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Why I praise my girls' beauty—even though experts say not to

Why I praise my girls' beauty—even though experts say not to

Commenting on girls' appearance just sets them up for eating disorders and Botox, right? I believed this and made it a strict policy—until it backfired.

Anonymous

The sad—but kinda sweet—reason your kid is being a jerk

The sad—but kinda sweet—reason your kid is being a jerk

Is your kid misbehaving to get your attention? For a young child desperate for a parent’s attention, even negative feedback is better than none at all.

Bridgett Miller

10 Proven Ways To Finally Stop Yelling At Your Kids

10 Proven Ways To Finally Stop Yelling At Your Kids

It scares your kids and makes you feel terrible—and experts say it doesn’t even work. Stop yelling with this 10-step program.

Lisa Kadane

I'm a rage cleaner—it's my version of therapy

I'm a rage cleaner—it's my version of therapy

A good anger-scour of everything in my entire house helps me clear my head. Plus, rage cleaning is cheaper than going to therapy.

Katie Dupuis

I wanted my last name to be a burden for my daughter

I wanted my last name to be a burden for my daughter

Elamin Abdelmahmoud’s daughter was given a name that was a gift as much as it was a burden—and both were by design

Elamin Abdelmahmoud

My Daughter Draws Herself as White with Blue Eyes—She’s Black

My Daughter Draws Herself as White with Blue Eyes—She’s Black

When my daughter started kindergarten, she was confident and proud of her Blackness. By the end of the school year, she was drawing herself as white.

Kearie Daniel

As a parent of colour, I’m committed to recognizing my own internalized racial biases

As a parent of colour, I’m committed to recognizing my own internalized racial biases

People of colour can still hold racially biased beliefs. As a mom committed to raising anti-racist kids, this is something I'm working to change.

Robin Lacambra

These are the anti-racism terms you and your kids need to know

These are the anti-racism terms you and your kids need to know

Educate yourself so you can better educate your kids. Here’s a breakdown of the key concepts, anti-racism terms and buzzwords you may have seen circulating.

Bee Quammie

How to talk to your kids' grandparents and relatives about racism

How to talk to your kids' grandparents and relatives about racism

To raise an anti-racist kid, you need to learn how to talk to your whole family—grandparents and aunts and uncles included—about being anti-racist.

Bee Quammie

This Is What It Means To Raise An Anti-Racist Kid

This Is What It Means To Raise An Anti-Racist Kid

It’s no longer enough to teach kids not to “see colour”—in fact, it’s harmful. Here’s how to take action and make sure you’re raising an anti-racist kid.

Alicia Cox Thomson

How to Take Your Kids to A Protest Safely

How to Take Your Kids to A Protest Safely

Taking your kids to a protest teaches them what anti-racism work looks like: it’s about making a sign, showing up and taking a stand for your beliefs.

Samantha Kemp-Jackson

How I knew my son had autism

How I knew my son had autism

When I first questioned if everything was ‘normal’ with my son, people seemed shocked, but I could feel that something wasn’t quite right.

Lauren Flack

5 tips for talking to your kid about masturbation

5 tips for talking to your kid about masturbation

Keep it cool, stress that it’s common and other ways to have an (almost) mortification-free chat about masturbation with your child.

Kate Rae

My family fought anti-Black racism in the school system—and won

My family fought anti-Black racism in the school system—and won

School is dangerous for Black children. Pushing to change that has become a permanent part of my life.

Charline Grant, Chatelaine

Does parenting even matter?

Does parenting even matter?

We put so much energy into moulding our kids into happy, successful adults. But what makes more of a difference—nature or nurture?

Leah McLaren

Your kid’s joy is not your job

Your kid’s joy is not your job

Jason McBride

What the pandemic taught me about my son's loneliness

What the pandemic taught me about my son's loneliness

Melanie Williams's son was born with Down syndrome. Isolation and social distancing are experiences he faces in his everyday life.

Melanie Williams, Macleans

Why openness with biological siblings matters for adopted kids

Why openness with biological siblings matters for adopted kids

When a child joins a family through adoption, the focus is often on openness with birth parents. But ties to bio brothers and sisters should not be overlooked.

Christen Shepherd

7 things to never say to a single mom by choice

7 things to never say to a single mom by choice

When a woman doesn't have a partner but wants a baby, she may opt to become a single mom by choice. Sadly, she'll then have to deal with annoying comments.

Jaime R. Herndon

The invisibility of the single parent during COVID-19

The invisibility of the single parent during COVID-19

The pandemic has made it seem like it’s the 1950s again, with single parents brushed off to the side.

Athena Reich, Chatelaine