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.

14 Fun Science Experiments For Kids

14 Fun Science Experiments For Kids

Your kids will discover and create all sorts of neat things with these fun kids’ science experiments.

Andrea Mulder-Slater

12 easy bar recipes

12 easy bar recipes

Raise the bar on snack time (or treat time) with these easy and delicious bar recipes. Sometimes it's hip to be square (or rectangular).

Amy Valm

I work at an office with no parents and it sucks

I work at an office with no parents and it sucks

Who can you commiserate with when no one else at work is a parent? This has been the hardest thing to get used to at my new job.

Amanda Larkin

Stretch marks: Do they ever really go away?

Stretch marks: Do they ever really go away?

There’s good news and bad news. Here’s everything you need to know about stretch marks, including causes, prevention and treatment.

Andrea Karr

25 Things to Do In Toronto With Your Family Over the Holidays

25 Things to Do In Toronto With Your Family Over the Holidays

Alicia Cox Thomson

There's something for everyone with this year's best advent calendars

There's something for everyone with this year's best advent calendars

From essential oils to gourmet gummies to cheese (yes, cheese!)

Andréanne Dion

Kids and kindness: Can you teach compassion?

Kids and kindness: Can you teach compassion?

We all want our kids to stand up for the little guy. But how do you foster compassion and empathy?

Holly Bennett

24 Indoor Games To Keep Kids Entertained On A Rainy Day

24 Indoor Games To Keep Kids Entertained On A Rainy Day

Here’s a list of indoor games and activities that will keep the kids (and you) happy and active—no TV or video games required.

Haley Overland

How to make it work when your partner is always travelling

How to make it work when your partner is always travelling

Jennifer Leask

9 signs you’re one of those insufferable parents

9 signs you’re one of those insufferable parents

That overwhelming, blinding love we have for our kids? It can make us do weird things. Here's how to know if it's turned you into an insufferable parent.

Dawn Yanek

Growing family? How to know when it’s time to upsize

Growing family? How to know when it’s time to upsize

If you’re running out of room(s), it may be time to buy, sell, or both. Here’s how writer Alicia Cox Thomson and her family gained more space.

Alicia Cox Thomson

My husband is a better stay-at-home parent than I was

My husband is a better stay-at-home parent than I was

It’s a working parent’s dream at the end of a long day to come home to a happy child, a clean home and a warm dinner. Yet I can’t help but feel...annoyed.

Amy Green

What you need to know before taking your kid to a chiropractor

What you need to know before taking your kid to a chiropractor

Will it hurt? Is it safe? Can it really help things like colic and ADHD? Here’s what you need to know before you take your baby or kid to a chiropractor.

Jen Cutts

5 reasons to get a babysitter at Disney

5 reasons to get a babysitter at Disney

After a day of tantrums, blow-outs and over-excited kids, a babysitter is sometimes the only way for adults to bring the Disney magic back.

Danielle Braff

15 easy meals to take to new parents

15 easy meals to take to new parents

The last thing new parents have time for is making meals. Help them out with these easy meals to take to new parents.

Hannah Terry-Whyte

My kids began to thrive the minute I stopped scheduling them

My kids began to thrive the minute I stopped scheduling them

Many parents feel pressured to enrol their kids in every possible activity. But when one mom tossed her family’s activity calendar, her kids were relieved.

Hannah Grieco

12 little ways to make your kid's day

12 little ways to make your kid's day

We asked parenting educator and psychotherapist Andrea Loewen Nair for easy things parents can do to ensure their kids feel heard, important and loved.

Kim Shiffman

Everything you need to know about autism treatment

Everything you need to know about autism treatment

From autism therapies, autism medications and autism diets, here’s everything you need to know about autism treatment and whether there’s a cure.

Arlene Karidis

20 of the Year's Top Toys

20 of the Year's Top Toys

These new toys for 2019 were the highest-ranking and scored best-in-class for playability, design and overall awesomeness.

Today's Parent

25 best toys for little kids

25 best toys for little kids

Tested by real families, these are the best toys of 2019 for your little kids. Bonus: Many will bring out their creative side, too!

Today's Parent