Behaviour

My preschooler has turned into a terrible teen

My preschooler has turned into a terrible teen

If you added in first crushes, cellphones, part-time jobs and prom dresses, Katie Dupuis is basically looking at what her three-year-old daughter will be like at 15.

Katie Dupuis

9 genius ways to get your kids to behave

9 genius ways to get your kids to behave

Nine creative parents share the tricky ways they use to get their kids to behave.

Today's Parent

The screen-time debate: My kid used up our data plan

The screen-time debate: My kid used up our data plan

After her toddler contributed to the family's data plan overage, one mom realizes it's time to address the screen-time issue in her house.

Katie Dupuis

How I'm overcoming my fear of letting my kid bike to school

How I'm overcoming my fear of letting my kid bike to school

With only 28 percent of Canadian students walking to school, one mom is overcoming her fears and teaching her kids to bike to class.

Jennifer Pinarski

My daughter fat-shamed me—but it's not her fault

My daughter fat-shamed me—but it's not her fault

"How had my young daughter already come to dismiss fat people as funny or unworthy? Where had I gone wrong?"

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

My kids won't sleep, and I'm out of ideas

My kids won't sleep, and I'm out of ideas

What do you when you've tried every kids' sleep trick in the book? Katie Dupuis is at her wit's end.

Katie Dupuis

3 battles I refuse to pick with my kids

3 battles I refuse to pick with my kids

Jennifer Pinarski has learned that motherhood is a lot of give and take, which is why she refuses to sweat the small stuff with her kids.

Jennifer Pinarski

Special-needs parenting: My daughter's first friend

Special-needs parenting: My daughter's first friend

Anchel Krishna finds joy in seeing her four-year-old daughter make her first friend.

Anchel Krishna

A naked preschooler? OMG, call the police!

A naked preschooler? OMG, call the police!

A four-year-old boy in British Columbia made headlines this week for playing outdoors naked—otherwise known as "just being a kid."

Jennifer Pinarski

Is Baltimore mom Toya Graham really #MomOfTheYear?

Is Baltimore mom Toya Graham really #MomOfTheYear?

Jackie Gillard examines the complexities of hailing Toya Graham #MomOfTheYear. Graham slapped her teen son as she pulled him out of a violent protest.

Jackie Gillard

Should I tell my sensitive daughter that Lois Lilienstein died?

Should I tell my sensitive daughter that Lois Lilienstein died?

With the death of the beloved children’s performer, Tara-Michelle Ziniuk wonders whether or not to broach the subject at home.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Yes, it's OK to ask noisy families to leave a restaurant

Yes, it's OK to ask noisy families to leave a restaurant

Emma Waverman is an advocate for kid-friendly restaurants—but sometimes it's OK to ask people to leave.

Emma Waverman

Poor toddler sleep may cause anxiety, depression: Study

Poor toddler sleep may cause anxiety, depression: Study

A recent study looked at the toddler sleep habits of 18-month-olds and the emotional well-being of those same kids at age five. The results were surprising.

Jennifer Pinarski

Strong is the New Pretty: Small step in the right direction

Strong is the New Pretty: Small step in the right direction

"If only there were a way to delete 'pretty' from the equation." Emma Waverman comments on the viral photo series, Strong is the New Pretty.

Emma Waverman

OMG! I have a tween daughter

OMG! I have a tween daughter

Ian Mendes’s daughter is growing up too fast.

Ian Mendes

When your child has a very bad temper

When your child has a very bad temper

Some kids have big reactions to even the smallest problems, which can be scary for both of you. Here's how to help a child who has a very bad temper.

Susan Goldberg

Kids who try alcohol more likely to drink sooner: Study

Kids who try alcohol more likely to drink sooner: Study

A new study challenges the idea that kids who sip alcohol sooner teaches them to drink responsibly.

Jennifer Pinarski

The trouble with helicopter parenting

The trouble with helicopter parenting

Helicopter parenting won't teach kids to solve their own problems, writes Jennifer Pinarski.

Jennifer Pinarski

Social anxiety: How to help kids who won't join in

Social anxiety: How to help kids who won't join in

Your child’ doesn't like to join in on activities? Help her get comfortable in a crowd.

Jackie Gillard

Leave her alone: Mom's message to teen boy goes viral

Leave her alone: Mom's message to teen boy goes viral

Sexual health educator Dr. Lindsey Doe has a few words to say to the teen boy aggressively pursuing her 14-year-old daughter.

Emma Waverman