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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 best new cars for families that aren’t minivans

5 best new cars for families that aren’t minivans

Tireless researcher, enthusiastic product reviewer and dad, Jeffrey Mutch hit the Canadian International Auto Show to report on his five favourite cars for families.

Jeffrey Mutch

Special-needs parenting: Don't put me on a pedestal!

Special-needs parenting: Don't put me on a pedestal!

As mom to a child with special needs, Anchel Krishna doesn't think her world is any different from parents who have typically developing kids.

Anchel Krishna

Ontario leads with consent in new sex ed curriculum

Ontario leads with consent in new sex ed curriculum

Kids in Ontario will begin learning about consent in September, when a long-overdue update to the province's sex ed curriculum rolls out.

Cara Smusiak

Breastfeeding moms to get paid breaks?: UK report

Breastfeeding moms to get paid breaks?: UK report

As UK politicians call for paid breastfeeding breaks, business leaders claim women would be less successful in their careers.

Jennifer Pinarski

10 awesome backyard rinks in Canada

10 awesome backyard rinks in Canada

We asked our readers to send us their pictures for our Backyard Hockey Rink Challenge. Here are our favourite backyard rinks in Canada.

TP staff

2014 family tax credits guide

2014 family tax credits guide

Tax time is here again, and we've put together a list of 2014 family tax credits to help you maximize your returns.

Emily Sadler

Toddler sleep problems linked to napping: Study

Toddler sleep problems linked to napping: Study

If your toddler is having trouble sleeping at night, new research suggests that afternoon napping may be the culprit.

Jennifer Pinarski

Bathroom words? How kids talk about their bodies

Bathroom words? How kids talk about their bodies

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk wants her four-year-old daughter to use proper terminology for body parts.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

To the Minister of Finance: $3M for special-needs services, please

To the Minister of Finance: $3M for special-needs services, please

Anchel Krishna spoke to the Ontario Minister of Finance about inclusive recreation, psychology services and social work for special-needs families.

Anchel Krishna

Puerto Rican parents may face fines for obese kids

Puerto Rican parents may face fines for obese kids

A controversial new bill could leave parents of obese children with a fine of up to $800. Is this fat shaming gone too far?

Jennifer Pinarski

Cooking With Kids: 5 easy dinner recipes

Cooking With Kids: 5 easy dinner recipes

Get cooking with your kids. Let them get their hands dirty by helping to make the meal—then watch them clean their plates come suppertime.

Chatelaine

Craft: Make your own cardboard airplane

Craft: Make your own cardboard airplane

Want to ace March break? Help your kids make their own cardboard airplane and pass with flying colours.

Today's Parent

Performance anxiety: Should you push your kids?

Performance anxiety: Should you push your kids?

Jennifer Pinarski wonders how far we should push our kids to perform if they struggle with anxiety.

Jennifer Pinarski

How to make emoji cookie pops

Birthday parties

How to make emoji cookie pops

Kids will LOL when they see these emoji cookie pops. BRB—we’re going to make some and eat them right now!

Irene Ngo

The unexpected perks of taking public transit

The unexpected perks of taking public transit

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk considers how foregoing a car and instead taking public transit has had a positive impact on her daughter's life.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Birthday parties: No gifts, please!

Birthday parties: No gifts, please!

Jennifer Pinarski explains why she has a strict no-gifts policy for her kids' birthday parties.

Jennifer Pinarski

How to fix a broken marriage

How to fix a broken marriage

We spoke to three couples whose relationships very nearly came apart to find out how they stitched them back together again.

Kate Rae

Controversy: Mom gives up baby with Down syndrome

Controversy: Mom gives up baby with Down syndrome

Anchel Krishna explains why we shouldn't be so quick to judge the Armenian mom who chose to give up her son who has Down syndrome.

Anchel Krishna

Kids with strict bedtime rules sleep best: Study

Kids with strict bedtime rules sleep best: Study

Do you have a bedtime routine? New research suggests ways to help your kids sleep better.

Jennifer Pinarski

What makes a working mom?

What makes a working mom?

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk explores how we talk about working moms.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk