Parenting

20 questions: What I ask my kids every year

20 questions: What I ask my kids every year

Capture a tiny snapshot of your kids' interests at this moment in time with these 20 simple questions—and make it an annual tradition!

Tracy Chappell

Special needs: My daughter's first school bus ride

Special needs: My daughter's first school bus ride

When it comes to parenting a special-needs child, sometimes even the tiniest milestones are the most significant.

Anchel Krishna

Should you teach your kids to fail?

Should you teach your kids to fail?

Too many kids expect to win. Will greater childhood resiliency come from learning how to embrace failure?

Jennifer Pinarski

Child expelled from school over mom’s Facebook rant

Child expelled from school over mom’s Facebook rant

Did a Florida preschool go too far when it expelled a four-year-old over his mom's Facebook status?

Emma Waverman

School bans eggs, dairy and nuts due to one student's allergies

School bans eggs, dairy and nuts due to one student's allergies

A Hamilton, Ont. school places a controversial ban on certain lunch items to accommodate a student's severe allergies. But have they gone too far?

Emma Waverman

To Avery, on her sixth birthday

To Avery, on her sixth birthday

An open letter to a six-year-old birthday girl.

Tracy Chappell

Volunteering in the classroom: Not for the faint of heart

Volunteering in the classroom: Not for the faint of heart

When it comes to volunteering in the classroom, parents can wind up doing some strange and unexpected tasks.

Ian Mendes

Police called to playground: Parents fighting over park swing

Police called to playground: Parents fighting over park swing

Parents fight over a park swing in Sydney, Australia and stir up a controversial debate over when it's appropriate to bring police into a situation.

Emma Waverman

Stay-at-home mom: The kids are in school, so now what?

Stay-at-home mom: The kids are in school, so now what?

What's a stay-at-home mom to do when her youngest heads off to full-day kindergarten? The opportunities are endless—and overwhelming.

Jennifer Pinarski

6 things to say to parents of kids with special needs

6 things to say to parents of kids with special needs

Tips on how to talk to families of kids with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

Do you love one child more than the other?

Do you love one child more than the other?

It can be difficult for parents to find the right words when one child believes you love her sibling more.

Tracy Chappell

We have head lice—and I’m (sort of) not ashamed to admit it

We have head lice—and I’m (sort of) not ashamed to admit it

There's a stigma attached to head lice, but it doesn’t mean you are a bad or neglectful parent if you kids get it.

Ian Mendes

Sharenting: Will it hurt our kids?

Sharenting: Will it hurt our kids?

We're all guilty of "sharenting." But how much is too much when it comes to posting about our kids online?

Jennifer Pinarski

Parenting: I do too much for my kids

Parenting: I do too much for my kids

There are many parents stuck in the sticky web of doing too much for our kids. How do we allow ourselves to get to this point?

Tracy Chappell

Taking Baby to restaurants: How do you do it?

Taking Baby to restaurants: How do you do it?

Trying to balance being a first-time parent to a new baby with a social life can be a struggle.

Roma Kojima

Give parents on smartphones a break

Give parents on smartphones a break

Parents shouldn’t have to apologize for tuning out the chaos and spending some time on their smartphones.

Jennifer Pinarski

Lies, bribes, threats: When your child disciplines you

Lies, bribes, threats: When your child disciplines you

We all know that kids often mimic adult behaviour. But what do you do when your child disciplines you?

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Mom kicked out of restaurant for changing a diaper

Mom kicked out of restaurant for changing a diaper

Kicked out for changing diapers? A Texas mother was kicked out of a pizza restaurant after changing her four-month-old’s diaper at the dinner table.

Emma Waverman

Confession: My kids are sore losers

Confession: My kids are sore losers

Despite kids' sore attitudes when it comes to losing, it's important that parents not let them win easily.

Jennifer Pinarski

Kids today have less freedom than their parents did

Kids today have less freedom than their parents did

Have parents today gone too far? Society has evolved since we were kids and, with it, our sense of community has changed as well.

Emma Waverman