Discipline

When you and your partner have different parenting styles

When you and your partner have different parenting styles

Do you and your partner have different parenting styles? Don't fret. Psychotherapist Liza Finlay lays out the do's and don'ts.

Liza Finlay

4 tricks for disciplining a toddler

4 tricks for disciplining a toddler

Here’s how to start setting gentle limits on your toddler’s very normal, if exasperating, antics.

Holly Bennett

13 parenting tips for a better home life when your kid has ADHD

13 parenting tips for a better home life when your kid has ADHD

Creating a safe, structured and supportive environment at home helps kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder thrive.

Keith McArthur

10 alternatives to making your kid say sorry

10 alternatives to making your kid say sorry

Don’t force your kids to apologize, teach them how to make amends with these 10 powerful alternatives to saying sorry.

Lisa Highfield

5 ways to be a more playful parent

5 ways to be a more playful parent

On any given day there are plenty of frustrating moments with kids. Making fun your default is a whole new (and effective) way to play it.

Janet Smith

Toddler afraid to poop? How to handle potty training poo anxiety

Toddler afraid to poop? How to handle potty training poo anxiety

Has your little one all of a sudden developed an aversion to the potty? Here are a few reasons your toddler might be afraid to poop.

Susan Spicer

People absolutely have to stop coddling and enabling their children

People absolutely have to stop coddling and enabling their children

You'd be fed up too if you had to deal with the things this teacher (and many other teachers in North America) encounter at work every day.

Kevin John Siazon

How to handle the silent treatment from your preschooler

How to handle the silent treatment from your preschooler

Everyone knows kids hate listening. So here's what you can do on the days when your preschooler doesn’t seem to hear you.

Jennifer Goldberg

This mom internet-shamed her kids and we have questions

This mom internet-shamed her kids and we have questions

This mom-of-two's punishment has been shared almost 40 thousand times, and while many people are applauding the mom, we're still not too sure

Today's Parent

I'm not the fun parent and I'm (mostly) okay with that

I'm not the fun parent and I'm (mostly) okay with that

My kids love me and need me. But when it comes to who they wanna hang out with? More often than not, they're going to pick Daddy. And I think I know why.

Liz Krieger

Kelly Clarkson just admitted something most parents don't

Kelly Clarkson just admitted something most parents don't

In a recent interview, Kelly Clarkson got very candid about how she disciplines her daughter River Rose and admitted something very controversial.

Liz Krieger

3 ways to avoid a grocery store meltdown

3 ways to avoid a grocery store meltdown

Let's face it: Shopping does not bring out the best in any of us, especially kids. Here's how to quash a case of the gimmes.

Today's Parent

Why spanking now could lead to relationship violence later in life

Why spanking now could lead to relationship violence later in life

A new study has found that kids who are spanked more are more likely to exhibit relationship violence when they're older.

Liz Krieger

The internet is freaking out about this kid who destroyed $1,300 of makeup at Sephora

The internet is freaking out about this kid who destroyed $1,300 of makeup at Sephora

A kid supposedly demolished a palette of makeup at Sephora and the internet is obviously all up in arms.

Kevin John Siazon

You gotta see what this mom did when her kid drew on the wall

You gotta see what this mom did when her kid drew on the wall

Little kids just can't help but love drawing on walls—the cavemen did it, so it's basically in our DNA. Here's how one mom honoured her kid's wall art.

Kevin John Siazon

How to deal with a kid who REALLY pushes your buttons

How to deal with a kid who REALLY pushes your buttons

Sometimes you’re triggered more by one of your kids than another. Here’s how to tackle your triggers and parent each kid effectively.

Lisa Highfield

Divorce: Most kids thrive better with this custody arrangement

Divorce: Most kids thrive better with this custody arrangement

A new study of preschool children examines the psychological effects of different post-divorce living situations

Brandie Weikle

Watch this dad handle his daughter's Walmart tantrum

Watch this dad handle his daughter's Walmart tantrum

Kevin John Siazon

How to curb your toddler's fake crying

How to curb your toddler's fake crying

Kids turn on the waterworks for lots of reasons, but not all of them are genuine.

Astrid van den Broek

Potty mouth: Why kids love swear words and what to do

Potty mouth: Why kids love swear words and what to do

Why children are delighted by potty humour and swear words, and how to deal with it.

Charmaine Dymond