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: Baked Egg and Veggie Squares

Cooking with kids: Baked Egg and Veggie Squares

This frittata-inspired dish is versatile enough to serve for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Get the kids to help—they’ll love sprinkling on the cheese at the end.

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Fun family things to do in Japan

Fun family things to do in Japan

Carol Toller takes her family to the land of geishas and samurais.

Carol Toller

Cooking with kids: Peach Muffins

Cooking with kids: Peach Muffins

These tasty peach muffins are simple enough for a beginner baker to make. Watch our video for step-by-step instructions.

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Cooking with kids: Easy Pizza Bites

Cooking with kids: Easy Pizza Bites

Pizza that’s made to order and way more fun than frozen. Your kids will love this fun how-to recipe video for these easy pizza bites.

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Cooking with kids: Cake Pops

Cooking with kids: Cake Pops

This Cooking with kids video shows you how you can make everyone’s favourite sweet treat: Cake pops! The kids will love decorating these decadent desserts.

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Stay-at-home mom: The kids are in school, so now what?

Stay-at-home mom: The kids are in school, so now what?

What's a stay-at-home mom to do when her youngest heads off to full-day kindergarten? The opportunities are endless—and overwhelming.

Jennifer Pinarski

The evolution of marriage: Why change is OK

The evolution of marriage: Why change is OK

When it comes to marriage, change between partners is inevitable. Here's what you can do to keep your relationship flourishing.

Liza Finlay

6 things to say to parents of kids with special needs

6 things to say to parents of kids with special needs

Tips on how to talk to families of kids with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

Study: Preschool doodles linked to intelligence in teen years

Study: Preschool doodles linked to intelligence in teen years

A recent study discovers a link between preschool drawings and intelligence in teen years. But should parents worry if their kids can't draw?

Jennifer Pinarski

Breastfeeding contracts: Have we gone too far? (UPDATED!)

Breastfeeding contracts: Have we gone too far? (UPDATED!)

Women who give birth in BC's Fraser Health hospitals are asked to sign an Infant Feeding Declaration with regards to breastfeeding.

Jennifer Pinarski

I'm not a bad mom because my kid goes out alone

I'm not a bad mom because my kid goes out alone

In a culture of fear, one mom writes an open letter to her son about his growing independence.

Susan Goldberg

Do you love one child more than the other?

Do you love one child more than the other?

It can be difficult for parents to find the right words when one child believes you love her sibling more.

Tracy Chappell

Labour Day weekend: What to do from coast to coast

Labour Day weekend: What to do from coast to coast

Make the most of the Labour Day weekend with these fun activities in our favourite Canadian cities.

Jody Robbins

Ultimate reading guide: Top tips from our readers

Ultimate reading guide: Top tips from our readers

Emily Piccinin

Back-to-school basics for kids with special needs

Back-to-school basics for kids with special needs

When you have a child with special needs, back-to-school prep requires a few extra steps. Here are some tips.

Anchel Krishna

7 secrets to a happy marriage

7 secrets to a happy marriage

When it comes to marriage counsel, the most clichéd relationship tips often make for the best advice.

Tracy Chappell

Parents, stop trying to fix your kids!

Parents, stop trying to fix your kids!

Fixing kids' problems isn’t always the most sage course of action for parents. Here's what you can do instead.

Liza Finlay

Sharenting: Will it hurt our kids?

Sharenting: Will it hurt our kids?

We're all guilty of "sharenting." But how much is too much when it comes to posting about our kids online?

Jennifer Pinarski

Parenting: I do too much for my kids

Parenting: I do too much for my kids

There are many parents stuck in the sticky web of doing too much for our kids. How do we allow ourselves to get to this point?

Tracy Chappell

16 best beaches across Canada

16 best beaches across Canada

Pack a picnic and sand-proof your diaper bag, because we’ve rounded up the best beaches in Canada.

Melissa Carter