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 ways to prepare your firstborn for a sibling

5 ways to prepare your firstborn for a sibling

Dr. Carol Crill Russell shares five ways you can help your eldest transition from only child to big sister or brother

Michele Holcomb

How the Zika virus is changing family travel plans

How the Zika virus is changing family travel plans

What you need to know before you book a trip or babymoon.

Karen Robock

#ThisIsMyLife: Parent Betrayals

#ThisIsMyLife: Parent Betrayals

There are just some things your kids will never forgive you for.

Leah Rumack

12 wonderful winter crafts to wipe away cabin fever

12 wonderful winter crafts to wipe away cabin fever

Stuck inside on a snowy day? These winter crafts will entertain the kids as you wait out that blizzard.

Kevin John Siazon

10 tips for flying with kids

10 tips for flying with kids

Ian passes along some rules to live by when flying with young children.

Ian Mendes

How to avoid spoiling kids at Christmas

How to avoid spoiling kids at Christmas

How much is too much? Here's how to stop spoiling kids at Christmas without turning into The Grinch.

Ceri Marsh

The debate: Is getting a dog a good idea when you have little kids?

The debate: Is getting a dog a good idea when you have little kids?

This husband and wife disagree on whether it’s a terrific—or terrible—idea to add a dog to their growing family this winter.

Emily Senger

How to do an easy holiday smokey eye

How to do an easy holiday smokey eye

Let's face it, you basically never have more than 15 minutes to pull yourself together. Luckily, this quick smoky eye is like a holiday miracle.

Erin Finlayson

How to keep your kids on their best behaviour during family holiday meals

How to keep your kids on their best behaviour during family holiday meals

Ever experienced "worst-case scenario" with your kids at a family dinner? Here are some holiday meal tips and tricks from parents like you.

Today's Parent

How to make Yoda pops

How to make Yoda pops

Do. Or do not. There is no try—at least not when it comes to birthday treats. Make these yummy Yoda pops for your little Jedi's next party.

Today's Parent

6 make-ahead holiday cookie recipes

6 make-ahead holiday cookie recipes

These make-ahead cookie recipes are a sweet way to prepare for the holiday season.

Eshun Mott

How to raise spiritual kids

How to raise spiritual kids

Being spiritual isn’t limited to only religion. Incorporating spirituality into your kid’s lives can highly benefit them.

Reva Seth

10 holiday behaviour boosters

10 holiday behaviour boosters

Tension with the in-laws? Unappreciative preschooler? Here's how you can defuse holiday blow-ups and get on with the holiday cheer.

Rhea Seymour

Lego Juniors Emma’s Ice Cream Truck unboxing & review

Lego Juniors Emma’s Ice Cream Truck unboxing & review

Kids will love watching Avril unbox and play with the new Lego Juniors Emma’s Ice Cream Truck.

Today's Parent

8 easy ways to quickly save for a family vacation

8 easy ways to quickly save for a family vacation

Forgot to save for your vacation? Use these simple money-saving techniques to stash cash quickly.

Shannon Lee Simmons

6 ways to keep your kids' behaviour in check during the holidays

6 ways to keep your kids' behaviour in check during the holidays

From sugar high's to tantrums, how to have your kids on their best behaviour when visiting family this holiday season.

Claire Gagne

Vasectomy reversal: What you need to know

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Vasectomy reversal: What you need to know

That vasectomy that seemed like a good idea a few years ago, but what if you want to flip it and reverse it? Here's what you need to know.

Jason Anderson

Prepare to pay $420 more on groceries in 2017

Prepare to pay $420 more on groceries in 2017

Food prices are set to jump significantly in the new year, says a new report from Dalhousie University

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

6 lap games your baby will love

6 lap games your baby will love

Your baby will spend months sitting on your lap. How do you make the most of having him there? Play!

Trish Snyder

How my picky eater became an adventurous foodie

How my picky eater became an adventurous foodie

"I was thrilled to see her hand move in the direction of a spectacularly stinky blue cheese."

Elizabeth Chorney-Booth