Kids

School-age

From handling first crushes and anxiety to when you should start music lessons and talk about Santa, learn all about how to support your school-aged kids.

What To Do If Your Kid Comes Home with Uneaten School Lunches

What To Do If Your Kid Comes Home with Uneaten School Lunches

A lecture on the evils of food waste is probably not going to fix the problem when your kid doesn't eat lunch, but these tricks might.

Today's Parent

This is the best way to reduce coronavirus outbreaks in schools

This is the best way to reduce coronavirus outbreaks in schools

Because we don’t have much in the way of experience with these measures for COVID-19, predicting what might happen when school resumes requires some math.

Joshua Gans

Do ‘pandemic pods’ undermine promises of public education?

Do ‘pandemic pods’ undermine promises of public education?

The shift towards private education reduces the responsibility of the government to fund public schools, and to ensure access to high-quality learning.

Sue Winton

Why being gifted isn't always a gift

Why being gifted isn't always a gift

While the term suggests an advantage, being exceptionally bright, for some, can feel like a burden. Here’s how to handle gifted kids with care.

Julie M. Green

6 common medication mistakes parents make with kids

6 common medication mistakes parents make with kids

Before giving your kid that dose of antibiotics or cold medicine, make sure you read up on these common medicine mistakes.

Joelene Huber

9 Answers to Parents' Questions About homework

9 Answers to Parents' Questions About homework

Whether your kid will learn in person or from home this school year, they’ll inevitably have homework. Here are answers to your most pressing queries.

Karen Robock

We asked the experts how to mitigate the risk of kids' activities

We asked the experts how to mitigate the risk of kids' activities

Lora Grady

Get prepared with our back to school checklist

Get prepared with our back to school checklist

Gillian Berner

Stressed parents, please know that teachers will do their very best for your kids

Stressed parents, please know that teachers will do their very best for your kids

We're all worried, but we also need to be patient as teachers figure out what works (and what doesn’t) in a school year unlike any other.

Louise Gleeson

11 Classic Hand-Clapping Games To Teach Your Kids

11 Classic Hand-Clapping Games To Teach Your Kids

Try these fun hand-clapping games and put your rhythm and coordination to the test!

Emily Rivas

5 Reasons Why Your Kid Isn’t Eating Lunch at School (and how to fix it)

5 Reasons Why Your Kid Isn’t Eating Lunch at School (and how to fix it)

Is your kid coming home hungry day after day? Here are five secrets from a former lunch lady that might explain why your kid isn't eating lunch at school.

Voula Halliday

10 Students, Teachers and Parents on How They Feel About Going Back to School in a Pandemic

10 Students, Teachers and Parents on How They Feel About Going Back to School in a Pandemic

For most of Canada, classes will be back in session in September, whether IRL, online or a hybrid of both. And it’ll be one for the books, that’s for sure.

Sadaf Ahsan, FLARE

5 Morning Problems Solved

5 Morning Problems Solved

Weekday mornings suck for almost every parent, for all sorts of reasons. Try these solutions to common-but-painful morning-routine killers.

Claire Gagne

How to help your daughter when puberty starts early

How to help your daughter when puberty starts early

Puberty is starting earlier and earlier. Here's how to help your daughter navigate the changes that come with precocious puberty or early puberty in girls.

Karen Kwan

30 Back-to-School Hacks for the Best Year Ever

30 Back-to-School Hacks for the Best Year Ever

Head into the school year with a couple of tricks up your sleeves. Trust us: these hacks will make your life THAT much easier.

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I tried getting my kids to pack their own school lunches: A diary

I tried getting my kids to pack their own school lunches: A diary

A career in lunch packing is a long haul, so I invested in my own retirement by seeing whether my kids could make their own. Here's how it went.

Ceri Marsh

As schools prepare to reopen during COVID-19, are the kids alright?

As schools prepare to reopen during COVID-19, are the kids alright?

Canadian schools are reopening in September, but is anyone in charge really thinking about the well-being of the children?

Sydney Chapados

School's going to look a lot different this year—here's how to cope

School's going to look a lot different this year—here's how to cope

We asked a child psychiatrist for tips on reducing back-to-school anxiety and helping kids (and parents!) prepare for a new routine.

Ariel Brewster

10 things your kid should know how to do before kindergarten starts

10 things your kid should know how to do before kindergarten starts

From reading their name to eating lunch without help, your kid should be close to mastering these skills. But don't freak out if they're not quite there!

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Four must-haves for back-to-school fashion

Four must-haves for back-to-school fashion

From comfy cotton basics to graphic print tees, we round up the essential pieces that’ll have your kid looking snazzy in and outside of the classroom.

Cynthia Budhu