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How To Help Kids Keep Track Of Their Stuff

How To Help Kids Keep Track Of Their Stuff

Kids organization tips: Another day, another forgotten lunch bag. How can you teach your kids to keep track of their belongings?

Erin Pooley

11 ways to salvage a bad morning

11 ways to salvage a bad morning

School mornings can be a sh*t show. Here are some tried and true ways to to turn a bad morning into a good one and get the kids to school.

Shandley McMurray

Easy Ways to Make Sure Your Morning Routine Works for Back to School

Easy Ways to Make Sure Your Morning Routine Works for Back to School

Mornings don’t have to suck. Try these tips and tricks to get your family out the door and off to school without the tears and forgotten lunches.

Louise Gleeson

I Thought the 5 a.m. Club was the Most Absurd Thing Ever. Then I Tried it

I Thought the 5 a.m. Club was the Most Absurd Thing Ever. Then I Tried it

I’ve never been a morning person, so the idea of getting up at 5 a.m. sounded preposterous—but what if the club could help restore my sense of self?

Shannon Talbot

Why won't my preschooler get dressed in the morning?!

Why won't my preschooler get dressed in the morning?!

Does your child refuse to get dressed in the morning? There's a reason why your independent preschooler puts up such a fight.

Tenille Bonoguore

5 Morning Problems Solved

5 Morning Problems Solved

Weekday mornings suck for almost every parent, for all sorts of reasons. Try these solutions to common-but-painful morning-routine killers.

Claire Gagne

How to get your family organized and on a schedule—in three steps

How to get your family organized and on a schedule—in three steps

Nadine Silverthorne seeks professional help to get her family back in ship-scheduled-shape. Here's how you can get your family organized, too.

Nadine Silverthorne

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

Strawberry fruit-bottom overnight oats

Strawberry fruit-bottom overnight oats

With less sugar than store-bought jam, these easy-to-make strawberry overnight oats are still tasty and packed with healthy fibre.

Total 15 min

Stuffed everything-bagel bagel bites

Stuffed everything-bagel bagel bites

These make-ahead bagel bites stuffed with cream cheese are perfect for early mornings and double as yummy after-school snacks.

Total 50 min

Hash-brown waffles with smoked salmon and sour cream

Hash-brown waffles with smoked salmon and sour cream

Start your mornings right with these savoury waffles (crisped to perfection in a waffle iron) topped with smoked salmon and sour cream.

Total 50 min

Losing my job helped my kid in ways I didn't expect

Losing my job helped my kid in ways I didn't expect

I now realize my stressed-out routine was affecting my daughter in ways I hadn't seen—so I'm making some changes before going back to work.

Amanda Etty

9 easy peasy fruit smoothie recipes

9 easy peasy fruit smoothie recipes

A smoothie can be anything you want it to be: Breakfast, lunch or bedtime elixir (OK, fine—maybe not the chocolate one). Try one of these recipes today.

Amy Valm

12 Quick and Easy On-The-Go Breakfast Recipes

12 Quick and Easy On-The-Go Breakfast Recipes

No time for a sit-down breakfast? We've got a dozen kid-pleasing on-the-go breakfast recipes you can take with you. Talk about a sanity saver!

Kristy Woudstra

10 easy make-ahead breakfast recipes

10 easy make-ahead breakfast recipes

Mornings are hectic enough. These make-ahead breakfast recipes will make you feel like you have at least one thing under control.

Amy Valm

Ikea hack: How to tame the front hall chaos

Ikea hack: How to tame the front hall chaos

This clever Ikea hack transforms bookcases into a family locker system that will help everyone keep their backpacks, shoes, coats and gear organized.

Today's Parent

How to prevent morning battles

How to prevent morning battles

School mornings can be tough for everyone. Take that extra step to prevent those morning struggles with these tips from parenting author Ann Douglas.

Amanda Ghazale Aziz

14 healthy breakfast recipes

14 healthy breakfast recipes

A healthy breakfast doesn't have to be a boring breakfast. Try adding these hearty and healthy breakfast recipes to your morning.

Amy Valm

7 ways to get the most out of your Gro Clock

7 ways to get the most out of your Gro Clock

A Gro Clock is an awesome tool that teaches early-risers to stay in bed a little longer. Here are some tips for using it.

Kim Shiffman

5 easy ways to feel more energized in the morning

5 easy ways to feel more energized in the morning

Before you hit snooze for the second (or 70th time), try out these five easy tricks for feeling more energized in the morning.

Simone Olivero