Behaviour

EQ vs IQ: Why emotional intelligence will take your kid further in life

EQ vs IQ: Why emotional intelligence will take your kid further in life

Long gone are the days of taking IQ tests. Here's why emotional intelligence is a better predictor of your child’s success.

Lisa Kadane

How to stop your child from hitting

How to stop your child from hitting

What's causing your little slugger's behaviour—and how to make it stop.

Alex Mlynek

10 things only parents of high-spirited kids would understand

Toddler behaviour

10 things only parents of high-spirited kids would understand

Some people call this kind of kid "high-spirited." So how do you know you've got a high-spirited child on your hands? Check this list.

Cassandra Drudi

How to get your kids to listen: 5 tricks to try

How to get your kids to listen: 5 tricks to try

A psychotherapist shares five simple yet effective tips to help you get your kids to listen. Believe it or not, the first one is to talk to them less!

Liza Finlay

How to get your preschooler to help with chores

How to get your preschooler to help with chores

Motivate your stubborn (or oblivious) preschooler to help with chores around the house.

Erin Phelan

What to do when your child doesn't want to go to school

What to do when your child doesn't want to go to school

Claire Gagne

How to discipline a toddler? 12 tactics that actually work

How to discipline a toddler? 12 tactics that actually work

Disciplining toddlers can be tough, but if you're frustrated with your kid's antics, here are some tricks that actually work.

Laura Bickle

Your desire for your kid to achieve could be majorly affecting their mental health

Your desire for your kid to achieve could be majorly affecting their mental health

But it's not easy to scale back your expectations. Here are some ways to tone down the high pressure parenting and still encourage your kids to do well.

Vanessa Milne

How to stop your child's whining

How to stop your child's whining

The most effective way to encourage preschoolers to speak in their big-kid voices.

Erin Phelan

Do you think your kid might be racist?

Do you think your kid might be racist?

What to do if your kid shows prejudice. Step 1: Don’t freak out.

Shawna Cohen

This is how you talk to kids about their private parts

This is how you talk to kids about their private parts

Call it “playing doctor” or “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours”—there will likely come a time when your child will be curious about private parts.

Bonnie Schiedel

24 secrets of daycare teachers—steal their tricks!

24 secrets of daycare teachers—steal their tricks!

We asked early childhood educators to reveal how they get our kids to eat their veggies, clean up their toys, go to sleep without a fuss and more.

Kara Aaserud

You won't always like dinner, and other life lessons I want my kids to learn

You won't always like dinner, and other life lessons I want my kids to learn

When it comes to a family dinner, it turns out that cooking is only half of it. The other part is full-on parenting. Hang on tight.

Charity Mathews

About to lose your sh*t? 10 tricks to use when your kids are misbehaving

About to lose your sh*t? 10 tricks to use when your kids are misbehaving

How can your kid know exactly which buttons to press for maximum effect? Before you lose your temper, here are 10 things to try.

Today's Parent

Kick your bad parenting habits in 2020

Kick your bad parenting habits in 2020

Snacks for dinner, screen-addicted kids, co-sleeping and So. Much. Yelling. How to cope when you feel like you're stuck in a (parenting) rut.

Lisa Kadane

I’m not telling my big kid the truth about Santa

I’m not telling my big kid the truth about Santa

As my kids sat with Santa last weekend, I saw a look in their smiling faces that I only see at this time of year.

Jennifer Pinarski

How to avoid passing food hang-ups onto your kids

How to avoid passing food hang-ups onto your kids

We all want to raise healthy eaters, but is your diet affecting your kids' attitudes towards food? Here's how to avoid passing on your food hang ups.

Rebecca Cuneo Keenan

Why I'm glad I didn't redshirt my December baby

Why I'm glad I didn't redshirt my December baby

"I couldn't help but feel I'd made a horrible mistake. I wondered if I should have held Isaac back, effectively 'redshirting' my December baby."

Jennifer Pinarski

What to do when your kid doesn't like grade one

What to do when your kid doesn't like grade one

The transition from kindergarten to grade one can be a lot for kids. If your kid is refusing to go to school or won't get out of bed, here's what to do.

Alex Mlynek

6 ways to make family dinner happen

6 ways to make family dinner happen

We know gathering around the table every night is important for kids, but with our hectic schedules... how are we supposed to make family dinners happen?

Sasha Emmons

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