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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

5 common social media mistakes parents make every day

5 common social media mistakes parents make every day

Are your social media habits compromising your kids' safety? We tapped social-networking safety expert Paul Davis for his top tips.

Kevin John Siazon

‘Mummy, am I white?’ What I’ve learned from raising biracial children

‘Mummy, am I white?’ What I’ve learned from raising biracial children

My daughter’s question sent me back in time, and brought up old wounds. But I soon learned that my pain is not my daughters’ pain.

Tasneem Jamal, Chatelaine

Why feeding my family is the parenting task I loathe most

Why feeding my family is the parenting task I loathe most

Kristen Thompson

Cat and Nat: Motherhood brought us together (and helped us go viral)

Cat and Nat: Motherhood brought us together (and helped us go viral)

They've made moms' wine time into a viral video series. Cat and Nat dish on how being real with your bestie resonates.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

"I need my people.” How social media is actually helping Canadians become better parents

"I need my people.” How social media is actually helping Canadians become better parents

We surveyed 1,000 Canadian parents on how social media affects their lives and found that it's actually helping them create community and find resources.

Madeline Smith

Do you judge other parents on social media?

Do you judge other parents on social media?

Social media is not a judgement-free zone. These parents get real on if they've ever judged other parents—and what it's like when someone judges them.

Today's Parent

Dear perfect parents of Instagram...

Dear perfect parents of Instagram...

We don’t believe your walls are that white or your kids are that happy. We just don’t.

Today's Parent

#Twitterboss: Kelly Oxford on the sitcom filter

#Twitterboss: Kelly Oxford on the sitcom filter

Author, Twitter star and hilarious human Kelly Oxford feels no pressure from social media because it’s what she does all day. We should all be so chill.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

Yay or nay: Is it OK to post your kid's photo online without her permission?

Yay or nay: Is it OK to post your kid's photo online without her permission?

Yes to sharing sonograms but not baby bums? And should you post those photos without your kid's permission? These parents reveal their social media limits.

Today's Parent

Why you won’t see my kids' faces online

Why you won’t see my kids' faces online

When my girls are old enough, they can decide how they want to tell their stories on social media. In the meantime, it’s not up to me to do it for them.

Matt Villano

Hate-following other moms turned me into a cyberbully

Hate-following other moms turned me into a cyberbully

These women, with their hyperfiltered lives and earnest captions, made me indignant, made me laugh and then kind of made me hate myself—until I stopped.

Anonymous

When your cute kid becomes a viral meme

When your cute kid becomes a viral meme

You wake up one day, and your adorable son has gone viral, being tweeted be celebs and recognized on the street. For Gavin and his mom, it's really NBD.

Kevin John Siazon