Parenting

Why does McDonald’s still label toys based on gender?

Why does McDonald’s still label toys based on gender?

A Calgary mom started up a petition asking McDonald’s to abandon the gendered marketing of its Happy Meal toys.

Emma Waverman

5 things every new parent blogger needs to know

5 things every new parent blogger needs to know

You are the steward of your child's digital footprint.

Jennifer Pinarski

A dad’s guide to taking your daughter to a Taylor Swift concert

A dad’s guide to taking your daughter to a Taylor Swift concert

Seven useful tips to help get fathers in the know.

Ian Mendes

Noisy kids in restaurants: Where do we draw the line?

Noisy kids in restaurants: Where do we draw the line?

The debate was reignited online after a Maine diner owner "yelled" at a toddler for crying in her restaurant.

Emma Waverman

Why does my mom guilt get worse during the summer?

Why does my mom guilt get worse during the summer?

"I love my work. However, there are still times when "mom guilt" rears its ugly head."

Anchel Krishna

7 Survival Tips for Stay-at-Home Moms

7 Survival Tips for Stay-at-Home Moms

Learn to delegate and keep one foot in the working world, writes Jennifer Pinarski.

Jennifer Pinarski

How to rock at co-parenting

How to rock at co-parenting

Co-parenting: The dos and don’ts of managing this (usually!) complicated relationship, and three families who are making it work.

Dawn Calleja

I know I’m a screen addict and that it hurts my kids

I know I’m a screen addict and that it hurts my kids

Emma Waverman knows that she's a screen addict—but it's so hard to put that phone down.

Emma Waverman

I’m not religious, but I send my kids to Bible camp

I’m not religious, but I send my kids to Bible camp

What can godless kids learn at Bible camp? Hopefully, the answers to all their questions.

Jennifer Pinarski

Why is it so hard to take a perfect family photo—or at least a decent one?

Why is it so hard to take a perfect family photo—or at least a decent one?

All Ian Mendes wants is one perfect photo of his daughters. But as most parents know, that’s a tall order.

Ian Mendes

Three years later, this viral campaign gets a happy ending

Three years later, this viral campaign gets a happy ending

"By leveraging social media, Matthew Walzer has made a difference that will increase the independence of so many people in the special-needs community."

Anchel Krishna

Breastfeeding protests in Ontario town can teach us all a lesson

Breastfeeding protests in Ontario town can teach us all a lesson

Why is there such a gap in understanding between the public and nursing moms when it comes to breastfeeding rights?

Jennifer Pinarski

9 annoying questions strangers ask parents

9 annoying questions strangers ask parents

Are they all yours? Does your husband make a lot of money? Are you going to let your child do that?...

Emma Waverman

Are public health campaigns to blame for postpartum anxiety?

Are public health campaigns to blame for postpartum anxiety?

It’s a case of information overload: Research has found new moms are more anxious because of single-issue health campaigns.

Jennifer Pinarski

C-section or vaginal birth—it shouldn't matter to my kids' school

C-section or vaginal birth—it shouldn't matter to my kids' school

"Intrinsic in the C-section or vaginal birth question is an underlying value judgement—are you a good parent or a bad one?"

Emma Waverman

Helicopter parenting linked to depression in young adults

Helicopter parenting linked to depression in young adults

Studies are finding a link between helicopter parenting and depression in young adults, but Jennifer Pinarski shares a different view.

Jennifer Pinarski

Experts claim there's a simple cure for picky eaters

Experts claim there's a simple cure for picky eaters

Jennifer Pinarski plans to try out these three simple tricks on her picky eaters.

Jennifer Pinarski

Those viral videos of kids crying? They need to stop

Those viral videos of kids crying? They need to stop

"The main problem here lies with the parents who are encouraging these moments in a shallow attempt to become quasi-famous."

Ian Mendes

Family camp: Tons of fun, or the worst idea ever?

Family camp: Tons of fun, or the worst idea ever?

A mom drags her husband and son to summer camp to relive her glory days.

Carol Toller

Why You Should Underschedule Your Kids' Summer

Why You Should Underschedule Your Kids' Summer

No camp, no problem. The case for having no plans at all—and four tips to make it work.

David Eddie