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.

Why being selfish makes me a better father

Why being selfish makes me a better father

Can putting yourself first make you a more generous father and husband? This dad believes so.

Ben Kaplan

Modern parents: The choice to have kids

Modern parents: The choice to have kids

Susan Goldberg is gradually becoming more confident in her choice to become a parent.

Susan Goldberg

Why I'm not good at disciplining my preschooler

Why I'm not good at disciplining my preschooler

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk can't quite figure out how to discipline her preschooler.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Parenting through divorce: Dos and don'ts

Parenting through divorce: Dos and don'ts

Parenting through divorce: Here are some dos and don’ts for parents negotiating a parting of the ways…

Liza Finlay

Special needs in the media: Why the neglect?

Special needs in the media: Why the neglect?

Anchel Krishna laments the lack of diversity in the media after watching a commercial about motherhood.

Anchel Krishna

When Reading Doesn’t Come Easy

When Reading Doesn’t Come Easy

Tracy Chappell is learning that not all book-lovers are built the same.

Tracy Chappell

Stay-at-home moms: Worth $100K+ a year?

Stay-at-home moms: Worth $100K+ a year?

A Salary.com infographic reveals what stay-at-home moms should have earned last year, but Jennifer Pinarski thinks they missed the mark.

Jennifer Pinarski

Easy dinner recipes for great lunch leftovers

Easy dinner recipes for great lunch leftovers

Take advantage of those yummy leftovers. These recipes will be a hit with the kids—especially the next day.

Eshun Mott

Summer camp worries—already?

Summer camp worries—already?

With registration right around the corner, Tracy Chappell worries about how her youngest daughter will handle summer camp.

Tracy Chappell

The importance of having a family emergency plan

The importance of having a family emergency plan

With her husband away for work, Jennifer Pinarski teaches her kids the importance of family emergency plans.

Jennifer Pinarski

Help! Is my daughter a mean girl?

Help! Is my daughter a mean girl?

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk is terrified that her daughter is becoming a mean girl.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Is your house a free-for-all germfest?

Is your house a free-for-all germfest?

When her son's friend comes over, Susan Goldberg wonders if there's too many germs flying around.

Susan Goldberg

Soup: 7 hearty winter recipes

Soup: 7 hearty winter recipes

Nothing warms cold days like a pot of homemade soup. Here are our favourite cozy soup recipes.

Ceri Marsh and Laura Keogh

Postcard from The Norwegian Breakaway

Postcard from The Norwegian Breakaway

Deputy editor Leah Rumack and her family set sail with a cruising program for the tiniest of tourists.

Leah Rumack

Free printable malt shop party invite

Free printable malt shop party invite

Download our free printable malt shop party invite to throw a fun time-warp birthday bash.

Today's Parent

The importance of a mother-daughter trip

The importance of a mother-daughter trip

Tracy Chappell and her daughter create lasting memories on their trip to Phoenix, Arizona.

Tracy Chappell

Grocery store must-have for kids with special needs

Grocery store must-have for kids with special needs

Anchel Krishna discovers a simple product that enables Syona to enjoy her weekly grocery store trip with her dad.

Anchel Krishna

Eggs: 6 quick dinner recipes

Eggs: 6 quick dinner recipes

In a dinner-time bind? Think eggs. Here are 6 quick dinner recipes using eggs.

Ceri Marsh and Laura Keogh

Fear of childbirth linked to postpartum depression

Fear of childbirth linked to postpartum depression

New research from the University of Eastern Finland suggests a link between postpartum depression and fear of giving birth.

Jennifer Pinarski

Roughhousing: Aggressive or constructive behaviour?

Roughhousing: Aggressive or constructive behaviour?

Are you ready to rumble? If your answer is no, you may be doing your kid a disservice according to a slew of research on roughousing.

Carol Toller