Parenting

5 tips for teaching your kids to be street smart

5 tips for teaching your kids to be street smart

How to teach your kids to look out for themselves (without terrifying them).

Astrid van den Broek

Potty training my toddler: A diary

Potty training my toddler: A diary

One mom's day-by-day account of her attempt to potty train her almost-three-year-old. Spoiler alert: It didn't go quite as planned.

Kim Shiffman

Is Pokémon Go safe for kids?

Is Pokémon Go safe for kids?

It's the game that's taking the world by storm, but is Pokémon Go really OK for kids to play? Here's what you need to know.

Emily Rivas

Raising strong daughters: How to boost girls’ self-esteem

Raising strong daughters: How to boost girls’ self-esteem

Plan International Canada’s Caroline Riseboro shares her advice on teaching girls how to be confident and how parents can model positive self-esteem.

Lisa van de Geyn

Is your kid ready to be home alone?

Is your kid ready to be home alone?

Here's what you need to know before deciding if your kid is ready to stay home alone.

Sasha Emmons

7 genius tips to make mealtimes easier

7 genius tips to make mealtimes easier

Meals don't always have to be a struggle! Seven awesome parents share their tips and tricks for making mealtime easier.

Today's Parent

Why working women should ease up on the mommy guilt

Why working women should ease up on the mommy guilt

Sometimes it feels like whatever you do, it’s never enough. But data confirms the fact we should give up on the mommy guilt. Working mothers today spend more active time with their kids than stay-at-home mothers did in 1975.

Katie Dupuis

5 lessons for new parents

5 lessons for new parents

It’s time for Ian Mendes to say goodbye to his column—but not before imparting his best advice to those just beginning their adventures in parenting.

Ian Mendes

"If you knew more about Down Syndrome, you wouldn’t have made this decision"

"If you knew more about Down Syndrome, you wouldn’t have made this decision"

A British Columbia mom writes a touching letter after her son wasn't invited to a classmate's birthday party.

City News

Report card comments are the worst

Report card comments are the worst

Why the need for brackets? Why not say he can run and throw and jump?!

Emma Waverman

4 social skills school-age kids should know

4 social skills school-age kids should know

As kids grow, their repertoire of social skills should expand beyond basic "please" and "thank you."

Allan Britnell

Watch Tyson Jost's proud grandfather get emotional at the NHL Draft

Watch Tyson Jost's proud grandfather get emotional at the NHL Draft

This proud grandpa has us all in tears at the NHL draft.

Amy Valm

How to talk to your daughter about booty shorts

How to talk to your daughter about booty shorts

You want to set limits but also defend your young woman’s choice to wear WTF she wants, without shame. Here’s one way of getting there.

Marnie Goldenberg

What does gay mean? New video series answers kids' LGBTQ+ questions

What does gay mean? New video series answers kids' LGBTQ+ questions

Queer Kid Stuff aims to explain hard topics in a kid-friendly way.

Emily Rivas

What Finding Dory can teach us about exceptional kids

What Finding Dory can teach us about exceptional kids

For one mom, watching Finding Dory with her daughter was more than just your average movie night—it was a lesson in parenting.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

How to be a more empathetic parent

How to be a more empathetic parent

Author and psychologist Shefali Tsabary explains why the key to being an empathetic parent is to look within yourself.

Emily Rivas

I let my kid listen to rock and roll music

I let my kid listen to rock and roll music

One music-loving dad is tired of traditional kids song so switches gears to rock and roll.

Stuart Berman

Helping your kid deal with a best friend breakup

Helping your kid deal with a best friend breakup

Breaking up is hard to do, especially when it's a best friend. Here's how to help when your child and her BFF part ways.

Dana Dougherty Reinke

This dad just got real about motherhood

This dad just got real about motherhood

You know what they say: You've got to walk a mile in her shoes. And this dad just did.

Emily Rivas

How to talk with your tween about secrets

How to talk with your tween about secrets

It's normal for your tween and her friends to begin keeping secrets. Here's how you can deal with their covert conversations.

Lisa Kadane