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Raffi interview: Kids and social media

Raffi interview: Kids and social media

In this special interview, Jennifer Pinarski speaks with Raffi about kids and social media.

Jennifer Pinarski

Sleep: When kids wake up too early

Sleep: When kids wake up too early

Susan Goldberg enjoys an extra hour of snooze time thanks to her family's new sleep trick.

Susan Goldberg

Will calorie counts change your fast-food habits?

Will calorie counts change your fast-food habits?

Tracy Chappell thinks that calorie knowledge could have a ripple effect—and has an idea for the next step in the right direction.

Tracy Chappell

Best time-saving apps for parents

Best time-saving apps for parents

Solve your to-do list dilemmas with these top apps for parents.

Jennifer Kwan

How safe are apps?

How safe are apps?

App safety: Apps are fun and convenient, but with so much information being passed around in the palm of your hand, how safe are they, really?

Jennifer Kwan

Top 5 sex secrets for happy parents

Top 5 sex secrets for happy parents

Sex life secrets! What’s the secret to a red-hot sex life? Psychotherapist Liza Finlay gets the goods from her favourite lovey-dovey couples.

Liza Finlay

Study: Effects of moving on kids' mental health

Study: Effects of moving on kids' mental health

New research suggests that frequently changing schools during childhood may cause mental health issues in later years.

Jennifer Pinarski

What parents really think about report cards

What parents really think about report cards

From self-regulation to organizational skills, Jennifer Pinarski has beef with what gets graded on report cards. And she’s not alone.

Jennifer Pinarski

Parenting: Who does what in your household?

Parenting: Who does what in your household?

Susan Goldberg learns to appreciate the finer points of dividing up co-parenting duties.

Susan Goldberg

Why female Olympians are changing my kids’ lives

Why female Olympians are changing my kids’ lives

Inspired by female Olympians, Tracy Chappell's daughters are more eager than ever to hit the ice.

Tracy Chappell

Planning for a VBAC: What no one tells you

Planning for a VBAC: What no one tells you

Planning for a VBAC delivery? Jennifer Pinarski shares what surprised her most about her labour experience.

Jennifer Pinarski

Do you spend one-on-one time with your kids?

Do you spend one-on-one time with your kids?

Tracy Chappell has a new appreciation for spending quality one-on-one time with her daughters.

Tracy Chappell

The (messy) truth about about crafting with kids

The (messy) truth about about crafting with kids

Jennifer Pinarski discovers that doing crafts with her kids is harder than she thought.

Jennifer Pinarski

Your sex life: The best and worst

Your sex life: The best and worst

In our annual sex survey this year, you told us what you love most about your sex life... and what doesn't fan your fire.

Today's Parent

How to improve quality time with your partner

How to improve quality time with your partner

Liza Finlay

Three parents on the birth certificate: A first for B.C.

Three parents on the birth certificate: A first for B.C.

Susan Goldberg celebrates the new B.C. legislation allowing for three parents on the birth certificate—and thinks about what this means for other Canadian families.

Susan Goldberg

Can sex classes help your relationship?

Can sex classes help your relationship?

Sex ed for married couples? Ellie Tucker thinks so. Here's what happened when she stepped into her first sex education class for adults.

Ellie Tucker

Relationships: Parents who swing

Relationships: Parents who swing

Meet the parents who say non-monogamy is the secret to spicing up their relationships.

Leah McLaren

I dress my daughter in boys’ clothes (and not everyone approves)

I dress my daughter in boys’ clothes (and not everyone approves)

Katie Dupuis balks at the thought that her daughter’s wardrobe should only be from the girl’s side of stores.

Katie Dupuis

What did you say when your kid caught you having sex?

What did you say when your kid caught you having sex?

We asked, you answered: Find out how Today's Parent readers explained bedroom antics to their kids—direct from our 2014 sex survey.

Today's Parent