that’s new at Orlando’s theme parks

Everything that’s new at Orlando’s theme parks

There’s always something new in the Theme Park Capital of the World.

Leah Rumack

It’s true—motherhood is making you smarter!

It’s true—motherhood is making you smarter!

Although the debate continues, the connotations of the terms “baby brain” or “mommy brain” increasingly seem misleading.

Alexandra Shimo

How not to look tired: 6 beauty products to awaken your eyes

How not to look tired: 6 beauty products to awaken your eyes

Whether it’s a jam-packed schedule or a colicky baby that has you losing sleep, here’s how to wake up tired-looking eyes.

Vanessa Taylor

12 Awesome Baby Products Under $10

12 Awesome Baby Products Under $10

We love these affordable baby products under $10 as essentials and gifts. Stock up for your nursery or add them to your registry.

Ariel Brewster

10 signs you're probably done having kids

10 signs you're probably done having kids

Not sure if your family's complete yet? Here are 10 telltale signs you're probably done having kids.

Ashley Bennion

10 signs you're probably not done having kids

10 signs you're probably not done having kids

Not sure if your family’s complete yet? Here are 10 telltale signs you’re probably not done having kids.

Ashley Bennion

Take it from the pros: 18 tips for keeping your kids' stuff organized

Take it from the pros: 18 tips for keeping your kids' stuff organized

These solutions from daycare workers and child-development experts will help you conquer the household chaos that comes with having kids.

Cathie Kryczka

14 genius Ikea hacks to help you get your sh*t together

14 genius Ikea hacks to help you get your sh*t together

Perpetually trying to tidy and organize your house only to have mini Godzillas follow behind leaving a path of destruction? These Ikea hacks will help.

Mandy Milks

I never imagined a second pregnancy would be this hard

I never imagined a second pregnancy would be this hard

My doctor told me not to lift my 6-year-old with cerebral palsy during my second pregnancy, but this put a gap between us that I worried wouldn't go away.

Anchel Krishna

11 parenting trends that will affect you in 2018

11 parenting trends that will affect you in 2018

Parenting in 2018 will throw the spotlight on feminism, marijuana culture, longer parental leaves, better food choices and adorable baby names.

Claire Sibonney

My family quit sugar: How we survived cutting out the sweet stuff

My family quit sugar: How we survived cutting out the sweet stuff

This fall, I did the unthinkable: I banished sugar from our house and asked my kids to give it up, too. Here’s what happened.

Erin Phelan

I was too tired to record my kids’ cutest moments and now I can’t remember anything

I was too tired to record my kids’ cutest moments and now I can’t remember anything

I thought I had a brilliant memory, so, of course, I imagined that all my kids’ milestones would be engraved in my memory forever. But then life happened.

Sheri Segal Glick

10 ways the mom experience is different when you're an introvert

10 ways the mom experience is different when you're an introvert

I've never really minded being an introvert in a world geared to extroverts. But everything changed when I had kids.

Joanna Myers

7 parenting trends we hope will finally die in 2018

7 parenting trends we hope will finally die in 2018

From ridiculously elaborate cake-smash photos to handmade leprechaun traps (they're a thing!), here are the parenting trends that I'm so totally over.

Kristen Thompson

How to send the right message about alcohol to your kids

How to send the right message about alcohol to your kids

I don’t have to turn myself into a prohibitionist—and I shouldn’t—for the sake of my kids. But I can start some important conversations.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

How much is too much when it comes to alcohol?

How much is too much when it comes to alcohol?

We all know that moderation in all things is the key to health. But what does moderation actually mean when it comes to alcohol?

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

7 health risks you take with every drink of alcohol

7 health risks you take with every drink of alcohol

We’ve done a fairly good job of talking about the risks of smoking. Alcohol, carries health risks as well and yet there are no standard warnings on labels.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

11 Awesome Outdoor Skating Rinks in Canada

11 Awesome Outdoor Skating Rinks in Canada

Stunning views, cozy chalets and general good cheer are all on offer at these rinks, ponds and skate ways found across Canada.

Laura Brown, Chatelaine