Behaviour

How to manage your kids' different sleep schedules

How to manage your kids' different sleep schedules

How to manage the nightly routine when your family includes both a preschooler and a baby.

Alanna McGinn

Why I can't take road trips with my daughter

Why I can't take road trips with my daughter

The Krishna family attempted their first family road trip over the long weekend and Anchel discusses what they learned.

Anchel Krishna

My daughter's lesson in swearing

My daughter's lesson in swearing

Tracy Chappell's seven-year-old has some questions about certain words on the bathroom wall.

Tracy Chappell

How to tame public tantrums

Toddler behaviour

How to tame public tantrums

How to manage your child's epic meltdowns when it feels like everyone's watching (and judging) your parenting skills.

Erin Phelan

My son is an introvert — and I love it!

My son is an introvert — and I love it!

Susan Goldberg realizes her eldest son is an introvert — and she doesn't mind one bit.

Susan Goldberg

Slut shaming: Why the term confuses me

Slut shaming: Why the term confuses me

In light of recent events — including a blog post by a Texas Mom targeted to teenage girls — Katie Dupuis tries to decipher this new term.

Katie Dupuis

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

When your kids regress to baby talk

When your kids regress to baby talk

What to do when little kids – or should we say, “wittle kids” – regress into goo-goo ga-ga baby talk.

Emma Waverman

Shy kids: Do we really need to change them?

Shy kids: Do we really need to change them?

Do we really need to "fix" our quiet kids? Here's how to work with shyness—and why shy kids are awesome.

Louise Gleeson

Is your child anxious about going back to school?

Is your child anxious about going back to school?

Tracy Chappell's seven-year-old daughter has been out of sorts the past couple of weeks. Could she be anxious about the start of school?

Tracy Chappell

The upside of your child's failure

The upside of your child's failure

After her son fails a swimming test, Susan Goldberg realizes that a little honesty goes a long way.

Susan Goldberg

No girls allowed? Are you kidding me?!

No girls allowed? Are you kidding me?!

Laura Grande reacts to a recent story about gender exclusion at a child's birthday party.

Laura Grande

When restaurants ban kids

When restaurants ban kids

One restaurant’s decision not to permit kids in the evenings has some parents up in arms — but Tara-Michelle Ziniuk is torn on the subject.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Extreme temper tantrums may signal mood disorder

Extreme temper tantrums may signal mood disorder

Extreme tantrums are a symptom of a new mood disorder. Here’s how to tell normal behaviour apart from more serious signs of mental illness.

Denise Balkissoon

Parenting: Easier as the kids get older?

Parenting: Easier as the kids get older?

Today's Parent senior editor Tracy Chappell feels like parenting has gotten a little easier as her kids get older.

Tracy Chappell

Kids' behaviour: 10 things to forgive them for (and why)

Kids' behaviour: 10 things to forgive them for (and why)

Spilled milk, toy stealing, tantrums and other baffling behaviours decoded.

I.J. Schecter

How to help your kids get ready for camp

How to help your kids get ready for camp

First summer away? Here's how to get your kids ready for sleepover champ.

Randi Chapnik Myers

The debate: Should you use a leash to control your toddler?

The debate: Should you use a leash to control your toddler?

Should you use a toddler leash to keep your child safe? Two moms face-off on the subject.

Nadine Silverthorne

How do you tame a tattletale?

How do you tame a tattletale?

Tracy Chappell

Children and cellphones: Rules that work

Children and cellphones: Rules that work

Emma Waverman

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