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.

Solo parenting is lonelier than I expected

Solo parenting is lonelier than I expected

Jennifer Pinarski could use a little help with her new solo parenting challenge.

Jennifer Pinarski

Organizing your family for the New Year

Organizing your family for the New Year

Is organizing your family on your list of things to improve this year? Here are seven strategies you can use to boost results.

Clare Kumar

I resolve to live in the moment

I resolve to live in the moment

After a few years of breaking resolutions, Lisa van de Geyn resolves to do something completely different this year.

Lisa van de Geyn

6 things to do outdoors with your kids

6 things to do outdoors with your kids

With only a few days left until school starts up again, Jennifer Pinarski and her kids are making the most of the wintery weather.

Jennifer Pinarski

Targeting morning trouble spots

Targeting morning trouble spots

If your mornings are all about yelling, bribing and cajoling, we've got tips for how to stop the insanity.

Tracy Chappell

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Pirate ship

Birthday parties

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Pirate ship

Ahoy, me hearties! This pirate ship cake is one of our most popular birthday cake ideas—with both kids and adults. It looks impressive but is easy to make.

Today's Parent

Expert sleep tips

Expert sleep tips

Sleep expert Alanna McGinn answers your questions on how to overcome sleep challenges.

Today's Parent

Our perfectly lame New Year’s Eve

Our perfectly lame New Year’s Eve

Tracy Chappell discovers that very little planning goes a long way.

Tracy Chappell

The great Rainbow Loom meltdown

The great Rainbow Loom meltdown

Susan Goldberg and her son learn a few valuable life lessons from... Rainbow Loom, of all things.

Susan Goldberg

10 healthy dinners for 2014

10 healthy dinners for 2014

Make this year about smart meal choices for the family with the help of these ten easy-to-make healthy dinners.

Alex Mlynek

Make 2014 the year you give yourself a break

Make 2014 the year you give yourself a break

Editor-in-chief Karine Ewart wants 2014 to be the year that all parents give themselves a break.

Karine Ewart

Our most popular blog posts of 2013

Our most popular blog posts of 2013

Find out which blog posts generated the most online discussion in 2013.

Today's Parent

How I encourage my daughter to dream big

How I encourage my daughter to dream big

Anchel Krishna talks about her resolution for 2014 — and why it's important for both her and her daughter.

Anchel Krishna

New Year's Eve word search (printable)

New Year's Eve word search (printable)

Today's Parent staff

Top 5 hottest parenting debates of 2013

Top 5 hottest parenting debates of 2013

Check out the parenting debates that drew the most heat this year.

Haley Overland

How my family missed out on a holiday milestone

How my family missed out on a holiday milestone

Her daughter's school didn't do a Christmas concert for the second year in the row, and Hanukkah-celebrating Lisa van de Geyn is miffed.

Lisa van de Geyn

Your favourite family-friendly movies of 2013

Your favourite family-friendly movies of 2013

We asked, you answered. Here are your picks for the best family-friendly movies of 2013.

Today's Parent

Holiday milestones: Meeting Santa for the first time

Holiday milestones: Meeting Santa for the first time

Anchel Krishna talks about Syona's first picture with Santa, and why it took four years to meet him.

Anchel Krishna

Fab fitness date night ideas

Fab fitness date night ideas

Janice Quirt

Holiday leftovers: Turkey Chili and more

Holiday leftovers: Turkey Chili and more

These five easy recipes for holiday leftovers turn classic flavours into something more exciting! Would you like some Eggnog French Toast or Turkey Chili?

Hannah Terry-Whyte