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.

How to create the ultimate home gym—for your kid

How to create the ultimate home gym—for your kid

Kids should be getting at least an hour of exercise each day, which is tough to achieve in lockdown. These active toys will help them get moving.

Simone Olivero

To my friends with babies, I'd like to apologize

To my friends with babies, I'd like to apologize

I can't believe I showed up to meet your newborn without food, and I'll never refer to my dog as my fur baby again.

Ainsley Doty

I’m Black, therefore my kids are, right?

I’m Black, therefore my kids are, right?

Alicia Cox Thomson was raised to embrace both her Bajan and Polish cultures, and feels it’s crucial that her own kids embrace their blackness.

Alicia Cox Thomson

9 Fun Valentine's Day Crafts for Kids

9 Fun Valentine's Day Crafts for Kids

Spread a little love with one of these easy, loveable Valentine’s Day crafts. They’re all relatively easy, so kids can get hands on.

Today's Parent staff

9 gluten-free desserts

9 gluten-free desserts

From frozen treats to smoothies, these gluten-free desserts are sure to delight your family and friends.

Hannah Terry-Whyte

11 new baby and kid products our editors are loving this month

11 new baby and kid products our editors are loving this month

Today's Parent

My six-year-old's sleep is totally effed and I blame Zoom

My six-year-old's sleep is totally effed and I blame Zoom

If sleep has been a struggle for your family during virtual school and remote learning, you’re not alone. Here's help.

Ariel Brewster

I just had a baby—why do I suddenly hate my husband?

I just had a baby—why do I suddenly hate my husband?

After bringing home a newborn, I started keeping score and creating unrealistic expectations. Something had to give.

Katherine Flemming

9 Packaged Breakfast Foods Your Kids Will Love

9 Packaged Breakfast Foods Your Kids Will Love

Simone Olivero

Binge-watch after bedtime: What's coming to Netflix Canada in February 2021

Binge-watch after bedtime: What's coming to Netflix Canada in February 2021

Today's Parent

Why French Women Don’t Pee Their Pants When They Laugh and You Do

Why French Women Don’t Pee Their Pants When They Laugh and You Do

Unlike French mothers, we don’t get access to free pelvic floor work after giving birth. So what’s a Canadian gal to do?

Claire Gagne

I love my kids, but I don’t like parenting—and I know I’m not alone

I love my kids, but I don’t like parenting—and I know I’m not alone

Of course that fierce, forever love is a given—but the actual daily vagaries of parenting? For me, and a growing number of moms, that’s a hard pass.

Liz Krieger

5 things to know about how your taxes change with children

5 things to know about how your taxes change with children

Claire Gagne

How to get your kid to help make dinner (and eat it, too)

How to get your kid to help make dinner (and eat it, too)

Simone Olivero

What's new on Disney+ Canada for kids and families in February 2021

What's new on Disney+ Canada for kids and families in February 2021

Today's Parent

My son idolizes football players—and so we had a tough talk

My son idolizes football players—and so we had a tough talk

With the Superbowl around the corner, one mom looks at the messages we are sending kids about violence and power when we revere these sports heroes.

Kristin Shaw

20 books to help kids cope with death

20 books to help kids cope with death

It can be difficult to find the right words to help a child cope with the death of a loved one. These books can help kids through the grieving process.

Emily Sadler

6 ways to help your kids use art to express their feelings about the pandemic

6 ways to help your kids use art to express their feelings about the pandemic

Kids often express big feelings through art, which can offer insight into their experience of the pandemic. Here's how to nurture their creative expression.

Nikki Martyn

12 kids’ movies and shows that are new on Netflix Canada in February 2021

12 kids’ movies and shows that are new on Netflix Canada in February 2021

Kevin John Siazon

Is your new dog nipping, humping or playing rough with your kids?

Is your new dog nipping, humping or playing rough with your kids?

Andrea V. Breen