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.

Breastfeeding and pumping: 8 tried and true tips

Breastfeeding and pumping: 8 tried and true tips

Moms share their pumping and breastfeeding tips.

Jennifer Pinarski

6 easy egg recipes

6 easy egg recipes

Each kid likes eggs a different way. Try these delicious easy egg recipes to spice up your morning routine.

Today's Parent

Birthday party ideas: Pirate theme

Birthday parties

Birthday party ideas: Pirate theme

Set sail with your best mates for an adventure on the high seas with these pirate-themed birthday party ideas.

Kate Stewart

The best places in Canada to breastfeed in public

The best places in Canada to breastfeed in public

"Forty-two percent of Canadian moms experienced criticism or prejudice for breastfeeding in public."

Jennifer Pinarski

Can we please stop talking about baby weight?

Can we please stop talking about baby weight?

"What bothers me more than the junk in my trunk is the obsession we have with women in their postpartum state."

Katie Dupuis

Back-to-school organization: Easy DIY communication station

Back-to-school organization: Easy DIY communication station

Back-to-school organization is a challenge! Here are seven tips to help keep kids, family members, caregivers and school staff on the same page.

Clare Kumar

A kids’ club saved my vacation

A kids’ club saved my vacation

On your next vacation, save your sanity with a great kids' club.

Kim Shiffman

6 family-friendly biking trails in British Columbia

6 family-friendly biking trails in British Columbia

Grab your bikes, trikes and trailers and enjoy these family-friendly biking trails in B.C.

Bonnie Schiedel

Why we need to encourage our kids to be wild

Why we need to encourage our kids to be wild

Jennifer Pinarski's children are wild—and she worries that there isn't a place for them in society.

Jennifer Pinarski

I’m worried I’ll pass my depression on to my daughter

I’m worried I’ll pass my depression on to my daughter

A recent US study suggests that parents can pass on their risk of mental illnesses to their kids.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

5 ways to make s'mores

5 ways to make s'mores

Looking for a twist on traditional s'mores? Here are five creative ideas that will make your roasted marshmallows even more delicious.

Eshun Mott

4 family-friendly hiking trails in Manitoba

4 family-friendly hiking trails in Manitoba

Wild blueberries, an old lighthouse and a lizard await on these family-friendly hiking trails in Manitoba.

Bonnie Schiedel

5 best small dogs for kids

5 best small dogs for kids

Thinking of adding a pet to your family? Here are the best small dogs for kids.

Today's Parent

5 best big dogs for kids

5 best big dogs for kids

Today's Parent

When having different parenting styles affects your friendships

When having different parenting styles affects your friendships

You have radically different parenting styles. Will your friendship with your pal survive?

Athena Tsavliris

Deciding whether my child should have elective surgery is unbearable

Deciding whether my child should have elective surgery is unbearable

Anchel Krishna shares the heart-wrenching process of making a serious medical decision for her four-year-old daughter.

Anchel Krishna

5 times free-range parenting didn’t work the way I expected

5 times free-range parenting didn’t work the way I expected

Jennifer Pinarski didn’t anticipate poison ivy, scratched floors and missing toilet paper.

Jennifer Pinarski

How to throw a Minecraft party

Birthday parties

How to throw a Minecraft party

Build up this Minecraft birthday celebration starting at square one!

Emily Piccinin

7 family-friendly hiking trails in Quebec

7 family-friendly hiking trails in Quebec

Find scavenger hunts, waterfalls and a long suspension bridge along these family-friendly hiking trails in Quebec.

Bonnie Schiedel

My kid is trying to break out of summer camp

My kid is trying to break out of summer camp

Aviva Rubin's son wants to leave summer camp and come home. What's a parent to do?

Aviva Rubin