Child care

Being a nanny didn’t prepare me for motherhood

Being a nanny didn’t prepare me for motherhood

I thought I knew what parenthood required. After all, I had seven years of experience taking care of other people’s kids.

Samantha Smith

A love letter to my nanny

A love letter to my nanny

I was a stay-at-home mom to four kids, and yes, I needed to hire help.

Louise Gleeson

Print out These Essential Questions to ask on Your Daycare Tour

Print out These Essential Questions to ask on Your Daycare Tour

Keep these questions handy so you don't forget what to ask about when you're visiting daycares.

Ariel Brewster

How to prepare your baby for daycare

How to prepare your baby for daycare

Before mat leave ends, get your baby—and yourself—ready for a tear-free transition to daycare.

Erin Phelan

11 tips to help you parent on four hours of sleep a night

11 tips to help you parent on four hours of sleep a night

Is your baby's night waking making you feel like a zombie? Here's a survival guide for sleep-deprived parents.

Anita Dubey

Home daycares versus larger daycare centres: pros and cons

Home daycares versus larger daycare centres: pros and cons

Katie Dupuis weighs the pros and cons of both daycare experiences.

Katie Dupuis

Babysitting 101: Finding and keeping a super-sitter

Babysitting 101: Finding and keeping a super-sitter

Your guide to scoring (and keeping) your Saturday-night sitter

Kelli Korducki

Summer child-care solutions for older kids

Summer child-care solutions for older kids

What to do for summer child-care when kids resist camp, but are too young to stay home alone.

Lisa Kadane

How much will I get from the Canada Child Benefit

How much will I get from the Canada Child Benefit

From the introduction of the Canada Child Benefit to scrapping those hockey and music lessons credits, six changes that will affect parents.

Romana King

5 daycare problems solved

5 daycare problems solved

Whatever daycare problems you might have– whether it's the snacks, naps or communication– here's how to get what you need.

Tracy Chappell

Free money (sort of): Watch for the extended Universal Child Care Benefit

Free money (sort of): Watch for the extended Universal Child Care Benefit

With the extended Universal Child Care Benefit, parents can expect a retroactive lump sum payment as early as July 20.

Stefania Di Verdi

An open letter to my daughter's therapist

An open letter to my daughter's therapist

Anchel Krishna bids an emotional farewell to the woman who worked as her four-year-old daughter's therapist.

Anchel Krishna

How to find and pay for child care

How to find and pay for child care

What’s more cost-effective: finding suitable child care, or just staying home? MoneySense crunches the numbers on how to find and pay for child care.

Romana King

The politics of daycare in Canada

The politics of daycare in Canada

Quebec is often seen as a daycare utopia to parents—so why haven't other Canadian provinces caught on yet?

Emma Waverman

Daycare subsidy woes: When the system lets you down

Daycare subsidy woes: When the system lets you down

Daycare subsidy: What do you do when the system that is supposed to be helping your family only creates more problems.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Mom arrested for letting daughter play alone at a park

Mom arrested for letting daughter play alone at a park

Mom arrested after she thought it would be OK to let her daughter play at the park all day while she worked.

Emma Waverman

Why we need affordable child care for all—now

Why we need affordable child care for all—now

Affordable child care: With the upcoming trial of Shanesha Taylor, solving the child-care crisis takes on a new urgency.

Alex Mlynek

Lessons from a repeat part-time stay-at-home mom

Lessons from a repeat part-time stay-at-home mom

The challenges and rewards that come with being a stay-at-home mom again.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Federally funded daycare makes economic sense

Federally funded daycare makes economic sense

One mom believes that federally funded daycare in Canada makes economic sense—and would win over a new generation of voters.

Emma Waverman

Real-life portraits of the modern family

Real-life portraits of the modern family

Snapshots and interviews from modern Canadian families raising kids, balancing careers and making it work, from Nova Scotia to British Columbia and back.

Karen Robock

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