Behaviour

How to remove permanent marker

How to remove permanent marker

Somehow your kid has swiped your permanent marker and graffitied your living room wall. We have a simple solution.

Today's Parent

Thank you to the woman in Shoppers Drug Mart

Thank you to the woman in Shoppers Drug Mart

"This woman waited until everyone had cleared, until the din had quieted, to make sure I was alright. That the Mommy was fine, too."

Katie Dupuis

Is my toddler's bad behaviour normal?

Is my toddler's bad behaviour normal?

Parents often wonder whether their toddler's bad behaviour comes with the "terrible twos" territory. Here's what happening.

Melissa Carter

Hey parents, you’re doing it wrong—again

Hey parents, you’re doing it wrong—again

Emma Waverman calls for a time-out on the idea that the current generation of parents are ruining their kids.

Emma Waverman

What should kids call their friends' parents?

What should kids call their friends' parents?

"To have it on public record: for now, I prefer being called by my first name."

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Science says picky eaters aren’t a thing—parents everywhere scoff

Science says picky eaters aren’t a thing—parents everywhere scoff

A new book says picky eating is a learned behaviour—and that it's all your fault.

Jennifer Pinarski

5 ways for stepfamilies to keep their sanity over the holidays

5 ways for stepfamilies to keep their sanity over the holidays

Something as simple as a gift with good intentions has the potential to create hurt feelings, misunderstandings.

Jackie Gillard

I still need my big kid to believe in Santa

I still need my big kid to believe in Santa

For some parents, when kids question the existence of Santa, it can signal an end to childhood.

Jennifer Pinarski

My mom tried to be my best friend, but I won't do that to my daughter

My mom tried to be my best friend, but I won't do that to my daughter

"When I had my own daughter, I retained strong judgments for the way my mother had been with me as a kid. I didn’t want to do the same with Anna."

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Is staying home when your kids are tweens more important than when they're babies?

Is staying home when your kids are tweens more important than when they're babies?

We often hear how important it is to invest time in the first five years of your kids’ lives, but perhaps it’s just as essential for parents to be accessible when their kids are a bit older.

Alex Mlynek

8 worst loot bag ideas ever!

8 worst loot bag ideas ever!

Markers and candy and toy guns, oh my! Emma Waverman thinks these are some of the worst loot bag ideas.

Emma Waverman

5 ways to entertain kids at a restaurant

5 ways to entertain kids at a restaurant

The kids are starving, you've exhausted all the I Spy possibilities, and your phone battery is dead. Try these fun tricks to entertain kids at a restaurant.

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One way parents can fight childhood obesity

One way parents can fight childhood obesity

A recent study suggests childhood obesity is linked to poverty and parenting styles.

Emma Waverman

9 baffling baby behaviours—and what they mean

9 baffling baby behaviours—and what they mean

Gagging? Fake coughing? We've decoded your tot's trying tricks. Here's how to learn how to understand and deal with your baby's behaviour.

Lisa Bendall

What it's like to be a parent on a field trip (in eight GIFs)

What it's like to be a parent on a field trip (in eight GIFs)

The struggle is real: Volunteering for your kid's field trip can be a rollercoaster of emotions.

Emma Waverman

4 ways I baby my perfectly capable school-aged kids

4 ways I baby my perfectly capable school-aged kids

So much for that free-range parenting thing, writes Jennifer Pinarski.

Jennifer Pinarski

My kid is always late, but I really don’t think it’s a big deal

My kid is always late, but I really don’t think it’s a big deal

"When we’re running late, I find myself regressing back to when I was a teenager and worrying about getting caught."

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

I thought I'd be a good disciplinarian, but then I had kids

I thought I'd be a good disciplinarian, but then I had kids

"I had a pretty good idea when a kid was just having a bad day and needed a reminder, and when I was being tested. But then I had my daughters."

Katie Dupuis

Another year, another offensive Halloween costume for kids

Another year, another offensive Halloween costume for kids

Halloween isn’t a free pass to dress however you like and ignore social conventions. Believe it or not, there is such a thing as crossing the line.

Emma Waverman

Without cable TV, will my kids be pop-culture pariahs?

Without cable TV, will my kids be pop-culture pariahs?

Screen-free time takes on a whole new meaning when one family cuts cable TV from their lives.

Jennifer Pinarski

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