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Study Shares Best Places to Work from Home in the US

Study Shares Best Places to Work from Home in the US

This clever study found all the best places to work from home in the US. The findings really surprised us.

Candace Powell

How to talk to your kids about Hurricane Fiona

How to talk to your kids about Hurricane Fiona

Dr. Jillian Roberts

How to explain death to kids who ask about the Queen

How to explain death to kids who ask about the Queen

With talk of the Queen's death everywhere, our children will undoubtedly hear about it and will have many questions. Here's how to approach the topic.

Dr. Jillian Roberts

This woman gave birth on her front lawn—and it was all caught on the doorbell camera!

This woman gave birth on her front lawn—and it was all caught on the doorbell camera!

Laura Dalton

This mom just delivered a 14-pound baby after 19 miscarriages

This mom just delivered a 14-pound baby after 19 miscarriages

At just two weeks old, Finnley Patonai is already rocking size 2 diapers!

Stacey Nguyen

McDonald's is ditching its plastic Happy Meal toys for greener options and we're lovin' it

McDonald's is ditching its plastic Happy Meal toys for greener options and we're lovin' it

We're happy to put an end to the piles of random plastic toys accumulating in our homes.

Stacey Nguyen

Hate Math? Then Don't Help Your Kid with Their Homework

Hate Math? Then Don't Help Your Kid with Their Homework

Studies show that parents with math anxieties inadvertently make the situation worse for their kids.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Your kids are learning about race right now—make sure they’re learning the right things

Your kids are learning about race right now—make sure they’re learning the right things

Ijeoma Oluo

30 Books to Help You Talk to Your Kids About Racism

30 Books to Help You Talk to Your Kids About Racism

alking to your kids about racism can be tough. Here are some books to help get them thinking about it.

Alex Mlynek

White Parents: Here’s How to (and How Not To) Talk to Your Kids About Racism

White Parents: Here’s How to (and How Not To) Talk to Your Kids About Racism

The conversation about race and racism may be uncomfortable, but don’t ignore it. Start early and resist colour-blind messages.

Sasha Emmons

Coronavirus: What parents need to know

Coronavirus: What parents need to know

We have updates and answers as the discovery of the first case in North America adds to fears of a global coronavirus outbreak.

Wendy Glauser

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

“War, torture, murder:” Why I don’t shield my kids from the news

“War, torture, murder:” Why I don’t shield my kids from the news

There’s a prevailing belief in our culture that the innocence of childhood is sacred and must be preserved at all costs. I don’t agree.

Naomi Buck

Snowplow parenting: What to know about the controversial technique

Snowplow parenting: What to know about the controversial technique

Get out of the way, Tiger Moms and helicopter and free-range parents! There's a new parenting label making headlines.

Emma Waverman

Disney's new Star Wars land will be here sooner than you thought!

Disney's new Star Wars land will be here sooner than you thought!

Heads up, Disney fans, the opening date of the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland and Disney World is no longer so far, far away!

Kevin John Siazon

My baby died after being left in a hot car

My baby died after being left in a hot car

Nancy Macdonald

Why breastfeeding moms can enjoy a glass of wine

Why breastfeeding moms can enjoy a glass of wine

There's no need for breastfeeding women to worry about having an occasional drink, according to doctors and breastfeeding experts.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

How to talk to young kids about tough topics in the news

How to talk to young kids about tough topics in the news

When we parents struggle to digest the news these days, how do we talk to kids about everything from school shootings to sexual predators?

Dawn Yanek

Secondary drowning: What you need to know

Secondary drowning: What you need to know

A condition called secondary drowning is putting parents on high alert.

Amy Valm

When will they stop acting like our children are disposable?

When will they stop acting like our children are disposable?

After the Tina Fontaine verdict, I had to talk to my Native kids again about how to stay alive in Canada.

Carla Robinson