Parenting

Mom takes to Facebook to apologize for daughters' disrespectful behaviour

Mom takes to Facebook to apologize for daughters' disrespectful behaviour

An Alabama mom apologized for her kids' bad behaviour on Facebook. What happened after is pretty amazing.

Emily Piccinin

Autism awareness: How one mom became an advocate

Autism awareness: How one mom became an advocate

Anchel Krishna talks with Brianne Buckman-Kalechstein about becoming an advocate for autism acceptance after her son was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.

Anchel Krishna

Outdoor play helps reduce myopia in kids: Study

Outdoor play helps reduce myopia in kids: Study

Myopia, or near-sightedness, is on the rise in kids. The good news is more time spent outside might reverse this alarming trend.

Jennifer Pinarski

Ontario girl with cerebral palsy turned away from play centre

Ontario girl with cerebral palsy turned away from play centre

Anchel Krishna responds to a recent story about a Guelph, Ont. girl who was denied full access to an indoor playground because she required special equipment for her cerebral palsy.

Anchel Krishna

The trouble with helicopter parenting

The trouble with helicopter parenting

Helicopter parenting won't teach kids to solve their own problems, writes Jennifer Pinarski.

Jennifer Pinarski

9 DIY household hacks every parent should know

9 DIY household hacks every parent should know

Check out our favourite household hacks to combat sticky messes and keep toys germ-free.

Amy Valm

Why Finland's school reform isn't as great as it seems

Why Finland's school reform isn't as great as it seems

Is Finland's school reform the best move for students?

Jennifer Pinarski

Daycare owner sued for reporting suspected neglect

Daycare owner sued for reporting suspected neglect

A daycare owner was successfully sued for reporting her suspicions of child neglect. Emma Waverman worries this sets a dangerous precedent.

Emma Waverman

Special-needs parenting: I worry my daughter will die

Special-needs parenting: I worry my daughter will die

Sometimes the dark thoughts creep in and Anchel Krishna can't shake the fear that her four-year-old daughter will die.

Anchel Krishna

5 tips to help your kid with One Direction heartbreak

5 tips to help your kid with One Direction heartbreak

Ian Mendes' five-step guide to help parents talk with their despondent One Direction fan about Zyan Malik's exit from the boy band.

Ian Mendes

Your kids' tantrums are not for Instagram

Your kids' tantrums are not for Instagram

Kids often struggle with their emotions, but should parents be posting these tantrums on social media? Tara-Michelle Ziniuk doesn't think so.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Study links breastfeeding and higher IQs in adulthood

Study links breastfeeding and higher IQs in adulthood

New research finds a connection between breastfeeding and higher IQs in adulthood—but Jennifer Pinarski is skeptical.

Jennifer Pinarski

Stay-at-home vs. working moms: Can't we share without being attacked?

Stay-at-home vs. working moms: Can't we share without being attacked?

When it comes to discussions about working moms vs. stay-at-home moms, the digital village that brings women together also tears us down.

Jennifer Pinarski

Facebook is OK with breastfeeding pictures—so why isn't everybody?

Facebook is OK with breastfeeding pictures—so why isn't everybody?

Facebook has changed its policies to allow people to post breastfeeding pictures. But the real problem is the people reporting the pics as inappropriate.

Emma Waverman

Heather Has Two Mommies: Why it still matters 25 years later

Heather Has Two Mommies: Why it still matters 25 years later

It's been 25 years since the picture book, Heather Has Two Mommies, was released. A new mom reflects on what the book means to her family.

Sarah Liss

Lego's beauty tips reinforce gender stereotypes

Lego's beauty tips reinforce gender stereotypes

Lego Club magazine sparks controversy with "Emma's Beauty Tips!" column that suggests haircuts based on a girl's face shape.

Emma Waverman

Leave her alone: Mom's message to teen boy goes viral

Leave her alone: Mom's message to teen boy goes viral

Sexual health educator Dr. Lindsey Doe has a few words to say to the teen boy aggressively pursuing her 14-year-old daughter.

Emma Waverman

Are you my Grandma?: The trouble with Grandparents Day

Are you my Grandma?: The trouble with Grandparents Day

A seemingly innocent elementary school event causes a stir in Tara-Michelle Ziniuk's household.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Special needs: When your child asks about their disability

Special needs: When your child asks about their disability

Anchel Krishna knew the day would come when her daughter would ask about her disability—she just didn't expect it to happen so soon.

Anchel Krishna

In praise of the totally average kid

In praise of the totally average kid

New research suggests that parents are at the root of narcissism in children. Jennifer Pinarski defends her “average” kids.

Jennifer Pinarski