You'll never be a perfect parent—which is actually a good thing, experts say. Here's everything you need to know about good&#x2d;enough parenting.

You'll never be a perfect parent—which is actually a good thing, experts say.

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Parenting styles

Family

Let us help navigate daily life with your growing family, with everything from kids’ craft and activity ideas to advice on discipline and birthday party inspiration.

Parenting

With more money and confidence, a rising number of women are waiting until after 40 to have babies. Here, three older moms share their stories.

With more money and confidence, a rising number of women are letting their biological clocks tick a little longer. Here, three older moms share their stories.

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Infertility

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.

RIE: parenting: How I stopped being the shouty mom

How I stopped being the shouty mom

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Discipline

Skeptical but open-minded, writer Leah McLaren signed up for help with the hardest job she's ever done: parenting. The results surprised her.

Is this the secret to finally being a happier parent?

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From proud postpartum selfies to chronic mom rage, our top stories of 2019 drove tons of clicks and lots of conversation among our readers this year.

ICYMI: These were our top stories of 2019

Celebrity parents

Blogs

Stuck in a rut: How to kick your bad parenting habits in 2020

From gender-neutral *everything* and normalizing anxiety to environmentally conscious kids and woke parents, here’s what to expect more of in 2020.

19 trends that will affect parents in 2020

Homebirth

If you’ve got the cash, almost every brain-breaking parental quagmire can be solved by outsourcing to an expert. And to that I say: Why not?

The latest parenting hack is to outsource the hardest parts

Potty training

Opinion

Parents are posting videos of their kids trying a Snapchat filter that makes them think a a huge spider is crawling on their face—and it's hard to watch.

Using this Snapchat spider filter on kids isn't funny—it's cruel

Apps

Some parents are posting videos trying out a disturbing tactic that uses stuffed animals to get their picky kids to eat. It's hard to watch.

This viral trick for getting picky kids to eat is legit abusive and needs to stop

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

6 parenting trends we hope will finally die in 2019

Kim and Kanye aren’t the only parents taking a post-pregnancy pause between confirming their baby’s arrival and revealing the name.

Why celebrities delay announcing their baby’s name

Celebrity baby names

Trying to pick the right name for your baby? Check out our lists of the year’s most popular baby names and meanings, top names for boys and girls, and more.

Pregnancy

Everything you need to know about your pregnancy: what to expect week by week, tips for baby names and baby shower planning, pregnancy health, and more.

Baby names

Parenting in 2018 will throw the spotlight on feminism, marijuana culture, longer parental leaves, better food choices and adorable baby names.

11 parenting trends that will affect you in 2018

From ridiculously elaborate cake-smash photos to handmade leprechaun traps (they're a thing!), here are the parenting trends that I'm so totally over.

parenting trends

Why good-enough parenting needs to be a movement

More Canadian women are having babies in their 40s—with zero regrets

How I stopped being the shouty mom

Is this the secret to finally being a happier parent?

ICYMI: These were our most-read stories in 2019

Kick your bad parenting habits in 2020