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.

11 cool community festivals across the country

11 cool community festivals across the country

Grab the kids and check out some of the country's best community festivals.

Bonnie Schiedel

Three years later, this viral campaign gets a happy ending

Three years later, this viral campaign gets a happy ending

"By leveraging social media, Matthew Walzer has made a difference that will increase the independence of so many people in the special-needs community."

Anchel Krishna

3 family-friendly water parks in Saskatchewan

3 family-friendly water parks in Saskatchewan

Splish, splash! Jump into one of these water parks in Saskatchewan.

Jessica Spera

Free money (sort of): Watch for the extended Universal Child Care Benefit

Free money (sort of): Watch for the extended Universal Child Care Benefit

With the extended Universal Child Care Benefit, parents can expect a retroactive lump sum payment as early as July 20.

Stefania Di Verdi

How to make shaving cream bathtub art

How to make shaving cream bathtub art

Your bathroom tiles become a canvas in this super-fun rainy day activity.

Today's Parent

5 family-friendly water parks in Toronto and the GTA

5 family-friendly water parks in Toronto and the GTA

Looking for a way to cool off this summer? Visit one of these family-friendly water parks in Toronto and the GTA.

Jessica Spera

Breastfeeding protests in Ontario town can teach us all a lesson

Breastfeeding protests in Ontario town can teach us all a lesson

Why is there such a gap in understanding between the public and nursing moms when it comes to breastfeeding rights?

Jennifer Pinarski

4 tips for successful kite-flying

4 tips for successful kite-flying

Tips and tricks to help you choose it and launch it

Kim Shiffman

Are public health campaigns to blame for postpartum anxiety?

Are public health campaigns to blame for postpartum anxiety?

It’s a case of information overload: Research has found new moms are more anxious because of single-issue health campaigns.

Jennifer Pinarski

4 family-friendly water parks in Vancouver

4 family-friendly water parks in Vancouver

These are four must-visit water parks in Vancouver you won't want to miss!

Jessica Spera

4 family-friendly water parks in Winnipeg

4 family-friendly water parks in Winnipeg

Need a place to cool off this summer? Visit one of these awesome water parks in Winnipeg!

Jessica Spera

3 family-friendly water parks in Edmonton

3 family-friendly water parks in Edmonton

The sun is hot and the slides are waiting—cool off at these water parks in Edmonton!

Jessica Spera

Breaking up is hard to do—especially when you're a single mom

Breaking up is hard to do—especially when you're a single mom

"It's an understatement to say that when this person and I broke up, I was a wreck. As parents, we want to protect our children, we want to be selfless."

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

How the Parapan Am Games almost let my family down

How the Parapan Am Games almost let my family down

"I was frustrated. I was hurt. I was tired. I just wanted to attend a sporting event with our family—and I didn’t want to have to fight to make it happen."

Anchel Krishna

How to get your kids to listen

How to get your kids to listen

Best strategies for how to get your kids to listen.

Susan Goldberg

3 family-friendly water parks in Calgary

3 family-friendly water parks in Calgary

Visit three of Calgary's best water parks this summer, rain or shine!

Jessica Spera

How to remove coffee stains

How to remove coffee stains

Coffee is essential to parenthood. And inevitably you spill it. Here's how to remove coffee stains.

Today's Parent

How to apply sunscreen

How to apply sunscreen

We asked readers for their best tips on how to get kids to sit still for sunscreen application.

Today's Parent

Helicopter parenting linked to depression in young adults

Helicopter parenting linked to depression in young adults

Studies are finding a link between helicopter parenting and depression in young adults, but Jennifer Pinarski shares a different view.

Jennifer Pinarski

7 things you didn’t know you could cook on the barbecue

7 things you didn’t know you could cook on the barbecue

It's not all burgers and hot dogs, you can barbecue almost anything!

Bonnie Schiedel