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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.

16 essential holiday cookie recipes

16 essential holiday cookie recipes

Candy canes and chocolate Santas are sweet, but we all know cookies rule Christmas. These ones are so good, you won’t want to swap.

Chatelaine

10 things to do in San Antonio with kids

10 things to do in San Antonio with kids

There’s more to Texas than football and cowboys. From the River Walk to The Alamo, there's no shortage of things to do in San Antonio with kids

Claire Sibonney

A holiday cookie exchange is the best excuse to get the family together

A holiday cookie exchange is the best excuse to get the family together

Even kids can get behind a holiday party when there are cookies involved.

Irene Ngo

These are the top attractions around the world for kids

These are the top attractions around the world for kids

Planning your next family vacation? According to TripAdvisor, these are the best places to go with kids around the world.

Simone Olivero

Kegel Exercises: A Primer On Your Pelvic Floor’s Number One Workout

Kegel Exercises: A Primer On Your Pelvic Floor’s Number One Workout

Whether you’re pregnant, postpartum or beyond, here's how to do kegel exercises and incorporate them into your everyday regimen.

Karen Robock

Made-in-Canada gifts for relatives who are impossible to buy for

Made-in-Canada gifts for relatives who are impossible to buy for

From bourbon maple syrup and satin scrunchies to boob-inspired ceramics and pineapple-habanero hot sauce, here are 50 homegrown gifts that you’ll be truly excited to give this year.

Andréanne Dion

Holiday baking: 1 cookie recipe, 5 ways

Holiday baking: 1 cookie recipe, 5 ways

This is the only cookie recipe you'll need: One base dough can be dressed up in five delicious different ways.

Today's Parent

11 ways to save money over the holidays

11 ways to save money over the holidays

No matter what you celebrate, holidays mean extra strain on your bank account. This year, try one of these 11 clever ways to "sleigh" your holiday budget.

Amanda Naccarato

How to handle the top five holiday stress triggers

How to handle the top five holiday stress triggers

Does your December to-do list feel a mile long? Here’s how to avoid overwhelming anxiety when faced with five common holiday stressors

Tenille Bonoguore

We’re skipping Christmas with our relatives and I don’t feel bad for one second

We’re skipping Christmas with our relatives and I don’t feel bad for one second

It may seem ruthless or cold-hearted, but this is why I've learned to say "no thanks" to the big family Christmas celebrations.

Kat Armstrong

I’m not telling my big kid the truth about Santa

I’m not telling my big kid the truth about Santa

As my kids sat with Santa last weekend, I saw a look in their smiling faces that I only see at this time of year.

Jennifer Pinarski

12 of Canada’s best winter festivals

12 of Canada’s best winter festivals

Ditch staying inside this winter and instead spend quality time with the entire fam at these unique Canadian wintry festivals!

Rebecca Gao

5 things you need to teach your kid about getting lost

5 things you need to teach your kid about getting lost

Family outings are so much fun until your child gets lost.

Danielle Braff

25 kid-free date night ideas in Toronto this holiday season

25 kid-free date night ideas in Toronto this holiday season

Cold weather doesn’t mean a boring date night. Here’s how to use Toronto’s holiday season to your romantic advantage.

FLARE

9 things to do in Door County with kids

9 things to do in Door County with kids

From biking the Sunset Trail to screaming for joy on an adventure raft, there are a lot of things to do in Door County with the family.

Davina Sinnatamby

14 iconic toys from the '80s

14 iconic toys from the '80s

Do you, like, remember these '80s toys? There were sweet droopy-eared pups to adopt, a bear that played cassettes and some pretty radical gaming systems.

Amy Valm

Binge-watch after bedtime: What's new on Netflix Canada in December 2019

Binge-watch after bedtime: What's new on Netflix Canada in December 2019

Classic spy movies featuring Austin Powers and James Bond are coming. Plus the new Christmas Prince! Here's what's new on Netflix Canada in December 2019.

Kevin John Siazon

There's a real Amber behind amber alerts

There's a real Amber behind amber alerts

What happened to nine-year-old Amber Hagerman, how amber alerts came to be—and if amber alerts ever work to save kids (spoiler: yep).

Christine Persaud

9 kids’ movies and shows that are new on Netflix Canada in December 2019

9 kids’ movies and shows that are new on Netflix Canada in December 2019

Every month, Netflix Canada adds family-friendly shows and movies for your kids to stream. Here's what's coming up in December 2019.

Kevin John Siazon

How to manage your sports-loving kid's outsized emotions

How to manage your sports-loving kid's outsized emotions

If your kid overreacts to their favourite sports team's wins and losses, here’s how to help them manage their emotions and understand it's just a game.

Today's Parent