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.

5 tips for affordable family travel

5 tips for affordable family travel

Family travel: Hot tips on cheap ways for families to travel.

Camilla Cornell

12 reasons I'm glad it's finally spring

12 reasons I'm glad it's finally spring

Spring has finally sprung and one mom couldn't be happier.

Jennifer Pinarski

Transforming yard sale finds: 12 creative hacks we love

Transforming yard sale finds: 12 creative hacks we love

Looking for a family project or to upgrade your decor? These fun, inexpensive DIYs use second-hand materials from yard sales, flea markets or thrift stores.

Amy Valm

The First Communion mom fail (that wasn't)

The First Communion mom fail (that wasn't)

Tracy Chappell worries she messed up her daughter’s First Communion.

Tracy Chappell

Solo parenting: The good, the bad and the ugly

Solo parenting: The good, the bad and the ugly

After five months, Jennifer Pinarski is finally getting the hang of parenting on her own.

Jennifer Pinarski

Mother's Day gift ideas: Our 2014 favourites

Mother's Day gift ideas: Our 2014 favourites

We scoured the stores for the best, brightest and most beautiful on-trend Mother's Day gift ideas of 2014 for you. Click on to see what we found.

Today's Parent

You know you're a parent when...

You know you're a parent when...

See how our readers responded when we asked them to finish the sentence, "You know you're a parent when...." Funny!

Today's Parent

Mother's Day and the single parent

Mother's Day and the single parent

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk knew she wanted to single parent, but that doesn’t mean she’s given up on Mother's Day brunch.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Mother's Day and the adoptive mom

Mother's Day and the adoptive mom

Adoptive mom Antonia Jones* writes about why Mother’s Day is bittersweet for her family.

Antonia Jones

10 amazing loot bag ideas

Birthday parties

10 amazing loot bag ideas

These ten awesome and easy DIY loot bag and party favour ideas will ensure your kid's next birthday party is a spectacular success.

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Birthday cakes: Charlotte the Sheep printable

Birthday parties

Birthday cakes: Charlotte the Sheep printable

Your little sheep lover will squeal with delight over this easy-to-make birthday cake from the Big Book of Kids' Birthday Cakes.

Today's Parent

Birthday cakes: Rocket blast printable

Birthday parties

Birthday cakes: Rocket blast printable

Making this awesome rocket ship cake from the Big Book of Kids' Birthday Cakes is much easier than you think with this template.

Today's Parent

Parents, you have it so good right now

Parents, you have it so good right now

After reading Rob Lowe's Slate article on sending his son off to college, a middle years mom wants new parents to know how good they've got it.

Nadine Silverthorne

Are fathers tougher on their sons than their daughters?

Are fathers tougher on their sons than their daughters?

Greg Pratt wonders "Am I tougher on my son than my daughter?" What happens when this dad tries to ease up on his harsh father/son dynamic might surprise.

Today's Parent

Mother's Day craft: DIY family silhouette pillowcase

Mother's Day craft: DIY family silhouette pillowcase

Give mom something she'll cherish for years to come this Mother's Day with a DIY on-trend pillowcase.

Rayna Schwartz

5 buffet party menus: Go-to guide for kid-friendly entertaining

5 buffet party menus: Go-to guide for kid-friendly entertaining

This go-to guide for kid-friendly entertaining will please everyone—even the pickiest little eaters—with a table full of options.

Blake Eligh

Buffet party menu No. 5: Pulled pork

Buffet party menu No. 5: Pulled pork

This buffet party idea makes pulled pork the centrepiece, but we promise that the sides, drinks and desserts are just as enticing (and easy to make).

Blake Eligh

Buffet party menu No. 4: Brunch of champions

Buffet party menu No. 4: Brunch of champions

These easy brunch (or breakfast) buffet party menu ideas will make entertaining on the weekend a snap.

Blake Eligh

Keep kids with special needs in the classroom

Keep kids with special needs in the classroom

Anchel Krishna responds to a recent report that reveals many principals are asking parents to keep their kids with special needs at home.

Anchel Krishna

Buffet party menu No. 3: Meatball magic

Buffet party menu No. 3: Meatball magic

Love meatballs? We've got you covered. These six internationally-inspired meatball menus will make your next buffet party a hit.

Blake Eligh