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5 festive fall crafts for school-age kids

5 festive fall crafts for school-age kids

From acorns and spaghetti to fallen leaves and pine cones, these fall crafts are sure to brighten up your child's day — and your home!

Hannah Terry-Whyte

25 places to view fall colours

25 places to view fall colours

We list some of the best places to view fall colours across the country.

Ashlee Campbell

Revenge of the teenage girl

Revenge of the teenage girl

Maclean's latest article looks at a new wave of teenage girls who are fighting back against stereotypes, social pressure and our sexed-up culture.

Anne Kingston

When did school lunches become a political statement?

When did school lunches become a political statement?

With all the food restrictions and nutritional requirements, some parents are fed up with making school lunches.

Jennifer Pinarski

5 tips for surviving class trips

5 tips for surviving class trips

It’s field trip season! Jennifer Pinarski shares these five hard-won tips to help you (and your kids) survive upcoming class trips.

Jennifer Pinarski

Neat-freak kids: Nature or nurture?

Neat-freak kids: Nature or nurture?

Sometimes even parents can learn a lesson in cleanliness from their neat-freak kids.

Tracy Chappell

11 Reader-Approved Rainy Day Activities

11 Reader-Approved Rainy Day Activities

Enjoy these creative, reader-approved activities to keep your kids busy on rainy days.

Today's Parent staff

Book nook: Cozy reading spaces for kids

Book nook: Cozy reading spaces for kids

Create a special reading space for your avid bookworm with these inspirational book nook ideas.

Kristy Woudstra

Raise a reader: Top 10 book series to read before you're 12

Raise a reader: Top 10 book series to read before you're 12

Time for chapter books? These book series will hook young readers.

Emily Piccinin

Fall books: 15 new titles for all ages

Fall books: 15 new titles for all ages

Sit back, relax and get cozy with your young readers as the leaves start to change with these new fall books.

Emily Piccinin

New baby, reluctant sibling

New baby, reluctant sibling

Linda Bream, psychologist

8 fall snack recipes

8 fall snack recipes

Ceri Marsh and Laura Keogh

Time outs: Harmful or helpful?

Time outs: Harmful or helpful?

Can time outs do more harm than good? According to new research, parents should seek an alternative discipline method.

Jennifer Pinarski

My four-year-old is very emotionally mature

My four-year-old is very emotionally mature

Parents of emotionally mature kids may be left wondering how to tackle the subject of verbalizing feelings.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

The overwhelming process of filling out your child's IEP

The overwhelming process of filling out your child's IEP

Why creating your child's first Individual Education Plan (IEP) can feel like a daunting task.

Anchel Krishna

Frozen's Let it Go voted best car song for kids

Frozen's Let it Go voted best car song for kids

New survey shows Frozen's Let it Go is the top travel song for families. To commemorate the occasion, we've collected fun videos of family sing-a-longs!

Amy Valm

Screen-free kids have better social skills: Study

Screen-free kids have better social skills: Study

A new study has found that the more time kids spend screen-free the better they are at detecting emotional cues in others.

Jennifer Pinarski

School permission form for my kid to get… a bible?!

School permission form for my kid to get… a bible?!

Is it appropriate for public schools to send home permission forms for kids to receive a free Gideon Bible? One mom says absolutely not.

Susan Goldberg

Drinking during pregnancy: New ads should make us squirm

Drinking during pregnancy: New ads should make us squirm

A new LCBO campaign targeting drinking during pregnancy has received formal complaints. But maybe that's a good thing?

Jennifer Pinarski

Taylor Swift sends message to bullied fan on Instagram

Taylor Swift sends message to bullied fan on Instagram

Here's another reason why many parents consider Taylor Swift a positive role model for their children.

Tracy Chappell