Parenting

Home alone: How old is old enough?

Home alone: How old is old enough?

Babble blogger Lizzie Heiselt left her seven-year-old son home alone while she ran errands—and kicked up a media firestorm.

Jennifer Pinarski

Sexist superhero shirts appear in popular retail chains

Sexist superhero shirts appear in popular retail chains

Target Canada, Walmart and The Children's Place all recently featured sexist superhero shirts in their stores. What message does this send our kids?

Emma Waverman

Special needs parenting: Letter to myself four years ago

Special needs parenting: Letter to myself four years ago

As her daughter's birthday approaches, one mom reflects on what she would have loved to have told herself four years ago.

Anchel Krishna

Revenge of the teenage girl

Revenge of the teenage girl

Maclean's latest article looks at a new wave of teenage girls who are fighting back against stereotypes, social pressure and our sexed-up culture.

Anne Kingston

Adding a new child to the family: What's Brewing

Adding a new child to the family: What's Brewing

Our What's Brewing group met in Markham this month to discuss the challenges of bringing home another baby.

Tammy Sutherland

Neat-freak kids: Nature or nurture?

Neat-freak kids: Nature or nurture?

Sometimes even parents can learn a lesson in cleanliness from their neat-freak kids.

Tracy Chappell

Drive-thru grocery: A busy parent's dream come true?

Drive-thru grocery: A busy parent's dream come true?

Loblaws announced a drive-thru grocery store in Toronto, with the hopes that other cities will follow. Here's why parents across the country should rejoice.

Ian Mendes

Time outs: Harmful or helpful?

Time outs: Harmful or helpful?

Can time outs do more harm than good? According to new research, parents should seek an alternative discipline method.

Jennifer Pinarski

Emma Watson and feminism: Discussing her speech with your sons

Emma Watson and feminism: Discussing her speech with your sons

Emma Watson's powerful UN speech on gender equality—and the ensuing backlash she received from some—opens the door for us to discuss feminism with our sons.

Marci O’Connor

My four-year-old is very emotionally mature

My four-year-old is very emotionally mature

Parents of emotionally mature kids may be left wondering how to tackle the subject of verbalizing feelings.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

The overwhelming process of filling out your child's IEP

The overwhelming process of filling out your child's IEP

Why creating your child's first Individual Education Plan (IEP) can feel like a daunting task.

Anchel Krishna

Why athletes should never be role models for kids

Why athletes should never be role models for kids

With all the domestic abuse and child neglect charges in sports news, one father makes a case for why athletes never make good role models for kids.

Ian Mendes

Adrian Peterson: When disciplining your child becomes abuse

Adrian Peterson: When disciplining your child becomes abuse

Football player Adrian Peterson's child-abuse case reignites the debate on corporal punishment.

Emma Waverman

Taylor Swift sends message to bullied fan on Instagram

Taylor Swift sends message to bullied fan on Instagram

Here's another reason why many parents consider Taylor Swift a positive role model for their children.

Tracy Chappell

The facts on recent sugar recommendations

The facts on recent sugar recommendations

The Heart and Stroke Foundation made new sugar recommendations this week, urging consumers to watch what they drink and limit daily calories from added sugars.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

Seeing my daughter in a wheelchair makes me happy

Seeing my daughter in a wheelchair makes me happy

A kid's growing sense of independence is one of the unexpected joys that comes from parenting a child with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

Blended families: Don't call my family broken

Blended families: Don't call my family broken

Today is National Stepfamilies Day in the US, but the discussion on blended families has reached Canada with the new Honey Maid #NotBroken campaign.

Emma Waverman

Your kids' bad sleep habits are caused by co-sleeping: Study

Your kids' bad sleep habits are caused by co-sleeping: Study

New research suggests that co-sleeping in infancy may lead to chronic sleep problems later in childhood.

Jennifer Pinarski

Should you pay your kids to babysit their siblings?

Should you pay your kids to babysit their siblings?

Your eldest child expects payment to babysit their younger sibling. Where do you stand on the debate?

Ian Mendes

Babies treated early for symptoms of autism show no signs by age 2: Study

Babies treated early for symptoms of autism show no signs by age 2: Study

A recent study has found early symptoms of autism can be treated in babies and greatly reduced by age two or three.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem