Back to school

What may be causing your kid's stomach pain

What may be causing your kid's stomach pain

Heading back to school can also mean a return to the viruses, stressors and eating habits causing your child’s stomach pain.

Lisa Kadane

BC families: Education boosters and activities for your kids

BC families: Education boosters and activities for your kids

For BC families struggling to cope with the teachers strike, here are some activities to keep your kids busy.

Tina Barkley

Debate: Would you consider home-schooling your kids?

Debate: Would you consider home-schooling your kids?

Two moms face off on the controversial subject of home-schooling. Where do you stand?

Angie Gauthier

Stay-at-home mom: The kids are in school, so now what?

Stay-at-home mom: The kids are in school, so now what?

What's a stay-at-home mom to do when her youngest heads off to full-day kindergarten? The opportunities are endless—and overwhelming.

Jennifer Pinarski

Back to school: How we handle the transition

Back to school: How we handle the transition

It's that time of year again, as parents guide their kids through the rough back-to-school transition.

Ian Mendes

BC teachers strike: How families are suffering

BC teachers strike: How families are suffering

As kids in other provinces prepare for back-to-school, families in BC struggle to cope with the ongoing teachers strike.

Annemarie Tempelman-Kluit

Paediatrician warning: Teens should start school later in day

Paediatrician warning: Teens should start school later in day

Paediatricians in the US recommend teens have a later start to the school day to combat sleep deprivation.

Emma Waverman

Your ultimate back-to-school guide!

Your ultimate back-to-school guide!

Worried about all the back-to-school prep? Fear not! We've done the hard part for you.

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Back-to-school basics for kids with special needs

Back-to-school basics for kids with special needs

When you have a child with special needs, back-to-school prep requires a few extra steps. Here are some tips.

Anchel Krishna

Scared to go back to school

Scared to go back to school

When your kid is anxious about heading back to school, is it best to focus on activity sheets or enjoying the last days of summer?

Jennifer Pinarski

My kids can’t wait to go back to school

My kids can’t wait to go back to school

It's always a surprise when kids are the ones who are eager to head back to school.

Tracy Chappell

Back-to-school: 8 great tools to get organized

Back-to-school: 8 great tools to get organized

Get ready for back-to-school with these tips—and cool organizational tools—from professional organizer Clare Kumar.

Clare Kumar

Easy dinner recipes for great lunch leftovers

Easy dinner recipes for great lunch leftovers

Take advantage of those yummy leftovers. These recipes will be a hit with the kids—especially the next day.

Eshun Mott

The end of cursive writing in schools?

The end of cursive writing in schools?

Schools across Canada are removing cursive from the curriculum. Is it outdated or still a valuable life skill?

Lisa van de Geyn

My kid hates his teacher

My kid hates his teacher

A new school year means new challenges and new teachers for your child — but what do you when your kid hates his teacher?

Dana Dougherty Reinke

Why school lunches aren't as bad as I thought

Why school lunches aren't as bad as I thought

Susan Goldberg takes over lunch duty for the first time — and discovers it isn't all that bad.

Susan Goldberg

7 back-to-school lunch ideas

7 back-to-school lunch ideas

Check out these quick and easy lunch recipes that your kids are bound to love.

Ceri Marsh and Laura Keogh

Back-to-school: A transition for moms, too

Back-to-school: A transition for moms, too

As Sonia Mendes sends her daughters off to a new school year, she reflects on how this time of year means a big transition for moms, too.

Sonia Mendes

Back-to-school: Second week slump

Back-to-school: Second week slump

Are your kids totally over back-to-school already? Tracy Chappell's daughters appear to be.

Tracy Chappell

Reader pics: Your first day of school photos

Reader pics: Your first day of school photos

Readers submitted their kids' first day of school photos. Here are some of our favourites.

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