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Learn how to discipline your preschoolers and toddlers: Tips and tactics that work, whether or not to spank, and how to manage different parenting styles.

How to discipline a toddler? 12 tactics that actually work

How to discipline a toddler? 12 tactics that actually work

Disciplining toddlers can be tough, but if you're frustrated with your kid's antics, here are some tricks that actually work.

Laura Bickle

How to stop your child's whining

How to stop your child's whining

The most effective way to encourage preschoolers to speak in their big-kid voices.

Erin Phelan

Siblings fighting: How to keep the peace

Siblings fighting: How to keep the peace

When it comes to siblings fighting, how often is too often? When should you intervene? How can you encourage cooperation? We've got the details.

Shawna Cohen

Is yelling at your kids as bad as spanking?

Is yelling at your kids as bad as spanking?

Research claiming yelling at kids is as harmful as hitting or spanking has many parents worried. Learn about the long-term effects for your family.

Lisa van de Geyn

4 easy ways to teach kids gratitude

4 easy ways to teach kids gratitude

Studies show that grateful kids are happier, less stressed and have a more optimistic outlook on life. Here are four easy ways to teach kids gratitude.

Zoja Popovic

5 things you might not know about spanking (including whether it’s ever OK)

5 things you might not know about spanking (including whether it’s ever OK)

For many parents, the idea of spanking their child is abhorrent. And yet, many parents do it—despite a pile of evidence that it's the wrong approach.

Bonnie Schiedel

7 no-fail strategies to get your kid to listen

7 no-fail strategies to get your kid to listen

WHY won't they listen! If you find yourself wondering this, we are here to help with these tricks that fellow parents swear-by.

Susan Goldberg

5 simple screen-time rules from a teacher who’s seen them work

5 simple screen-time rules from a teacher who’s seen them work

Take it from a middle-school teacher and mom: Kids need to manage their online activities—and parents need to help them do it.

Rebecca Young, Common Sense Media

4 tricks for disciplining a toddler

4 tricks for disciplining a toddler

Here’s how to start setting gentle limits on your toddler’s very normal, if exasperating, antics.

Holly Bennett

Taming the feral beasts: I sent my kids to etiquette classes

Taming the feral beasts: I sent my kids to etiquette classes

I was mortified by my children’s table manners—and nearly wept with joy after the etiquette lady was done with them.

Corinne McDermott

This mom internet-shamed her kids and we have questions

This mom internet-shamed her kids and we have questions

This mom-of-two's punishment has been shared almost 40 thousand times, and while many people are applauding the mom, we're still not too sure

Today's Parent

Why spanking now could lead to relationship violence later in life

Why spanking now could lead to relationship violence later in life

A new study has found that kids who are spanked more are more likely to exhibit relationship violence when they're older.

Liz Krieger

Why I don't use Santa as a bribe for good behaviour

Why I don't use Santa as a bribe for good behaviour

"Leveraging Christmas runs counter to the very point of the holiday, which should be more about generosity, goodwill and love."

Kristen Thompson

Have an angry kid? This free program is here to help

Have an angry kid? This free program is here to help

An innovative program called SNAP is helping teach self-control and emotional regulation to kids with behavioural issues.

Jill Buchner

Why fancy restaurants should ban kids

Why fancy restaurants should ban kids

There’s no shortage of restaurants that cater to pint-size patrons. So why shouldn’t there be places where adults can go and enjoy their food and wine—without the whine?

Tanya Enberg

The right way to discipline your preschooler

The right way to discipline your preschooler

Is there a right (or wrong) way to discipline a preschooler? Here are some tips for dealing with your kid's biggest meltdowns and misdeeds.

Katie Dupuis

How to discipline your tween (because time outs are no longer an option)

How to discipline your tween (because time outs are no longer an option)

It may be time to shift your perspective away from time-outs and sticker charts when it comes to disciplining your child.

Kate Winn

The debate: Do you discipline other people’s kids at the playground?

The debate: Do you discipline other people’s kids at the playground?

When it comes to other people's kids, do you lay down the law—or turn a blind eye? Two parents hash it out.

Derek Malcolm

How to put an end to your kid's badgering

How to put an end to your kid's badgering

Is your child the master at persistent pestering? Challenge their badgering with these three tips.

Elizabeth Chorney-Booth

6 discipline fallbacks… and how to fix them!

6 discipline fallbacks… and how to fix them!

Hollering and other bad habits may seem to work—but here's what experts say about discipline that will hone your kids' behaviour over the long haul.

Astrid Van Den Broek