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11 gender terms to know when talking to your kids

11 gender terms to know when talking to your kids

Learning these gender terms now will help when you have discussions with your kids later. Here's a breakdown of some key concepts.

S. Bear Bergman

10 ways to defuse a power struggle

10 ways to defuse a power struggle

Parenting educator and psychotherapist Andrea Nair offers up these genius tricks for avoiding and managing pint-sized attempts at household domination.

Andrea Nair

An age-by-age guide to talking to your kids about gender

An age-by-age guide to talking to your kids about gender

S. Bear Bergman

How to Explain Christmas to your Jewish Kid

How to Explain Christmas to your Jewish Kid

Whatever holidays you might celebrate, Santa envy is real. Here are some helpful tips for how to deal with Christmas when you don’t do Christmas.

Stephanie Gilman

7 things I've learned about having three kids

7 things I've learned about having three kids

Thinking about taking the leap and having a third kid? Here's what one mom learned after a few years of being the mom of three boys.

Rachel Cameron

Everything I learned about parenting, I learned in puppy school

Everything I learned about parenting, I learned in puppy school

Turns out dogs and kids aren't so different. Here are six golden rules from puppy school that work equally well on kids.

Julie McCann

Why can’t I find decent dresses for my five-year-old son?

Why can’t I find decent dresses for my five-year-old son?

Many clothing companies make lots of things for non-girly girls, but very little for boys who want to sparkle and feel their best.

Jessica Leeder

What to do when one of your kids totally outshines the other

What to do when one of your kids totally outshines the other

My older daughter loves the spotlight, but it has created a crisis of confidence in her younger sister. I’m trying to correct the imbalance.

Dory Cerny

The sad—but kinda sweet—reason your kid is being a jerk

The sad—but kinda sweet—reason your kid is being a jerk

Is your kid misbehaving to get your attention? For a young child desperate for a parent’s attention, even negative feedback is better than none at all.

Bridgett Miller

I accomplished nothing on mat leave

I accomplished nothing on mat leave

When I was pregnant, I thought I was going to do it all on mat leave: learn French, write a memoir, exercise. Then I had a baby.

Natalie Stechyson

This mantra will help you weather the toddler storm

Toddler development

This mantra will help you weather the toddler storm

Susie Alison, the expert behind the Busy Toddler blog, shares her survival strategies for dealing with your amazing, emotional, unpredictable two year old.

Susie Allison

I'm a rage cleaner—it's my version of therapy

I'm a rage cleaner—it's my version of therapy

A good anger-scour of everything in my entire house helps me clear my head. Plus, rage cleaning is cheaper than going to therapy.

Katie Dupuis

Does parenting even matter?

Does parenting even matter?

We put so much energy into moulding our kids into happy, successful adults. But what makes more of a difference—nature or nurture?

Leah McLaren

How having a child with cancer prepared me for COVID-19

How having a child with cancer prepared me for COVID-19

Going through those five years of hell taught this mom a lot about resiliency and most importantly, how to get through a crisis.

Antonia Palmer

I Wanted a Big Family—But Then I Met My Kids

I Wanted a Big Family—But Then I Met My Kids

Some people can happily parent four, six or even a dozen children really well. I’m just not sure I’m that type of person.

Erin Pepler

Why I created a Facebook group for Black moms only

Why I created a Facebook group for Black moms only

Motherhood unites us across cultural, geographical and religious lines. But as a black mother, I needed a safe space where I could talk about my concerns.

Tanya Hayles

5 reasons you haven't talked to your kids about racism

5 reasons you haven't talked to your kids about racism

And why each one is rubbish.

Today's Parent

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

Please don’t judge me by how my kids behave

Please don’t judge me by how my kids behave

My son and daughter are wildly different—and it’s not because I’m doing something right or something wrong as their mom.

Sylvia Stevenson

Read this before judging another parent

Read this before judging another parent

People seem to have a hard time keeping their mouths shut when it comes to others' parenting decisions.

Aleksandra Jassem and Nikita Stanley, The Rebel Mama