Parenting

I’m not a helicopter mom, I just need to be hyper-involved and vigilant to make sure that my children make it through school without becoming statistics.

A tantrum over a timbit? Yep, that's something only Canadian parents can understand.

"After an hour of pushing, a couple dozen contractions, and it was all over. I was the mother of two tiny pink girls, each weighing the equivalent of a couple cans of soup."

I remember a moment during maternity leave where I thought I was mastering this mom thing. A year later, I had to stay late at work and I missed putting my son to bed. I cried in my Uber.

All kids go through phases. But my son isn’t obsessed with dinosaurs or Paw Patrol—he can’t get enough of laundry.

It was the biggest shock of Nao and Sean’s lives to learn their newborn had Down syndrome. But two years on they feel like a regular family.

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.

If your kid has fine-motor skill challenges, try these fun activities to help them develop hand and wrist co-ordination and strength.

I was always skeptical of online communities, but when I had a son with a rare illness, the moms I met in an online group were the only ones who understood.

When my son was born, I felt like being a good mom meant doing everything for him. I had to be the one putting him to bed every night and feeding him.

When my husband told me he didn't want another child I was crushed. How was I supposed to change his heart? How was he supposed to change mine?

Is screen time taking over family time? We’re all guilty of hovering over our smartphone sometimes, but it’s important to have screen-free time with your family. Watch this Parenting Solutions video for family therapist Jennifer Kolari’s tips on how to separate the kids from their screens—just for a few minutes, anyway.

The daily struggles of raising a child with special needs can put a strain on the best of relationships. But, for us, it made our marriage stronger.

Every Halloween, Jimmy Kimmel asks parents to pretend they ate all the Halloween candy. It may be a bit funny—but it's also a violation of trust.

Black Panther is a movie steeped in Black empowerment. So is it OK if your non-Black child wants to dress as the superhero for Halloween?

Making the decision to quit your job so you can be a stay-at-home mom is really difficult. Here's what to consider before you take a career time out.

Leah Rumack is the deputy editor of Today’s Parent. No vibrators were harmed in the making of this comic.

“When our daughter was dying, there was nowhere else we wanted to be.”

James Breakwell, the internet-famous dad known as @XplodingUnicorn, has a new book out that will make parents feel better about their child-rearing skills.

In an open letter to helicopter parents, an elementary school teacher reveals nine extremely annoying things that parents seem to do ALL. THE. TIME.