You are the steward of your child's digital footprint.

5 things every new parent blogger needs to know

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Parenting

Let us help navigate daily life with your growing family, with everything from kids’ craft and activity ideas to advice on discipline and birthday party inspiration.

Family

Seven useful tips to help get fathers in the know.

A dad's guide to taking your daughter to a Taylor Swift concert

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Music

Blogs

Learn to delegate and keep one foot in the working world, writes Jennifer Pinarski.

7 survival tips for stay&#x2d;at&#x2d;home moms

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Stay-at-home mom: I hate being a housewife

Stay-at-home mom

Emma Waverman knows that she's a screen addict—but it's so hard to put that phone down.

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My kids aren’t alone. According to a new study, 54 percent of kids (between the ages of 8 and 13) say that parents check their screens too often. The study was done by AVG, an online security firm that polled over 6,000 people from all over the world. 
That’s not all – 32 percent of kids feel unimportant when parents check their phones. I found this statistic even more distressing, as it implies kids feel that we are choosing our phones over them. I guess sometimes we are.
Sure we can tell ourselves that it is work-related, or that we are planning play dates or that whatever we are looking at is really important. But did I really need to know what Kate Middleton wore? Did I really need to watch that Jimmy Fallon video right at that minute?
In the survey, more than half of parents said they check their phones too often. 
I’m willing to give myself some leeway; part of my job is staying connected and sometimes I really am reading an important email or doing research for a story. But I have to remind myself that my kids don’t know the difference. 
And now I’m seeing the tables turn–as my kids get older [how old are they?] I find myself fighting with them to put down their phones. Here I am, whining like a toddler so they’ll pay attention to me. I’m not alone–25 percent of parents in the survey wanted their kids to use their devices less. 
It’s a strange new world – parents and kids alike are trying to deal with the addictive pull of their devices. On the one had, they allow us to leave our offices and our desks and be–at least physically–present with our kids. But is being there, without being mentally available, really so great? What message are we sending our kids, if we are making them feel like what is on a screen is more important than them? 
Figuring out how to balance our connected lives and our family life is a work-in-progress at my house. Some days I think I am doing an OK job at it, but some days I know that I’m not. 
Maybe I should find out what my kids think–and be ready for their answers. 


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GenX parenting and the screen-time debate

Everything you need to know about kids and toddlers, including behaviour and development, sleep, potty training, preschool, and how to handle picky eaters.

Kids

Forget what’s zero divided by zero: Here’s what happens when kids grill Siri!

Kids asked, Siri answered

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Technology in the classroom: Is it a good thing?

More babies are using smartphones (but not in my house!)

Creepy! South Korea creates spyware for kids’ phones

App traps: How to avoid tricky in-game purchase offers

Technology before bed: Is your kid losing sleep?

What can godless kids learn at Bible camp? Hopefully, the answers to all their questions.

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What does God mean?: Answering the tough questions

School permission form for my kid to get… a bible?

Summer camp

All Ian Mendes wants is one perfect photo of his daughters. But as most parents know, that’s a tall order.

Why is it so hard to take a perfect family photo—or at least a decent one?

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How to snap and share amazing family photos

Your bathroom tiles become a canvas in this super-fun rainy day activity.

How to make shaving cream bathtub art

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How to bring art into your child’s life

Summer

Crafts are a fantastic way to help your kids develop creativity and fine motor skills. Get the whole family together around these kid-friendly craft activities.

Crafts

Are they all yours? Does your husband make a lot of money? Are you going to let your child do that?...

9 annoying questions strangers ask parents

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News

"It's an understatement to say that when this person and I broke up, I was a wreck. As parents, we want to protect our children, we want to be selfless."

Breaking up is hard to do—especially when you're a single mom

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Confessions: Single mom with an unconventional family

I didn't become a solo parent as a last resort

Mental health

Best strategies for how to get your kids to listen.

How to get your kids to listen

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Parenting styles

Studies are finding a link between helicopter parenting and depression in young adults, but Jennifer Pinarski shares a different view.

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Kids need risky outdoor play—here's why

Helicopter parenting hurts kids in the long run: Study

Jennifer Pinarski plans to try out these three simple tricks on her picky eaters.

Experts claim there's a simple cure for picky eaters

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Don't hate me because my daughter's not a picky eater

Are my kids food snobs... or just picky eaters 

Bigger Kids

"The main problem here lies with the parents who are encouraging these moments in a shallow attempt to become quasi&#x2d;famous."

Those viral videos of kids crying? They need to stop

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Your kids' tantrums are not for Instagram

Everything you need to know about your growing toddler, from picky eating to potty training, navigating bedtime to managing tantrums.

Toddler

This wooden craft takes a few simple steps to make and is perfect to use as a goody bag filler!

DIY goody bag: Wooden stamps

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Easy ways to workout while home with kids

Healthy Family Challenge Fitness Plan: Week 1

A mom drags her husband and son to summer camp to relive her glory days.

Family camp: Tons of fun, or the worst idea ever?

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Ultimate guide to family road trips in Canada

Summer camp: Finding the right fit for your child with special needs

No camp, no problem. The case for having no plans at all—and four tips to make it work.

Why you should underschedule your kids' summer

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There's nothing like quality time with your family. We’ve got fun ideas for indoor games, camping and travel tips, holiday crafts, and everything in between.

Activities

If your kids' teacher recommends that they do some homework during the summer, would you do it?

Do you give your kids homework in the summer?

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School

Get crafty with your kids this March break and watch them zoom through the room in their own cardboard race car.

Craft: Make your own cardboard race car

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8 crafts to make with toilet paper rolls 

13 kid-friendly crafts using recyclables 

"'Do kids have to be dressed when they’re outside?' my daughter asks me. I told her it’s a bit complicated."

We shouldn't shame parents who let their kids go topless

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Kids

5 things every new parent blogger needs to know

A dad’s guide to taking your daughter to a Taylor Swift concert

7 Survival Tips for Stay-at-Home Moms

I know I’m a screen addict and that it hurts my kids

Kids asked; Siri answered

I’m not religious, but I send my kids to Bible camp