Parenting

Confessions of an accidental co-sleeper

Confessions of an accidental co-sleeper

The pros and cons of co-sleeping with your kids beyond infancy.

Jennifer Pinarski

Child with special needs on cover: Why it's so important

Child with special needs on cover: Why it's so important

Why featuring a child with special needs on the cover of a magazine—and highlighting it—is so important.

Anchel Krishna

Time to say goodbye to loot bags

Time to say goodbye to loot bags

Kids' birthday parties are all about the theme and other party essentials. But are a few junky loot bags really worth the fuss?

Emma Waverman

Sleepover camp: How to prepare your kids

Sleepover camp: How to prepare your kids

Here’s how you can set the stage for success when your kids go away for sleepover camp.

Tracy Chappell

My kids miss me—even though I'm a stay-at-home mom

My kids miss me—even though I'm a stay-at-home mom

Staying connected to your kids can be a struggle even if you're a stay-at-home mom and with them all day.

Jennifer Pinarski

Don’t let your husband be a stay-at-home dad—really?!

Don’t let your husband be a stay-at-home dad—really?!

Despite the controversial Time magazine headline about stay-at-home dads, it likely won't influence how families make their decisions.

Emma Waverman

Why we put this little girl on our cover

Why we put this little girl on our cover

We aim for diversity in our photography, which is why we’re featuring this exceptional little girl, who happens to have Down syndrome.

Sasha Emmons

Politics: When you and your partner have different views

Politics: When you and your partner have different views

If you want to get your kids engaged in politics, having healthy discussions about you and your partners' different views is a good start.

Ian Mendes

Free-range parenting: Stop doing everything for your kids

Free-range parenting: Stop doing everything for your kids

Learning to choose your battles is all a part of free-range parenting for one mom.

Susan Goldberg

Special-needs parenting: Why you need to vote

Special-needs parenting: Why you need to vote

One mom talks about the importance of voting now that she’s a parent of a daughter with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

EQAO testing: Accurate student assessment?

EQAO testing: Accurate student assessment?

In a letter that went viral, one school principal addresses parent and student concerns over the EQAO test.

Julie Cole

Toronto school cancels camping trip: Safety concerns?

Toronto school cancels camping trip: Safety concerns?

Typical outdoor activities result in the cancellation of a Toronto school's camping trip. One mom wonders if we've gone too far.

Jennifer Pinarski

School dress codes: Are bra straps offensive?

School dress codes: Are bra straps offensive?

A Labrador high school sends dozens of teen girls home for visible bra straps.

Emma Waverman

Autism: How PETA got it all wrong

Autism: How PETA got it all wrong

One mom is upset with PETA's Got Autism? ad campaign.

Julie Cole

Family decals unsafe? More fear-mongering for parents

Family decals unsafe? More fear-mongering for parents

According to one father, calling family decal stickers "unsafe" is another example of fear-mongering in the world of parenting.

Ian Mendes

Toni Braxton believed bad karma gave her son autism

Toni Braxton believed bad karma gave her son autism

Singer Toni Braxton believed that her son’s autism was God’s payback for an abortion.

Emma Waverman

I spent two weeks away from my kids—and I didn’t feel guilty

I spent two weeks away from my kids—and I didn’t feel guilty

After two weeks away from her kids, one mom realizes it's OK to enjoy time away from the family.

Susan Goldberg

4 tips to help new fathers bond with their babies

4 tips to help new fathers bond with their babies

Help the new dad in your life connect with his newborn with these simple pointers.

Jason Anderson

Study: Dads who do chores have daughters who see more opportunities

Study: Dads who do chores have daughters who see more opportunities

A new study shows that girls’ views on gender equality begin with who unloaded the dishwasher, not who brings home the bacon.

Tracy Chappell

Teacher writes open letter to parents of an average child

Teacher writes open letter to parents of an average child

One BC teacher issues a public apology to parents of "average" children who may not receive the same attention as her higher-need students.

Emma Waverman