Parenting styles

How to get your kids to listen: 5 tricks to try

How to get your kids to listen: 5 tricks to try

A psychotherapist shares five simple yet effective tips to help you get your kids to listen. Believe it or not, the first one is to talk to them less!

Liza Finlay

How to discipline a toddler? 12 tactics that actually work

How to discipline a toddler? 12 tactics that actually work

Disciplining toddlers can be tough, but if you're frustrated with your kid's antics, here are some tricks that actually work.

Laura Bickle

I ditched the baby gate and let my kid eat dirt—and I was a better mom for it

I ditched the baby gate and let my kid eat dirt—and I was a better mom for it

There’s a reason why experienced parents seem more relaxed: They’ve learned what you really need to worry about and what you don't.

Leah McLaren

My daughter is just like me—and parenting her is driving me crazy

My daughter is just like me—and parenting her is driving me crazy

There’s nothing quite as frustrating as trying to parent someone who is exactly like you.

Linda Wolff

11 academic benefits of unschooling

11 academic benefits of unschooling

In Unschooling to University, Judy Arnall, a parenting expert and ‘unschooler’ to five kids, makes the case for ditching the classroom.

Judy Arnall

Why child-free weddings are totally insulting

Why child-free weddings are totally insulting

I used to be all for child-free weddings. Then I had a kid…

Karen Pinchin

Our house: What it’s like to live in a tiny (like, really tiny) house with a five-year-old

Our house: What it’s like to live in a tiny (like, really tiny) house with a five-year-old

Could you pare down all your belongings and live in a 160-square-foot house with your five-year-old? This is how one mom did it.

Bonnie Schiedel

The problem isn't your kids, it's you

The problem isn't your kids, it's you

The philosophy says the problem isn't your kids—it's you. One mom tests it out on her family to see if this lifestyle trend can transform her parenting.

Claire Sibonney

PSA: No parent has it all together—even if it looks that way

PSA: No parent has it all together—even if it looks that way

When other parents say I seem like I have it all together, I want to laugh. Hysterically. Instead, I usually say, "Thank you. I guess I put on a good show.”

Rachel Toalson

10 ways to make your child feel loved

10 ways to make your child feel loved

Marissa Stapley Ponikowski

6 parenting trends we hope will finally die in 2019

6 parenting trends we hope will finally die in 2019

Milk bath maternity shoots, play teepees and umbilical cord jewellery: let's leave these trends in 2018, please.

Ariel Brewster

I’m not a pushy helicopter mom; I just need to advocate for my kids

I’m not a pushy helicopter mom; I just need to advocate for my kids

I'm not a helicopter mom, I just need to be hyper-involved and vigilant to make sure that my children make it through school without becoming statistics.

Kearie Daniel

That Halloween prank Jimmy Kimmel asks parents to do every year is actually cruel

That Halloween prank Jimmy Kimmel asks parents to do every year is actually cruel

Every Halloween, Jimmy Kimmel asks parents to pretend they ate all the Halloween candy. It may be a bit funny—but it's also a violation of trust.

Kristen Thompson

Sorry, kids—I'll never be THAT mom

Sorry, kids—I'll never be THAT mom

The Pinterest mom. The PTA mom. The mom who leaves notes in the lunch box and always buys organic. Sorry, kids—that's just not me.

Joanna Myers

When you and your partner have different parenting styles

When you and your partner have different parenting styles

Do you and your partner have different parenting styles? Don't fret. Psychotherapist Liza Finlay lays out the do's and don'ts.

Liza Finlay

Are robots taking over the basics of parenting?

Are robots taking over the basics of parenting?

At what point will virtual assistants like Amazon’s Alexa for kids cross the line from helping parents to doing their job?

Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Chatelaine

How to tell kids about divorce: An age-by-age guide

How to tell kids about divorce: An age-by-age guide

The news that Mom and Dad are separating hits a two-year-old and a 10-year-old differently. Here's how to help children handle it at any age.

John Hoffman

How did good parenting become a crime?

How did good parenting become a crime?

Parents get visits from family service workers over complaints they let their kids play in the backyard. Have we taken this safety thing too far?

Aaron Hutchins

Why our kids should take risks—sometimes even (slightly) dangerous ones

Why our kids should take risks—sometimes even (slightly) dangerous ones

Protecting our kids from all potential risks isn't doing them any favours. Here's how to embrace risky play (safely) without losing your mind.

Stacy Tornio

15 signs you’re ready to have a baby

Trying to conceive

15 signs you’re ready to have a baby

Are you ready to have a baby? You might not be pregnant yet, but if you check all these boxes, you're basically already a parent.

Sheri Segal Glick

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