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.

Giving my kids some Christmas magic

Giving my kids some Christmas magic

This mom works hard to make the holidays special for her kids—and they do the same for her.

Athena Tsavliris

American Girl dolls: Love 'em or loathe 'em?

American Girl dolls: Love 'em or loathe 'em?

Today's Parent editor Nadine Silverthorne weighs the pros and cons of her daughter's new American Girl doll.

Nadine Silverthorne

Making a holiday wishlist for kids with special needs

Making a holiday wishlist for kids with special needs

Creating a wishlist in advance can make gift-giving that much easier for relatives of kids with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

Celebrating the holidays without extended family

Celebrating the holidays without extended family

One mom creates her own Hanukkah traditions for her small family of two.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

New study: Teens' brains shut out nagging

New study: Teens' brains shut out nagging

A new study found that teenagers tune out nagging criticism from mothers. Emma's not surprised.

Emma Waverman

Celebrating a new kind of Hanukkah

Celebrating a new kind of Hanukkah

Mireille Silcoff wants to throw her toddler a Hanukkah party, but there's one problem: she can't find any Jews to invite!

Mireille Silcoff

The top kids' movies of 2014

The top kids' movies of 2014

Check out our round-up of the hottest family-friendly movies of the year.

Emily Piccinin

Family travel: 26 kid-friendly city hotels

Family travel: 26 kid-friendly city hotels

With more urban hotels catering to kids, taking a big-city family vacation is now totally doable. Check out our list of kid-friendly city hotels from coast to coast.

Jody Robbins

This antidepressant may decrease chances of postpartum depression

This antidepressant may decrease chances of postpartum depression

New research gives hope to mothers at risk for postpartum depression.

Jennifer Pinarski

Special-needs parenting: Why fitness is especially important

Special-needs parenting: Why fitness is especially important

Lifting wheelchairs and towing walkers are just part of the everyday routine for some parents of kids with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

My love-hate relationship with full-day kindergarten

My love-hate relationship with full-day kindergarten

The demands of full-day kindergarten leaves one mom questioning whether or not to pull her child from the program.

Jennifer Pinarski

Top 10 middle-grade books of 2014

Top 10 middle-grade books of 2014

Have an insatiable reader on your hands? Check out this roundup of our favourite books of 2014.

Emily Piccinin

Top 15 picture books of 2014

Top 15 picture books of 2014

We've rounded up the best picture books of 2014 for your little bookworms!

Emily Piccinin

Washi tape: 8 fun crafts

Washi tape: 8 fun crafts

Do you know about washi tape? It's a fun tape that adheres well without damaging walls. Available in an array of fun colours and patterns, read on to try one (or all) or our fun washi-inspired crafts.

Today's Parent

Why I'm breaking up with my blog

Why I'm breaking up with my blog

After blogging for nine years, our senior editor Tracy Chappell is ready to take a break.

Tracy Chappell

Are you talking about race, power and justice with your kids?

Are you talking about race, power and justice with your kids?

In the wake of grand juries failing to indict police officers in the deaths of Mike Brown and Eric Garner, one black mom reflects on the race and power discussions she has with her boys.

Heather Greenwood Davis

Makeover meals: 5 comforting classics with a nutritious boost

Makeover meals: 5 comforting classics with a nutritious boost

We’ve taken ﬁve comforting classics that kids love to see on the table and given them a nutritious boost.

Today's Parent

Christmas shopping procrastination disaster

Christmas shopping procrastination disaster

A new Dad learns that you should never try to do all your holiday shopping on December 24 (especially with a stroller in tow!)

Christopher Shulgan

How my spirited child makes me a better parent

How my spirited child makes me a better parent

A sensitive and unpredictable kid can test any parent’s patience—but can also teach valuable life lessons.

Jennifer Pinarski

The debate: Should kids miss school for a family vacation?

The debate: Should kids miss school for a family vacation?

Two parents debate whether it's appropriate to pull your kids out of school for a family vacation. What's your take?

Mike Usinger