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.

3 tips for teaching your toddler manners

Toddler development

3 tips for teaching your toddler manners

You need to have patience (and lots of it) when teaching toddler manners.

Lola Augustine Brown

Product of the Year Canada awards 2016: Family-friendly picks

Product of the Year Canada awards 2016: Family-friendly picks

The results are in for the 2016 Product of the Year Canada awards. We’ve rounded up our favourite family-friendly picks from this year’s winners.

Today's Parent

5 things parents should know about the iPhone SE—from kids who’ve tried it

5 things parents should know about the iPhone SE—from kids who’ve tried it

We put the new snack-sized iPhone SE through its paces—by handing it over to two kids for the weekend.

Kathryn Hayward

4 stages of dealing with a picky eater

4 stages of dealing with a picky eater

Dealing with a picky eater? Jennifer PInarski can relate and is here to share some wisdom on how to deal when your kid will only eat white foods.

Jennifer Pinarski

8 Edmonton playgrounds you need to check out

8 Edmonton playgrounds you need to check out

Get ready for some serious fun at one of these amazing Edmonton playgrounds.

Amy Valm

23 awesome cake toppers you can make yourself

23 awesome cake toppers you can make yourself

Add a little bit of fun to a basic birthday cake or baby shower cake with one of these DIY cake toppers.

Today's Parent

How to give your kid eye drops

How to give your kid eye drops

It’s hard enough to give yourself eye drops, never mind a squirmy kid. Try this:

Today's Parent

Kid about to start baseball? Here are some tips—for you

Kid about to start baseball? Here are some tips—for you

If your is kid hitting the diamond this spring, Ian Mendes has some dos and don’ts. Not for the kids—for parents.

Today's Parent

6 things I wish I knew about breastfeeding and exercise

6 things I wish I knew about breastfeeding and exercise

I thought that I'd be able to get back to my exercise routine easily after my baby was born—but I was wrong.

Jennifer Pinarski

19 totally awesome sleepover activities

19 totally awesome sleepover activities

Congratulations, you're going to host a herd of children overnight! Here are our favourite sleepover activities to help keeps things fun and fresh.

Amy Valm

Helping your child sleep through the night

Helping your child sleep through the night

Is your child having trouble sleeping at night? One of these issues could be the cause.

Lisa Kadane

How to find the right colour corrector for you

How to find the right colour corrector for you

The key to hiding those dark bags under your eyes, is finding the right colour corrector. This guide will help you pick the perfect shade for you.

Erin Finlayson

Simple ways to prevent poisonings in kids

Simple ways to prevent poisonings in kids

Most of us know the basics of childproofing our homes, but here’s a refresher to prevent accidental poisonings and keep kids safe.

Amy Valm

Why you should talk to your daughter about oral sex

Why you should talk to your daughter about oral sex

Author and journalist Peggy Orenstein on why it’s important to talk to young girls about sexual pleasure and power.

Anne Kingston

My son is about to hit puberty and I can’t deal

My son is about to hit puberty and I can’t deal

A reluctant mother talks to her son about puberty.

Miriam Porter

When kids get the Zika virus

When kids get the Zika virus

New guidelines have been released on how to spot and treat the Zika virus in kids.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

How much will I get from the Canada Child Benefit

How much will I get from the Canada Child Benefit

From the introduction of the Canada Child Benefit to scrapping those hockey and music lessons credits, six changes that will affect parents.

Romana King

9 great Toronto playgrounds

9 great Toronto playgrounds

Get outside and enjoy the sunshine at one of these awesome Toronto playgrounds.

Amy Valm

17 cute kids' books about adoption

17 cute kids' books about adoption

These cute kids' books about adoption help explain how families can be made in all kinds of ways.

Chidera Ukairo

Totally amazing: This book describes Asperger's like having superpowers

Totally amazing: This book describes Asperger's like having superpowers

Melanie Walsh's new book, Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers!, explains Asperger's in a kid-friendly way.

Emily Rivas