Extracurricular activities

New blood test predicts your child's athletic future?

New blood test predicts your child's athletic future?

A simple blood test allows parents to determine what sports are best suited for their children. Has genetic testing gone too far?

Emily Piccinin

3 minutes
Pushy parents linked to kids' anxiety
Kids health

Pushy parents linked to kids' anxiety

Emily Rivas writes about a new study that examines the connection between anxiety in kids and extracurricular activities.

Emily Rivas

2 minutes
Me and my overscheduled kids
Family

Me and my overscheduled kids

Tracy Chappell's daughters just started their hockey season. How do you manage the time crunch of extracurriculars?

Tracy Chappell

3 minutes
Registering for after-school programs is taking over my life!

Registering for after-school programs is taking over my life!

When Ian Mendes almost misses the deadline to sign his daughters up for swimming lessons, he vows to be better prepared for registrations down the road.

Ian Mendes

5 minutes
Your field guide to watching kids' T-ball
Family

Your field guide to watching kids' T-ball

Ian Mendes

4 minutes
Why I'm not a hockey mom!
Family health

Why I'm not a hockey mom!

Maria Stanley

2 minutes
Can music make your child smarter?
Family

Can music make your child smarter?

Are you ready to rock and roll? See what the experts (and the kids!) have to say about getting your kids involved in music

John Crossingham

5 minutes
School-age Halloween games
Family

School-age Halloween games

Having a Halloween party? There will never be a dull moment with these seven spooky school-age games.

Today's Parent staff

3 minutes
5 ways to get ready for school
Family

5 ways to get ready for school

Haley Overland

6 minutes
Great before-and-after school programs in the GTA
Family

Great before-and-after school programs in the GTA

Maggie Vourakes

3 minutes
Sharing movies
Family

Sharing movies

Susan Spicer

3 minutes
Stage fright
Family

Stage fright

Cheryl Embrett

2 minutes
Drama trauma
Family

Drama trauma

Cheryl Embrett

2 minutes
Summer daycare
Family

Summer daycare

Teresa Pitman

4 minutes
The school-activity juggle
Family

The school-activity juggle

Teresa Pitman

5 minutes
Music lessons
Family

Music lessons

Sasha Roeder Mah

8 minutes
The (new) three R's
Family

The (new) three R's

Camilla Cornell

5 minutes
After-care confidential
Family

After-care confidential

Sara Bedal

6 minutes
Off school property? Safety on field trips
Family

Off school property? Safety on field trips

Dan Bortolotti

8 minutes
Beyond ballet
Family

Beyond ballet

Astrid Van Den Broek

5 minutes
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