Kids and social media

#MustFollow: 24 most awesome parents on social media

#MustFollow: 24 most awesome parents on social media

Whether you're looking for a little advice or inspiration, fun or commiseration, our favourite mom and dad social media superstars have you covered.

Cara Smusiak

Your kids' tantrums are not for Instagram

Your kids' tantrums are not for Instagram

Kids often struggle with their emotions, but should parents be posting these tantrums on social media? Tara-Michelle Ziniuk doesn't think so.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Odin's birthday: Did it make a difference?

Odin's birthday: Did it make a difference?

Now that the hoopla surrounding Odin's birthday party has quieted down, Emma Waverman wonders if life will really change for the 13-year-old.

Emma Waverman

Sports Illustrated: A woman is more than just a hot body

Sports Illustrated: A woman is more than just a hot body

In an overly sexualized culture, Emma Waverman tries to make the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition a teachable moment for her kids.

Emma Waverman

Cute alert: Sisters recreate Oscar-nominated movie scenes

Cute alert: Sisters recreate Oscar-nominated movie scenes

Oscar season never looked so cute! A Chicago mom recreates stills from Oscar-nominated flicks with her kids.

TP staff

What to do when your kids ask about online porn

What to do when your kids ask about online porn

It’s one of the more awkward parenting milestones: talking to your kids about online porn.

Dan Horowitz

Kids struggle with body image earlier than you think

Kids struggle with body image earlier than you think

A review of research reveals our culture is obsessed with thinness and perfection, and it's doing our kids harm.

Emma Waverman

Stop creating a picture-perfect childhood

Stop creating a picture-perfect childhood

Jennifer Pinarski resolves to capture all her children's moments on camera, not just the perfect ones.

Jennifer Pinarski

Dad poses as preteen to nab online predator

Dad poses as preteen to nab online predator

A Toronto dad took action when his 12-year-old daughter received sexually explicit emails from an online predator.

Emma Waverman

Are you talking about race, power and justice with your kids?

Are you talking about race, power and justice with your kids?

In the wake of grand juries failing to indict police officers in the deaths of Mike Brown and Eric Garner, one black mom reflects on the race and power discussions she has with her boys.

Heather Greenwood Davis

Raising sons who treat women right

Raising sons who treat women right

Writer David Eddie's Raising Gentlemen Project focuses on understanding consent and learning to show respect.

David Eddie

Screen-free kids have better social skills: Study

Screen-free kids have better social skills: Study

A new study has found that the more time kids spend screen-free the better they are at detecting emotional cues in others.

Jennifer Pinarski

Sharenting: Will it hurt our kids?

Sharenting: Will it hurt our kids?

We're all guilty of "sharenting." But how much is too much when it comes to posting about our kids online?

Jennifer Pinarski

Mommy needs her wine: The message this sends to kids

Mommy needs her wine: The message this sends to kids

As parents, what message are we sending our kids when we associate stress relief with reaching for a bottle of wine?

Emma Waverman

Is it time to stop sharing photos of our kids online?

Is it time to stop sharing photos of our kids online?

In the age of social media, some parents are left to wonder if it's time to stop sharing photos of our kids.

Emma Waverman

India's Internet Baby: Latest viral video

India's Internet Baby: Latest viral video

Have you seen India's Internet Baby? The MTS telecom commercial has everyone talking.

Emma Waverman

Raffi interview: Kids and social media

Raffi interview: Kids and social media

In this special interview, Jennifer Pinarski speaks with Raffi about kids and social media.

Jennifer Pinarski

Don’t panic! Selfies (probably) don't spread head lice

Don’t panic! Selfies (probably) don't spread head lice

Ian Mendes reacts to a recent news article that suggests selfies are to blame for an increase in head lice cases.

Ian Mendes

Parents should be ashamed of online quit-smoking campaigns

Parents should be ashamed of online quit-smoking campaigns

Ian Mendes believes parents should be ashamed of their social media campaigns to stop smoking.

Ian Mendes

Be kind: Raising kids in an online world

Be kind: Raising kids in an online world

If children learn what they live, what are you teaching them with your online behaviour?

Tracy Chappell