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.

5 food traps you’re falling into with your kids

5 food traps you’re falling into with your kids

Too much of this, too little of that—we’ve rounded up the most common nutritional dilemmas parents face every day.

Joelene Huber

How to make homemade yogurt

How to make homemade yogurt

Making homemade yogurt ain't no thang. Our step-by-step recipe is a great weekend project for you and your kid to tackle together.

Eshun Mott

How to make homemade egg noodles

How to make homemade egg noodles

Follow our easy step-by-step instructions for making homemade egg noodles with kids.

Alex Mlynek

Dad talk: I believe I do very well with chores—my wife would disagree

Dad talk: I believe I do very well with chores—my wife would disagree

Real talk: Are dads really unhelpful when it comes to chores? These dads say they totally help out around the house...but their wives may disagree.

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Dad talk: I'm the parent who always gives into my kids

Dad talk: I'm the parent who always gives into my kids

Are dads really the ones who lay down the law at home? These fathers admit the stereotype of the disciplinarian dad isn't real.

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Dad talk: I am NOT the babysitter

Dad talk: I am NOT the babysitter

You know how some men say they have to babysitting the kids when their partner goes out? These dads are not OK with that!

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Dad talk: I'm affectionate—I need at least 30 kisses a day from my kids

Dad talk: I'm affectionate—I need at least 30 kisses a day from my kids

Dads often get depicted as the stern, unaffectionate parent. But these papas are here to say that that stereotype is totally false.

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7 apps we love for kids with autism

7 apps we love for kids with autism

These apps will help kids on the autism spectrum with everything from communication to social skills to planning for unfamiliar events.

Joel Yanofsky

Homemade gift: How to make a mason jar terrarium

Homemade gift: How to make a mason jar terrarium

Turn your kid into the cutest garden gnome! Making your own mason jar terrarium is easy and if you add a picture of your kid it makes a great gift.

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Regretting motherhood: What have I done to my life?

Regretting motherhood: What have I done to my life?

I love my kids fiercely. But, there are times when I catch myself dreaming about the life I might have if I weren’t chained to three young kids.

Lola Augustine Brown

Family band on the run: what it’s like taking my kids on tour

Family band on the run: what it’s like taking my kids on tour

Imagine raising two kids under six while on tour with your band—nanny-free. Canadian singer-songwriter and four-time Juno Award nominee Elizabeth Shepherd tells us how she does it.

Elizabeth Shepherd

How loving hockey has made me a better parent and a happier person

How loving hockey has made me a better parent and a happier person

For years, I was blind to hockey’s charms, but my sons showed me the true beauty of the game.

Julie McCann

Dad talk: I just want her to be daddy's little girl forever

Dad talk: I just want her to be daddy's little girl forever

The stereotype of the overprotective dad is very, very real! These dads talk about how no one is getting near their little girl.

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Dad talk: I've changed more diapers than my wife

Dad talk: I've changed more diapers than my wife

We've all heard stories of dads who gag their way through every single diaper change and run away at the smell of a blowout. But not these dads.

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Dad talk: My kids think I'm pretty embarrassing right now

Dad talk: My kids think I'm pretty embarrassing right now

Dad jeans, dad dancing, dad jokes...these papas get real on that "lame dad" stereotype.

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So your kid wants to go vegetarian? Read Sarah Elton's book Meatless together

So your kid wants to go vegetarian? Read Sarah Elton's book Meatless together

We talked to food journalist Sarah Elton about vegetarianism, picky eaters and her new book, Meatless: A Fresh Look at What You Eat.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

“It was my first baby and I was afraid.”

“It was my first baby and I was afraid.”

Since the end of 2015, thousands of Syrian refugees have begun their new lives in Canada. Three mothers share with us their experience in starting over.

Kalli Anderson

How to make a Stanley Cup surprise treat

How to make a Stanley Cup surprise treat

Unlike the pros, every hockey player at your party gets a Stanley Cup! Fill the cups with your kid's favourite treats, like jelly beans or gummies.

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“I was just praying to get to Canada in time to not have to give birth in Turkey.”

“I was just praying to get to Canada in time to not have to give birth in Turkey.”

Since the end of 2015, thousands of Syrian refugees have begun their new lives in Canada. Three mothers share with us their experience in starting over.

Kalli Anderson

“We gathered our things and left. I was nine months pregnant.”

“We gathered our things and left. I was nine months pregnant.”

Since the end of 2015, thousands of Syrian refugees have begun their new lives in Canada. Three mothers share with us their experience in starting over.

Kalli Anderson