Parenting

Go Saskatoon! City helps normalize breastfeeding in public

Go Saskatoon! City helps normalize breastfeeding in public

Some businesses in Saskatoon have pledged to protect the rights of breastfeeding mothers, but will the general public be on board? Jennifer Pinarski hopes so.

Jennifer Pinarski

How a child with special needs affects your marriage

How a child with special needs affects your marriage

Anchel Krishna and her husband celebrated their wedding anniversary in an unexpected way.

Anchel Krishna

10 things you need to know before having a baby

10 things you need to know before having a baby

In this adorable ad, parents lists 10 of the most important things they wish they had known before having a baby.

Emily Piccinin

After maternity leave: A diary of my first day back at work

After maternity leave: A diary of my first day back at work

Katie Dupuis shares the emotional highs and lows of returning to work after her mat leave.

Katie Dupuis

This Mother's Day I finally gave my mom what she wanted

This Mother's Day I finally gave my mom what she wanted

Ian Mendes's mom always hoped for something special for Mother's Day. This year, she gets it.

Ian Mendes

3 battles I refuse to pick with my kids

3 battles I refuse to pick with my kids

Jennifer Pinarski has learned that motherhood is a lot of give and take, which is why she refuses to sweat the small stuff with her kids.

Jennifer Pinarski

Is playing with toy guns normal?

Is playing with toy guns normal?

Many parents are mystified—and a little horrified—by their kids’ obsession with gunplay. Is this a normal type of play, or are we raising kids who think violence is OK?

Shawna Cohen

On unconditional love, parenting and The Breakfast Club

On unconditional love, parenting and The Breakfast Club

Loving kids unconditionally means loving the long-haired “criminal” as much as the “brain," writes Emma Waverman.

Emma Waverman

Special-needs parenting: My daughter's first friend

Special-needs parenting: My daughter's first friend

Anchel Krishna finds joy in seeing her four-year-old daughter make her first friend.

Anchel Krishna

Why I'm not falling for the stranger danger video

Why I'm not falling for the stranger danger video

A new viral video warns parents about stranger danger, but just how accurate is the message it sends?

Jennifer Pinarski

Why I can’t wait to introduce Star Wars to my preschooler

Why I can’t wait to introduce Star Wars to my preschooler

On this Star Wars Day, a dad reflects on why the films are so important to him—and how he’ll share his passion with his little girl.

Derek Malcolm

7 Yoda quotes for parents to live by

7 Yoda quotes for parents to live by

Some wise words for parents from the Jedi Master himself.

Today's Parent

A naked preschooler? OMG, call the police!

A naked preschooler? OMG, call the police!

A four-year-old boy in British Columbia made headlines this week for playing outdoors naked—otherwise known as "just being a kid."

Jennifer Pinarski

Yes, it's OK for kids to miss school for a family trip

Yes, it's OK for kids to miss school for a family trip

A Pennsylvania family's three-day trip stirred up controversy when the school principal disapproved of the kids being pulled from class.

Emma Waverman

Is Baltimore mom Toya Graham really #MomOfTheYear?

Is Baltimore mom Toya Graham really #MomOfTheYear?

Jackie Gillard examines the complexities of hailing Toya Graham #MomOfTheYear. Graham slapped her teen son as she pulled him out of a violent protest.

Jackie Gillard

A five-year-old wearing spaghetti straps isn't scandalous

A five-year-old wearing spaghetti straps isn't scandalous

Emma Waverman thinks school dress codes—like the one imposed on a young girl in Houston, Texas—police girls' bodies.

Emma Waverman

The debate: Screen time for kids in cars

The debate: Screen time for kids in cars

Two parents tackle the issue of permitting kids screen time in cars.

David Leach

Hey parents, you're doing better than you think!

Hey parents, you're doing better than you think!

A new Minute Maid commercial shows parents that they're doing better than they think.

Alyssa Ashton

Adapting outdoor activities for kids with special needs

Adapting outdoor activities for kids with special needs

Anchel Krishna wants to be more bold in adapting outdoors activities for her daughter with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

Should I tell my sensitive daughter that Lois Lilienstein died?

Should I tell my sensitive daughter that Lois Lilienstein died?

With the death of the beloved children’s performer, Tara-Michelle Ziniuk wonders whether or not to broach the subject at home.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk