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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.

How to a make Northern Lights mason jar lantern

How to a make Northern Lights mason jar lantern

The dancing Northern Lights are a sight to behold, create your own at home with this simple mason jar lantern.

Mandy Milks

‘Mummy, am I white?’ What I’ve learned from raising biracial children

‘Mummy, am I white?’ What I’ve learned from raising biracial children

My daughter’s question sent me back in time, and brought up old wounds. But I soon learned that my pain is not my daughters’ pain.

Tasneem Jamal, Chatelaine

Why feeding my family is the parenting task I loathe most

Why feeding my family is the parenting task I loathe most

Kristen Thompson

10 things to do in Niagara Falls with kids

10 things to do in Niagara Falls with kids

Great Wolf Lodge isn't the only game in town! There's tons of fun things for families to do in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Kim Shiffman

Cat and Nat: Motherhood brought us together (and helped us go viral)

Cat and Nat: Motherhood brought us together (and helped us go viral)

They've made moms' wine time into a viral video series. Cat and Nat dish on how being real with your bestie resonates.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

"I need my people.” How social media is actually helping Canadians become better parents

"I need my people.” How social media is actually helping Canadians become better parents

We surveyed 1,000 Canadian parents on how social media affects their lives and found that it's actually helping them create community and find resources.

Madeline Smith

10 delicious ways to top your hot dog (that aren’t ketchup)

10 delicious ways to top your hot dog (that aren’t ketchup)

We love you, ketchup and mustard, but sometimes a hot dog needs to grow up. For those times, these topping ideas will transform your wiener into a top dog.

Amy Valm

Do you judge other parents on social media?

Do you judge other parents on social media?

Social media is not a judgement-free zone. These parents get real on if they've ever judged other parents—and what it's like when someone judges them.

Today's Parent

How to make a sun print tote bag

How to make a sun print tote bag

Go back to nature with this easy DIY tote bag that uses the suns' rays to create a cool faded look.

Mandy Milks

Dear perfect parents of Instagram...

Dear perfect parents of Instagram...

We don’t believe your walls are that white or your kids are that happy. We just don’t.

Today's Parent

A relative was hard-core trolling me online and I shut him down

A relative was hard-core trolling me online and I shut him down

He's kind, generous and loves my kids, but Uncle Mel is also an internet troll who wouldn't leave me alone. Negotiating this was not easy.

Elizabeth Chorney-Booth

#Twitterboss: Kelly Oxford on the sitcom filter

#Twitterboss: Kelly Oxford on the sitcom filter

Author, Twitter star and hilarious human Kelly Oxford feels no pressure from social media because it’s what she does all day. We should all be so chill.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

Yay or nay: Is it OK to post your kid's photo online without her permission?

Yay or nay: Is it OK to post your kid's photo online without her permission?

Yes to sharing sonograms but not baby bums? And should you post those photos without your kid's permission? These parents reveal their social media limits.

Today's Parent

Why you won’t see my kids' faces online

Why you won’t see my kids' faces online

When my girls are old enough, they can decide how they want to tell their stories on social media. In the meantime, it’s not up to me to do it for them.

Matt Villano

Hate-following other moms turned me into a cyberbully

Hate-following other moms turned me into a cyberbully

These women, with their hyperfiltered lives and earnest captions, made me indignant, made me laugh and then kind of made me hate myself—until I stopped.

Anonymous

When your cute kid becomes a viral meme

When your cute kid becomes a viral meme

You wake up one day, and your adorable son has gone viral, being tweeted be celebs and recognized on the street. For Gavin and his mom, it's really NBD.

Kevin John Siazon

I don’t want to see your kid’s rash: Why I quit all Facebook parenting groups

I don’t want to see your kid’s rash: Why I quit all Facebook parenting groups

Goodbye to the never-ending threads with the same awful questions, debates and judgments. My advice: Make a doctor’s appointment, for goodness’ sake!

Kat Armstrong

OMG, check out the world’s first accessible water park!

OMG, check out the world’s first accessible water park!

Morgan’s Inspiration Island, the world's first water park that's fully accessible to children with special needs, is coming—and it looks absolutely amazing!

Valerie Howes

How to make a marker tea towel (awesome teacher gift)

How to make a marker tea towel (awesome teacher gift)

A white tea towel is a wonderful thing to draw on. This DIY is so easy and fun, you may just want to jump right in and make one alongside your kid.

Mandy Milks

Cat + Nat put it all out there

Cat + Nat put it all out there

Cat + Nat don't hold back when it comes to social media—and they have never felt more comfortable being themselves.

Today's Parent