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#ThisIsMyLife: 6 signs your kid isn't an adorable kindergartener anymore

#ThisIsMyLife: 6 signs your kid isn't an adorable kindergartener anymore

Why can't they stay little forever?!

Leah Rumack

My son is a hashtag

My son is a hashtag

What's the appropriate reaction for a four year old (who's very modestly internet famous) when approached by strangers? Hiss like a cat.

Nora McInerny

The joy and agony of being a class mom

The joy and agony of being a class mom

Author Laurie Gelman delves into schoolyard politics in her funny new novel.

Sheri Segal Glick

When your kid has ADHD and you do too

When your kid has ADHD and you do too

It's a challenge to parent a kid with ADHD when you have adult ADHD, but it's not uncommon. Here's how many parents learn to cope.

Arlene Karidis

Keep talking about racism with your kids: a resource list

Keep talking about racism with your kids: a resource list

Don't wait for the news to nudge you along—keep those tough conversations going. To help out, we've rounded up our favourite resources.

Valerie Howes

How to create a calming sensory bedroom

How to create a calming sensory bedroom

Here's how to create a cozy sensory room where your child with autism can go to feel secure and get a good night’s sleep.

Lynda Felton

Why we love Target's new sensory-friendly kids' clothing

Why we love Target's new sensory-friendly kids' clothing

Target has added sensory-friendly clothing to their Cat & Jack collection just in time for back-to-school.

Christine Shepherd

“He is a man, and he cooks. Isn’t he ashamed?”

“He is a man, and he cooks. Isn’t he ashamed?”

I knew that raising my daughter abroad would open her eyes to different perspectives. But I thought my own influence on my daughter would be stronger.

Eva Wieners

TV: Why I love Speechless, but I won't be watching Atypical

TV: Why I love Speechless, but I won't be watching Atypical

Disabled kids and their families crave TV representation, but while ABC's Speechless has been warmly received, Netflix show Atypical is generating ire.

Lillie Lainoff

6 ways to make money from home that won't annoy your friends

6 ways to make money from home that won't annoy your friends

Alicia Cox Thomson

Twin tricks: advice from a paediatrician and mom of twin girls

Twin tricks: advice from a paediatrician and mom of twin girls

So you're expecting twins. Having twins is a very particular type of parenting adventure so we asked a paediatrician her advice on dealing with two babies.

Courtney Shea

Rethinking fatherhood: lessons from Canada's first paraplegic Ironman

Rethinking fatherhood: lessons from Canada's first paraplegic Ironman

Ironman and paraplegic Robert Buren wants his kids to believe that anything is possible. By Mark Mann

Mark Mann

How to calm first day of kindergarten fears—and make drop-off easier

How to calm first day of kindergarten fears—and make drop-off easier

Both you and your preschooler are probably feeling anxious about the first day of kindergarten. These tips can help make the transition to school easier.

Christine Fischer Guy

How to encourage reading in preschoolers

How to encourage reading in preschoolers

Want to raise a voracious reader? Here are five ways you can encourage your preschooler to read.

Today's Parent

How I made the sex talk with my daughter less weird

How I made the sex talk with my daughter less weird

My mother’s approach to talking about sex—which was to not talk about sex—felt like a lie of omission. I wanted to do things differently with my daughter.

Alicia Elliott

4 financial decisions new parents face

4 financial decisions new parents face

Jennifer Goldberg

I‘m too awkward to make mom friends

I‘m too awkward to make mom friends

I had visions of building a fantastic circle of mom friends on mat leave. Then I tried baby-and-me yoga.

Natalie Stechyson

This is why you have no time

This is why you have no time

Between technology and feminism, life was supposed to get easier for women. So why are many of us feeling overwhelmed, stressed and tired most of the time?

Rachel Giese

My son doesn’t shoot and never scores. What should my game plan be?

My son doesn’t shoot and never scores. What should my game plan be?

Am I somehow damaging my kid by letting him continue playing soccer badly?

Shoshana Sperling

Why you should talk to your kids about sex earlier than you think

Why you should talk to your kids about sex earlier than you think

Cory Silverberg