Parenting style

5 Ways to Elevate Your Homeschooling Experience

5 Ways to Elevate Your Homeschooling Experience

As we celebrate Homeschool Awareness Month in May, it’s important to remember why this alternative form of education can be great for many families.

Becky Ward

10 things I did with my first and stopped with my second

10 things I did with my first and stopped with my second

Kathryn Ross

Teacher confessions: 5 things parents should never do

Teacher confessions: 5 things parents should never do

Must-read teacher confessions! Are you guilty of any of these things parents do that drive teachers up the wall?

Shawna Cohen

11 Fun Games to Play with Your Baby

Baby development

11 Fun Games to Play with Your Baby

Got nothing after "This Little Piggy"? Ramp up your repertoire with these games that are sure to delight your baby (and you!).

Tracy Chappell

I know your kids love petting zoos but they really aren’t OK

I know your kids love petting zoos but they really aren’t OK

Jessica Scott-Reid

7 parenting buzzwords we might laugh at when we're older

7 parenting buzzwords we might laugh at when we're older

Kevin John Siazon

7 milestones to celebrate when you have two kids

7 milestones to celebrate when you have two kids

These milestones may not be listed in the baby books, but they're definitely major achievements familiar to parents of two kids.

Mandy Milks

An age-by-age guide to dealing with “I hate you”

An age-by-age guide to dealing with “I hate you”

What to do—and what not to do—when your kid drops the dreaded “H-word.”

Ellen Himelfarb

#Dadcrush: 24 portraits of modern fatherhood

#Dadcrush: 24 portraits of modern fatherhood

Our biggest dad crushes on Instagram share their feelings on modern fatherhood. Get the tissues out—you're going to need them.

Today's Parent

What’s the right way to give a time-out?

What’s the right way to give a time-out?

Time outs are a familiar tool in a lot of parent toolboxes, but they may not always be the best way to manage behaviour.

Bonnie Schiedel

How I stopped being the shouty mom

How I stopped being the shouty mom

I was becoming the parent I didn’t want to be. Then I heard about RIE parenting. This alternative style of parenting saved me from myself.

Jennifer Chen

How to deal when your parenting styles clash

How to deal when your parenting styles clash

Do you parent dramatically differently than your partner? We share ways to find common ground when it comes to raising your kids.

Kate Daley

The anxiety of trying to be the 'supermom' nearly broke me

The anxiety of trying to be the 'supermom' nearly broke me

Amanda Watson

Hey grandparents: We're drowning in all your well-intentioned gifts

Hey grandparents: We're drowning in all your well-intentioned gifts

When a visit with Grandma and Grandpa's automatically means a new toy, it might be time to talk to your parents about grandparent gift giving etiquette.

Claire Gagne

Help yourself! 8 tips for teaching kids to be more independent

Help yourself! 8 tips for teaching kids to be more independent

Do you do too much for your little ones? It’s time to flip the script and start teaching kids to be more independent.

Jackie Gillard

Polyamorous parenting: The surprising benefits of the ultimate modern family

Polyamorous parenting: The surprising benefits of the ultimate modern family

A growing number of Canadian parents are polyamorous. Experts, parents and even kids say it offers some surprising benefits.

Briony Smith

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

Oops! I made alcohol seem cool to my kid

Oops! I made alcohol seem cool to my kid

Cocktail expert Lisa Kadane likes nothing more than mixing drinks at the end of a long day. Trouble is, her daughter started to like it, too.

Lisa Kadane

I thought a loving home would be enough for my biracial child

I thought a loving home would be enough for my biracial child

We're an interracial couple living in a multicultural city, but raising our biracial child gets more and more complicated as he gets older.

Alicia Lue

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