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Amazon's Best Back-to-School Deals for Kindergarten & Elementary School Students

Amazon's Best Back-to-School Deals for Kindergarten & Elementary School Students

Amazon is offering impressive savings on school supplies — take advantage of the best back-to-school deals for kindergarteners and elementary schoolers.

Courtney Leiva

After-School Restraint Collapse: Reasons & Remedies

After-School Restraint Collapse: Reasons & Remedies

If you're finding your child's post-school day behaviour to be a cause for concern, give this a read.

Courtney Leiva

Rough day? Call this hotline for some adorable life advice from kids

Rough day? Call this hotline for some adorable life advice from kids

Sara Romano

10 clever ways to save on school supplies

10 clever ways to save on school supplies

Back-to-school shopping doesn't have to break the bank. These tips and tricks make picking up supplies for the new school year a total breeze!

Amanda Naccarato

This teacher's alternative summer "homework" is everything

This teacher's alternative summer "homework" is everything

A grade one teacher drops truth bombs we all need to hear in her summer homework packet, because there's more to life than times tables.

Valerie Howes

10 Students, Teachers and Parents on How They Feel About Going Back to School in a Pandemic

10 Students, Teachers and Parents on How They Feel About Going Back to School in a Pandemic

For most of Canada, classes will be back in session in September, whether IRL, online or a hybrid of both. And it’ll be one for the books, that’s for sure.

Sadaf Ahsan, FLARE

This isn’t how I imagined my daughter’s first day of kindergarten

This isn’t how I imagined my daughter’s first day of kindergarten

Simone Olivero

How schools reopened around the world—and what Canada can learn from it

How schools reopened around the world—and what Canada can learn from it

This is how Denmark, Taiwan, Germany and Israel reopened schools during COVID-19, and what happened in the weeks after.

Vanessa Milne

I pulled my kid from e-learning and have zero regrets

I pulled my kid from e-learning and have zero regrets

I decided something had to give—it was either my sanity, my son's ability to see me as a loving parent, or e-learning. Obviously, e-learning had to go.

Monica Belyea

School closures, self-isolation and social distancing—what parents need to know

School closures, self-isolation and social distancing—what parents need to know

How do you self-isolate when you have a family?

Vanessa Milne

9 ways to stop and prevent child bullying

9 ways to stop and prevent child bullying

From acting bored to showing compassion, there are many things kids can do to stop bullying and deal with it in the moment.

Raina Delisle

Everything we know about the Ontario teacher strike

Everything we know about the Ontario teacher strike

Ontario teachers are escalating job action, announcing a one-day province-wide strike on Thursday, February. 6.

Today's Parent

Does class size matter?

Does class size matter?

Are smaller classes really better for kids? Here's what happens when politicians decide to save money by increasing class size.

Kate Hammer

How to pack a kid's backpack for school

How to pack a kid's backpack for school

Help your student start the school year strong by organizing their bag with easy access in mind. Here's how to pack a kid's backpack for school

Jessica Robinson

Please make it stop: the end-of-the-school-year schedule is stressing me out

Please make it stop: the end-of-the-school-year schedule is stressing me out

Field trips, wacky hair day, teacher gifts, recitals, fundraisers—this relentless schedule is too much for one mom to handle.

Rachel Toalson

What exactly is happening to Ontario’s education system? What you need to know

What exactly is happening to Ontario’s education system? What you need to know

In response to Doug Ford's proposed education cuts, students and teachers are protesting. We break down the details of increased class sizes and more.

Rachel Chen, Chatelaine

9 myths about bullying

9 myths about bullying

In the ’80s, our worst weapons were scribbled notes and sneaky phone calls, but that’s a far cry from the surround-sound social media kids face today.

Justine Purcell

10 things you should never say to parents who homeschool

10 things you should never say to parents who homeschool

Homeschooling can seem a little unusual at first, and it's OK to be curious. But before you barrage a homeschooling parent with questions, read this first.

Katy Thomson

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