Parenting

When your child almost has a serious accident

When your child almost has a serious accident

Anchel Krishna's four-year-old daughter Syona narrowly escaped a wheelchair accident last weekend.

Anchel Krishna

Buying a minivan: My (painful) decision

Buying a minivan: My (painful) decision

Buying a minivan: Katie Dupuis thinks her cool factor took a hit when she got behind the wheel.

Katie Dupuis

Look at my bum!: Toddlers and their private parts

Look at my bum!: Toddlers and their private parts

When kids can’t keep their privates under wraps, it can be both hilarious and horrifying.

Stacey Stein

Swim lessons: The one thing I force my kids to do

Swim lessons: The one thing I force my kids to do

Jennifer Pinarski is a strong swimmer and former lifeguard, but she still makes her kids take swimming lessons. Here's why.

Jennifer Pinarski

Books for new moms that don’t exist (but probably should!)

Books for new moms that don’t exist (but probably should!)

"Sex after baby? Obviously, the first six chapters would be blank pages."

Emma Waverman

How to catch kids’ melting ice cream

How to catch kids’ melting ice cream

Ice cream and frozen pops are perfect summer treats, but their messy ones, too.

Today's Parent

Living at high altitude can increase risk of SIDS

Living at high altitude can increase risk of SIDS

What this new study means for Canadians.

Lisa Kadane

Losing a parent at a young age

Losing a parent at a young age

I know that then, at age nine, I made a pact with myself never to use the word "dead" in relation to my father.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Why I'm proud of my daughter's self-advocacy skills

Why I'm proud of my daughter's self-advocacy skills

Anchel Krishna discusses the importance of her daughter's newfound self-advocacy skills.

Anchel Krishna

My preschooler has turned into a terrible teen

My preschooler has turned into a terrible teen

If you added in first crushes, cellphones, part-time jobs and prom dresses, Katie Dupuis is basically looking at what her three-year-old daughter will be like at 15.

Katie Dupuis

Million-dollar babies: The cost of raising a child

Million-dollar babies: The cost of raising a child

From crushing daycare fees to saving for university, the cost of having kids is reaching astonishing new heights.

Tamsin McMahon

9 genius ways to get your kids to behave

9 genius ways to get your kids to behave

Nine creative parents share the tricky ways they use to get their kids to behave.

Today's Parent

The screen-time debate: My kid used up our data plan

The screen-time debate: My kid used up our data plan

After her toddler contributed to the family's data plan overage, one mom realizes it's time to address the screen-time issue in her house.

Katie Dupuis

How I'm overcoming my fear of letting my kid bike to school

How I'm overcoming my fear of letting my kid bike to school

With only 28 percent of Canadian students walking to school, one mom is overcoming her fears and teaching her kids to bike to class.

Jennifer Pinarski

Creepy! South Korea creates spyware for kids' phones

Creepy! South Korea creates spyware for kids' phones

The South Korean government says all new phones owned by kids under the age of 18 are required to have a monitoring app installed. Emma Waverman thinks it crosses a line.

Emma Waverman

No sick days for mom!

No sick days for mom!

Katie Dupuis had a sciatica attack this week but was surprised to find she powered through where Sophie was concerned.

Katie Dupuis

My daughter fat-shamed me—but it's not her fault

My daughter fat-shamed me—but it's not her fault

"How had my young daughter already come to dismiss fat people as funny or unworthy? Where had I gone wrong?"

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Keeping kids' baby teeth: Creepy or cute?

Keeping kids' baby teeth: Creepy or cute?

"It’s like we’re waiting for the Jurassic Park technology to come around so we can recreate our kids using DNA samples we have stored away in our attic."

Ian Mendes

My kids won't sleep, and I'm out of ideas

My kids won't sleep, and I'm out of ideas

What do you when you've tried every kids' sleep trick in the book? Katie Dupuis is at her wit's end.

Katie Dupuis

Family dinner: A minute-by-minute account

Family dinner: A minute-by-minute account

A family dinner is all multitasking and mayhem with a toddler and kindergartener at the table.

Tammy Sutherland