Education

36 Best Books for Toddlers

Toddler development

36 Best Books for Toddlers

Toddlers have an innate sense of the ridiculous, and enjoy repetition, word play, and bold pictures—we’ve rounded up the 36 best books for toddlers.

Lela Nargi

Another school fundraiser? Rethinking funding for education

Another school fundraiser? Rethinking funding for education

You’ve baked cupcakes and now the school council wants volunteers for the spring fair. Is there a better solution to the underfunding of public education?

Kerry Clare

Canada needs to invest more in early childhood education

Canada needs to invest more in early childhood education

A new report says that Canada has improved over the last decade, but that more needs to be done to catch up to other countries.

Kerry McCuaig

When did being an average student become a bad thing?

When did being an average student become a bad thing?

We live in an era where achieving average grades or performance is seen as deficient—but some people are challenging that assumption.

Sara Lindberg

The importance of teaching kids to trust their gut

The importance of teaching kids to trust their gut

Nearly 90 percent of children who experience sexual abuse know their abuser. It’s important that they can trust their own instincts.

Nadine Thornhill

What my kids and I have learned as new Homeschoolers

What my kids and I have learned as new Homeschoolers

My kid and I are new Homeschoolers, so we're both learning as we go. But the one thing we know: our days are dramatically different—for the better.

Jessica Leeder

The province just kicked my kid out of daycare and yours is probably next

The province just kicked my kid out of daycare and yours is probably next

Dear Lucky Toronto Parents: In a city where finding after-school care is a blood sport, the Ministry of Education is here to make your lives even more difficult!

Leah Rumack

How to start saving for your kid's university education right now (yes, right now)

How to start saving for your kid's university education right now (yes, right now)

Whether your child is still in diapers or entering their teenage years, here’s a step-by-step guide to helping them afford that degree in nuclear physics

Julie Cazzin, Maclean's

Your kid needs to improve her fine motor skills? Set up an arts and crafts station!

Your kid needs to improve her fine motor skills? Set up an arts and crafts station!

If your kid has fine-motor skill challenges, try these fun activities to help them develop hand and wrist co-ordination and strength.

Tawanna Hyman

What to do when your kid is anxious about taking a test

What to do when your kid is anxious about taking a test

It’s normal for kids to feel worried or anxious before a test at school. Here’s how to help them work through the stress to pass the test.

Claire Gagne

Unsure how to talk to your kids about injustice? Start with sports.

Unsure how to talk to your kids about injustice? Start with sports.

Our kids look at athletes as heroes, and what they do (or don’t do) can be excellent entry points to talk about equality, cooperation and fair play.

Shireen Ahmed

Kids' textbook whitewashes Canadian history and I wish I were more surprised

Kids' textbook whitewashes Canadian history and I wish I were more surprised

"We are dangerously close to maintaining a racist and ill-informed status quo when it comes to educating our children."

Cherie Dimaline

Why we need to stop teaching girls to be nice

Why we need to stop teaching girls to be nice

I’m trying to teach my daughters the difference between being nice and being good, but how do I teach them to stand up for themselves and not be jerks?

Kerry Clare

5 fun ways to teach kids to tell time

5 fun ways to teach kids to tell time

Bonnie Schiedel

25 doable ways to volunteer at your kid's school

25 doable ways to volunteer at your kid's school

Even the most schedule-challenged parent can pitch in with these 25 painless ways to volunteer.

Astrid van den Broek

Kids shouldn't go to schools named after John A. Macdonald

Kids shouldn't go to schools named after John A. Macdonald

"What we are asking is that you not force Indigenous people to send our children to a school named after a man who stole our grandparents."

Cherie Dimaline

Kid feeling anxious about starting grade 9? Here's how to calm those fears

Kid feeling anxious about starting grade 9? Here's how to calm those fears

The challenges of making new friends, managing schedules and the hormones of puberty can be overwhelming for new high school students. Here's how to help them through.

Michael Lee Zwiers

Keep talking about racism with your kids: a resource list

Keep talking about racism with your kids: a resource list

Don't wait for the news to nudge you along—keep those tough conversations going. To help out, we've rounded up our favourite resources.

Valerie Howes

A day in the life of an elementary teacher

A day in the life of an elementary teacher

Pushy parents, tattling kids and insufficient prep time—they’re all in a day’s work for this grade one teacher.

Anonymous

Full-day kindergarten puts kids way ahead by grade 2

Full-day kindergarten puts kids way ahead by grade 2

Tim Johnson