Parenting

Moving when pregnant: 8 ways to make it easier

Moving when pregnant: 8 ways to make it easier

Moving is always stressful, but moving when pregnant is extra stressful. But you can make it easier with these tips.

Annabel Fitzsimmons

Don't believe the hype: The New Muppet Show can still work for kids

Don't believe the hype: The New Muppet Show can still work for kids

"You’re not getting hit over the head with a sledgehammer with sexual innuendo and adult humour."

Ian Mendes

I'm not a better parent just because I spend more time with my kids

I'm not a better parent just because I spend more time with my kids

An interactive calculator titled “Do you spend enough time with your kids?” has sparked controversy.

Jennifer Pinarski

Why teachers on Twitter is a good thing

Why teachers on Twitter is a good thing

"I’ll bet a lot of teachers wish they could always limit their correspondence to parents to only 140 characters."

Ian Mendes

This book promised to make my kid fall asleep—but she's still awake!

This book promised to make my kid fall asleep—but she's still awake!

"By the end of the book, despite following the book’s instructions for intonation and speed of reading, my daughter was still wide awake. And not pleased."

Katie Dupuis

I'm not that impressed by Disney's gender-neutral costumes

I'm not that impressed by Disney's gender-neutral costumes

"The re-labelling (or de-labelling) of gender and costume categories seems to be nothing but lip service."

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

I want everyone to be smiling: Girl pleads for divorced parents to be friends

I want everyone to be smiling: Girl pleads for divorced parents to be friends

Watch as this toddler pleads for her divorced parents to be kinder to each other.

Alyssa Ashton

5 things you should say to parents of kids with special needs

5 things you should say to parents of kids with special needs

1. "Hello!" This one’s simple.

Anchel Krishna

Yes, I leave my nine-year-old home alone sometimes

Yes, I leave my nine-year-old home alone sometimes

The Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled that kids under the age of 10 should not be left home alone. Emma Waverman weighs in.

Emma Waverman

Stay-at-home moms: Give up the guilt—you won't wreck your kids!

Stay-at-home moms: Give up the guilt—you won't wreck your kids!

"The self-imposed guilt that we stay-at-home moms put on ourselves can be crushing, and if I knew of an easy way to let it go I'd share it with the world."

Jennifer Pinarski

Yes, I judge parents who spank their kids

Yes, I judge parents who spank their kids

"The next time I see someone hit their kid in public, I will not just stand by."

Emma Waverman

Explaining death to kids with special needs is extra complicated

Explaining death to kids with special needs is extra complicated

"I’m friends with too many strong, beautiful people who've lost their kids at very young ages."

Anchel Krishna

How to stretch out tight new shoes

How to stretch out tight new shoes

Here's a quick fix for those uncomfortable new shoes!

Today's Parent

Calling strangers 'tricky people' doesn't make any sense

Calling strangers 'tricky people' doesn't make any sense

I'm not sold on the term “tricky people." To me, it seems like just another stand-in word—like saying “bad guys,” but even more watered down.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Dear public schools: Not everyone is Christian

Dear public schools: Not everyone is Christian

Can you imagine if schools didn't close for Christmas? How kids of other faiths are getting shortchanged.

Emma Waverman

Face it, parents, your kid isn't going to be a pro athlete

Face it, parents, your kid isn't going to be a pro athlete

According to a recent poll, one in every four American parents hope their kid will be a pro athlete. Ian Mendes thinks that's just ridiculous.

Ian Mendes

The cost of raising a special needs child

The cost of raising a special needs child

While Canadians enjoy their free healthcare, many parents of kids with special needs struggle to cover their costs.

Wendy Haaf

How my kids are helping me get over my body hang-ups

How my kids are helping me get over my body hang-ups

"Oh, I clean up pretty well when I want to...but it’s rare that I look in a mirror and don’t make a face."

Katie Dupuis

7 things I've learned from my daughter's diagnosis

7 things I've learned from my daughter's diagnosis

Anchel Krishna on what she's learned since her five-year-old daughter's cerebral palsy diagnosis.

Anchel Krishna

What the first day of school is really like

What the first day of school is really like

Messy kitchens and temper tantrums—this is what the first day of school was really like for Jennifer Pinarski.

Jennifer Pinarski