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.

Cooking with kids: Breakfast Cups

Cooking with kids: Breakfast Cups

This is no ordinary breakfast. Watch this video to see how you and your little kitchen helpers can make these crispy and delicious breakfast cups.

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Special needs: My daughter's first school bus ride

Special needs: My daughter's first school bus ride

When it comes to parenting a special-needs child, sometimes even the tiniest milestones are the most significant.

Anchel Krishna

How to get your child to stop whining

How to get your child to stop whining

Watch this video for tips on how to get your child to stop whining, from parenting expert Ann Douglas.

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Should you teach your kids to fail?

Should you teach your kids to fail?

Too many kids expect to win. Will greater childhood resiliency come from learning how to embrace failure?

Jennifer Pinarski

How to keep hockey equipment fresh

How to keep hockey equipment fresh

Keep kids' hockey equipment stink-free with these four easy steps.

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Crafting for kids: Zippy pencil case

Crafting for kids: Zippy pencil case

Watch this video to see DIY queen Tiffany Pratt’s cool duct tape craft. Your kids will love their new super-cute DIY pencil case.

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Frightful feast: 7 spooky Halloween party recipes

Frightful feast: 7 spooky Halloween party recipes

Plan a Halloween party and silence growling bellies with snacks too sweet to be scary.

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Printable tags for your candy-corn apples

Printable tags for your candy-corn apples

Use our slightly scary printable tags to dress your candy corn apple treats.

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Craft: How to make Halloween stickers

Craft: How to make Halloween stickers

Create these bewitching decals and use them to embellish Halloween goody bags, or share as a special, sugar-free treat.

Darcy Allen

How to make mini hockey sticks

How to make mini hockey sticks

These cute mini hockey sticks are a fun and easy craft to make at your hockey party.

Emily Piccinin

Cooking with kids: Superfood Smoothie

Cooking with kids: Superfood Smoothie

Make a healthy snack with just a whirl of the blender. This superfood smoothie combines the goodness of bananas and berries with nutrition-packed hemp and chia seeds. Watch this recipe video and make this smoothie with the kids.

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Crafting for kids: Decorated desk caddy

Crafting for kids: Decorated desk caddy

Organization and creativity combine in this fun craft for kids, made entirely with recycled materials.

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Cupcake decorating ideas: Teddy bear

Cupcake decorating ideas: Teddy bear

Looking for cupcake decorating ideas? Make these cute teddy bear cupcakes with this simple how-to video.

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How can I help my kid stop wetting the bed?

How can I help my kid stop wetting the bed?

Is your child wetting the bed? Watch this Parenting Solutions video for tips on how you can stop it.

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Crafting for kids: Braided DIY accessories

Crafting for kids: Braided DIY accessories

Grab an old cotton towel, some dye and a pair of scissors and you’ve got beautiful DIY accessories from Tiffany Pratt.

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Halloween sticker printable templates

Halloween sticker printable templates

Use these free printable sticker templates to help you create the decals for some Halloween goodie bags!

Emily Piccinin

To Avery, on her sixth birthday

To Avery, on her sixth birthday

An open letter to a six-year-old birthday girl.

Tracy Chappell

How do I get my baby to sleep through the night?

How do I get my baby to sleep through the night?

Watch this sleep solutions video to get tips for helping your baby sleep through the night.

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Antidepressants during pregnancy: Support not stigma

Antidepressants during pregnancy: Support not stigma

When it comes to maternal mental health, we still lack a balanced discussion on the benefits of antidepressants during pregnancy.

Jennifer Pinarski

Frozen returns: Disney set to release new animated short

Frozen returns: Disney set to release new animated short

With a whole slew of new Frozen projects in the works, the Disney smash won't be disappearing anytime soon.

Tracy Chappell