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Teaching baby consent has always been very important to me. Here’s how I'm helping my daughter to cultivate resilience and self-confidence.

Here’s how I'm helping her to cultivate resilience and self-confidence.

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News

These parents are using the queen’s death to talk to kids about colonialism

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If a stranger has ever approached you to let you know how kind or polite your kid was that day, you know how good it feels. So pass it along!

If you see a kid do something nice, tell their parent

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Opinion

School mornings can be a sh*t show. Here are some tried and true ways to to turn a bad morning into a good one and get the kids to school.

11 ways to salvage a bad morning when everything's gone off the rails

School mornings can be a sh*t show. Here's how to turn things around.

11 ways to salvage a bad morning

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Behaviour

Everything you need to know about kids and toddlers, including behaviour and development, sleep, potty training, preschool, and how to handle picky eaters.

Kids

I constantly worried if my son's helmet was painful or uncomfortable. And don’t get me started on the things strangers would say when they saw us.

Opting for baby helmet therapy was the toughest decision of my life

I constantly worried if my son was in pain or uncomfortable. And don’t even get me started on the things strangers would say when they saw us walking down the street.

Putting my baby in a helmet was the toughest decision of my life

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Baby

Everything you need to know about your baby, including information on breastfeeding, teething, colic, baby development, food, sleep, and more..

Baby health

With six kids at home, it's no wonder James Van Der Beek has some savvy tricks in his parenting arsenal—and this colour-coding warning hack is a winner!

James Van Der Beek has a brilliant colour-coded warning system

With six kids at home, it's no wonder the actor has some savvy tricks in his parenting arsenal.

James Van Der Beek just dropped a shockingly good parenting hack

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Celebrity dads

How to finally teach 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.

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Potty training

Not sure how to potty train your toddler? From the best methods to the pros and cons of rewards, here’s how to manage the switch from diapers to underwear. 

Toddler

Everything you need to know about your growing toddler, from picky eating to potty training, navigating bedtime to managing tantrums.

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.

Applied behaviour analysis: The big secret to understanding your toddler

The terrible twos can be tough, but there are proven ways to decode your kid’s actions.

This is the big secret to understanding your toddler

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Screaming tantrums in public and the notorious terrible twos: Learn how to handle the many ups and downs of toddler behaviour while maintaining your sanity.

Toddler behaviour

Got nothing after "This Little Piggy"? Ramp up your repertoire with these games that are sure to delight your baby (and you!).

Baby games: 8 fun games to play with your little one

8 fun games to play with your baby

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Baby development

How to explain transgender to a child

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Is your kid a tattletale? We've got advice for parents whose kids are quick to tell on friends, siblings and other adults.

Tattletale kid: How to deal when you hear "I'm telling" more than you'd like

Does your kid like to tattle? And not just on their friends and siblings, but on other adults? We’ve got advice for parents who hear “I’m telling” more often than they’d like.

How to deal when your kid's a tattletale

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4 social skills school-aged kids should know

An open letter to the kids bullying my daughter

Discipline

It's impossible to play with your kid all day long. Here are five ways to encourage him to play alone.

5 ways to get your kid to play alone

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Roughhousing: Aggressive or constructive behaviour?

8 tips for teaching kids to be more independent

Social skills

Preschoolers are constantly learning to interpret about the world around them. Learn how to support your kids' development in this important stage of life.

Preschool

I would never be pregnant and give birth. I had to let go of what we thought life would be. An excerpt from Can't Help Falling: A Long Road to Motherhood.

I would never be pregnant and give birth. I had to let go of what we thought life would be and open up to what could be.

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My husband was all for moving past the baby phase, but I toiled over the decision for so long. And I still don't know whether I should have had a third kid.

Should I have a third baby? The decision consumed me

My husband was all for moving past the baby phase, but I toiled over the decision for way too long.

I couldn’t decide if I wanted another baby and it consumed me

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I used to be so deeply afraid of making a mistake that I spent all of my time overanalyzing every little thing. Then I found behavioural therapy.

I used to be so deeply afraid of making a mistake that I spent all of my time overanalyzing and overthinking every little thing.

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10 things I said I'd never do as a mom...then I became one

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These parents are using the Queen’s death to talk to their kids about colonialism

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Putting my baby in a helmet was the toughest decision of my life

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This is the big secret to understanding your toddler

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This mom shared the hilarious reasons her toddler melted down this week

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Years of infertility led me down the path I was meant to take

For me, parenting will never be as simple as trusting my instincts

I couldn’t decide if I wanted another baby and it consumed me

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This TikTok mom found the simplest way to keep toddlers entertained