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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.

No Vacation Planned? Take The Kids On A Virtual Trip

No Vacation Planned? Take The Kids On A Virtual Trip

From the San Diego to South Africa, these destinations are offering a ton of ways to take your family on a virtual field trip.

Simone Olivero

Netflix is adding new parental control features to make safe watching easier

Netflix is adding new parental control features to make safe watching easier

Netflix is making it easier for parents to monitor their child's content consumption—a way to avoid mature questions and sassy behaviour.

Kevin John Siazon

How to get your kids to listen: 5 tricks to try

How to get your kids to listen: 5 tricks to try

A psychotherapist shares five simple yet effective tips to help you get your kids to listen. Believe it or not, the first one is to talk to them less!

Liza Finlay

Read this before judging another parent

Read this before judging another parent

People seem to have a hard time keeping their mouths shut when it comes to others' parenting decisions.

Aleksandra Jassem and Nikita Stanley, The Rebel Mama

10 free colouring pages to keep the kids busy

10 free colouring pages to keep the kids busy

Satisfy your movie-loving and cartoon character-obsessed kids with these free colouring pages that you can print out at home.

Andrea Karr

How to help your kids feel close to faraway grandparents

How to help your kids feel close to faraway grandparents

Long distance relationships ain't easy! Bridge the distance with these five handy tips for keeping grandparents connected with grandkids.

Brianna Sharpe

My sweet, cherubic three-year-old swears like a trucker

My sweet, cherubic three-year-old swears like a trucker

I didn’t know what to do when my adorable preschooler said “F$%k Mommy, you’re my enemy” after being told she couldn’t have a juice box.

Sheri Segal Glick

How to get your preschooler to help with chores

How to get your preschooler to help with chores

Motivate your stubborn (or oblivious) preschooler to help with chores around the house.

Erin Phelan

11 tips for working from home with kids around that ACTUALLY work

11 tips for working from home with kids around that ACTUALLY work

It’s really one giant experiment right now, so feel free to pick and choose from these ideas, test them out, and then tweak to suit your household.

Nadine Silverthorne

6 myths about getting a divorce

6 myths about getting a divorce

Thinking about ending your marriage? Make sure you aren’t misinformed about your rights and obligations—as that could have costly consequences.

Jaclyn Law

Why I moved back to Canada to start my family

Why I moved back to Canada to start my family

I craved adventure, but when motherhood called, I wanted to go home.

Jennifer Ouellette

8 adorable Easter books

8 adorable Easter books

Waiting for the Easter Bunny to arrive with your wee readers? Prepare for his arrival with these Easter books!

Today's Parent

10 Awesome Crafts You Can Make With A Cardboard Box

10 Awesome Crafts You Can Make With A Cardboard Box

Don’t recycle that box just yet! Instead, make one of these fun cardboard crafts with your kids.

Tina Barkley

7 best rhubarb recipes

7 best rhubarb recipes

From sweet rhubarb parfaits to savoury dressings and a super-simple compote, we promise you, these recipes actually are the best.

Amy Valm

Social distancing has had surprising upsides for my kids

Social distancing has had surprising upsides for my kids

Not to say the benefits outweigh the drawbacks—obviously not—but there may be a silver lining to this bizarre new world we find ourselves in.

Rachel Cameron

7 things to do in Baltimore with kids

7 things to do in Baltimore with kids

From digging for dino bones to playing with a fart machine (yes, we’re serious!) Charm City definitely manages to live up to its name.

Davina Sinnatamby

What to do if you're laid off because of the coronavirus

What to do if you're laid off because of the coronavirus

What workers in Canada need to know about applying for benefits and looking for a new job.

Bryan Borzykowski

How my son’s autism taught me to say no

How my son’s autism taught me to say no

I used to think I had to do it all—until my kid’s diagnosis gave me a much-needed reality check.

Alexandra Samuel

What's new on Disney+ for kids and families in April 2020

What's new on Disney+ for kids and families in April 2020

Disney+ is always adding to their library of movies, tv shows and shorts to watch. Here's what your family can look forward to in April 2020.

Kevin John Siazon

5 more indoor activities for when you're all out of ideas

5 more indoor activities for when you're all out of ideas

Keeping little kids busy inside takes creativity (and lots of energy). Check out these indoor activities from the popular blog Days with Grey.

Beth Rosenbleeth, Days with Grey