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Holiday Tips for Parents and Caregivers of Autistic Children

Holiday Tips for Parents and Caregivers of Autistic Children

When the excitement around the holidays and sensory overload gets overwhelming, these tips can help.

Jan Stewart

Easy ways to boost your kid's language with games like "I Spy"

Easy ways to boost your kid's language with games like "I Spy"

By getting creative with games like "I spy", you can help to grow your child's vocabulary and model the social aspects of language.

Maya Payne Smart

How to finally get your kid to wipe their own butt

How to finally get your kid to wipe their own butt

The butt wipe is the last step before total toilet independence, but you may need these tips to cross the finish line once and for all.

Ruba Hassan

This is the big secret to understanding your toddler

Toddler behaviour

This is the big secret to understanding your toddler

The terrible twos can be tough, but there are proven ways to decode your toddler's actions—and applied behaviour analysis is one of them.

Allison Kenien

The one parenting trick everybody needs to know

The one parenting trick everybody needs to know

Positive reinforcement examples that can encourage your kids to clean their toys, brush their teeth and maybe even be nice to one another.

Lisa Kadane

How I Got My Picky Toddler to Finally Eat

How I Got My Picky Toddler to Finally Eat

These seven simple changes transformed our mealtimes, and I was relieved to see my picky eater toddler enjoying her food with the rest of the family.

Vanessa Milne

How to tell a parent their kid is a bully

How to tell a parent their kid is a bully

In many cases, you really shouldn't get involved. But if you're going to, here's how to do it right and avoid escalating the situation.

Dawn Yanek

Busy Philipps says it took time to understand her kid's pronouns

Busy Philipps says it took time to understand her kid's pronouns

Kevin John Siazon

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 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

What nap schedule is right for your baby’s age?

What nap schedule is right for your baby’s age?

Whether your baby is just settling into a nap schedule, going from two naps to one, or dropping the nap entirely, here’s what you need to know.

Shana Westlake

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

5 ways to support online home-schooling through the coronavirus pandemic

5 ways to support online home-schooling through the coronavirus pandemic

In-person school may be back in session for most, but some kids in Canada are still doing remote school. Here's how parents can support their e-learning.

Jennifer Sparks

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

Emotional labour was eroding my marriage—this is how we tried to fix it

Emotional labour was eroding my marriage—this is how we tried to fix it

Do you feel like you do EVERYTHING to keep the household functioning? One couple tries to solve the emotional labour imbalance.

Jennifer Chen

How to help your kids feel close to faraway grandparents

How to help your kids feel close to faraway grandparents

Long distance relationships ain't easy! Bridge the distance with these five handy tips for keeping grandparents connected with grandkids.

Brianna Sharpe

Constantly reminding and nagging? Here's when to let your kid fail

Constantly reminding and nagging? Here's when to let your kid fail

You could keep nagging and reminding your kids of their responsibilities. Or, you could let the natural consequence of their actions teach them something.

Lisa Kadane

Kick your bad parenting habits in 2020

Kick your bad parenting habits in 2020

Snacks for dinner, screen-addicted kids, co-sleeping and So. Much. Yelling. How to cope when you feel like you're stuck in a (parenting) rut.

Lisa Kadane

How to manage your sports-loving kid's outsized emotions

How to manage your sports-loving kid's outsized emotions

If your kid overreacts to their favourite sports team's wins and losses, here’s how to help them manage their emotions and understand it's just a game.

Today's Parent

I love being a #boymom but there's one big worry I can't shake

I love being a #boymom but there's one big worry I can't shake

To all the members of the Boy Mom club who fret thinking about the future relationship with their little boys...you're not alone.

Allison McDonald Ace

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