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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.

The No. 1 piece of parenting advice from a mom who raised CEOs

The No. 1 piece of parenting advice from a mom who raised CEOs

Parenting expert Esther Wojcicki thinks we're holding our children back. Here's her rather "unpopular" solution for empowering our kids to succeed.

CJ Harder

10 Tips For Your Toddler's First Halloween

10 Tips For Your Toddler's First Halloween

Rebecca Weigand

If your kid is obsessed with Disney, this may be the perfect gift

If your kid is obsessed with Disney, this may be the perfect gift

Justin Lam

10 things I said I'd never do as a mom...then I became one

10 things I said I'd never do as a mom...then I became one

Kathryn Ross

Canadian parents are being told they drink way too much and REALLY?!

Canadian parents are being told they drink way too much and REALLY?!

Delaney Seiferling

16 products we're loving this fall

16 products we're loving this fall

Rebecca Weigand

This Toronto mom is changing children’s entertainment with hit series ‘Super Sema’

This Toronto mom is changing children’s entertainment with hit series ‘Super Sema’

Ingrie Williams, Canadian Business

Your kids will never look at “trash pandas” the same way after reading this new book

Your kids will never look at “trash pandas” the same way after reading this new book

Toronto kids will love this new story that offers a refreshing take on the city's raccoon problem while teaching the importance of sharing space.

CJ Harder

Your child has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: Now what?

Your child has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: Now what?

Surrey Place

Is it weird that my little kid is so into horror and blood?

Is it weird that my little kid is so into horror and blood?

It's not a Halloween thing, it's an all-year-round thing, and as an admitted scaredy-cat, I find it totally unnerving that my kid loves horror so much.

Colleen Seto

Easy ways to boost your kid's language with games like "I Spy"

Easy ways to boost your kid's language with games like "I Spy"

By getting creative with games like "I spy", you can help to grow your child's vocabulary and model the social aspects of language.

Maya Payne Smart

What it’s like growing up as the daughter of renowned sexpert Sue Johanson

What it’s like growing up as the daughter of renowned sexpert Sue Johanson

Everybody has a story about Sue Johanson, an educational pioneer who everybody loved—and the subject of her daughter Jane's new documentary, Sex with Sue.

Jane Johanson, as told to Flannery Dean, Chatelaine

10 books to help kids understand divorce and separation

10 books to help kids understand divorce and separation

These books about divorce can help your child work through the feelings and questions that come with big changes in your family structure.

Rebecca Weigand

How to tell your child about your mental illness

How to tell your child about your mental illness

If you or a close family member is experiencing a mental health crisis, it can be scary for your kids. Here’s an age-by-age guide to help you talk to them.

Dr. Jillian Roberts

Will a “Marie Curie” Halloween costume make your daughter a master of STEM?

Will a “Marie Curie” Halloween costume make your daughter a master of STEM?

A new study says yes! Plus: those mealtime tantrums might have started in utero, and more new research that matters to parents.

Rebecca Shore Winn

We know you have vaccine fatigue, but this is not the year to skip the flu shot

We know you have vaccine fatigue, but this is not the year to skip the flu shot

Roll up those sleeves—again. With experts predicting a rough flu season, it’s more important than ever to make getting flu shots a priority.

Erin Pepler

6 Cool, Sustainable Period Products to Help Manage Your Flow

6 Cool, Sustainable Period Products to Help Manage Your Flow

Pads and tampons got you down? These sustainable period products offer a more eco-friendly approach to dealing with Aunt Flow each month.

Simone Olivero

Here's what's in the first-ever adult Happy Meal at McDonald's

Here's what's in the first-ever adult Happy Meal at McDonald's

Justin Lam

As a rape survivor, I'm committed to teaching my baby about consent

As a rape survivor, I'm committed to teaching my baby about consent

Teaching baby consent has always been very important to me. Here’s how I'm helping my daughter to cultivate resilience and self-confidence.

Tiffany Leigh

Is there a better way to screen for cervical cancer?

Is there a better way to screen for cervical cancer?

HPV screening has replaced Pap smears in many countries, and several Canadian provinces are now following suit for cervical cancer screening. Here's why.

Tayo Bero, Chatelaine