raising kids

Parenting through privilege: 3 steps to instilling grit and gratitude in kids

Parenting through privilege: 3 steps to instilling grit and gratitude in kids

Pursuing a less comfortable life for your kids isn’t as difficult or unreasonable as it may seem, but it does take creativity and intentionality.

Josh Guerrieri

6 relationship habits your kids are learning from you

6 relationship habits your kids are learning from you

They’re paying attention to everything you do. So what are you and your partner teaching them about healthy relationship habits and happy marriages?

Lisa Fields

My son is the short kid—and that’s okay

My son is the short kid—and that’s okay

With two not-so-tall parents, he’s just a short kid—tenth percentile short, last-kid-on-the-risers short, sitting-down-in-class-pictures short.

Sarah Garone

9 signs you’re one of those insufferable parents

9 signs you’re one of those insufferable parents

That overwhelming, blinding love we have for our kids? It can make us do weird things. Here's how to know if it's turned you into an insufferable parent.

Dawn Yanek

I’ve changed how I exercise in front of my kids

I’ve changed how I exercise in front of my kids

I’d been patting myself on the back for working out in front of them, but an innocent question from my son changed my ways.

Holly Scudero

The invisible part of special-needs parenting is what makes it so tough

The invisible part of special-needs parenting is what makes it so tough

It's super hard to parent through issues in private that nobody can see, that nobody really gets and nobody wants to talk about.

Jacqueline Miller

Why human kindness is the only solution if we want a better world for our kids

Why human kindness is the only solution if we want a better world for our kids

From politics to health care, a rising movement is calling for compassion as a remedy for systems on the brink—and we owe it to future generations to listen

Anne Kingston

How education cuts helped me teach my son to be an activist

How education cuts helped me teach my son to be an activist

The letter my son sent to the province to protest education cuts in Ontario is a sneak peek into his mind—and heart—that I hadn't seen before.

Louise Gleeson

How to raise a helper

How to raise a helper

Young kids naturally want to help out, so how do you foster that as they get older? Here are five ways to raise a helper.

Erinne Magee

What to do when your kid starts to lie

What to do when your kid starts to lie

Seeing your kid turn into tiny truth stretcher can be stressful and confusing. Here's how to you set them on the path to being a (mostly) honest adult?

Courtney Shea

Yep, I have a favourite kid—and admit it, you do, too

Yep, I have a favourite kid—and admit it, you do, too

Of course you love your kids equally. But at any given time, isn't there one you LIKE just a bit (or maybe a lot) more than the other?

Jay Smith

I hyphenated my kid's last name—four years later, I changed my mind

I hyphenated my kid's last name—four years later, I changed my mind

Turns out a having a hyphenated name is a real pain. After four years of constantly correcting my kid’s name we decided to change it and create a mash-up.

Julia Pelly

The one thing about free-range parenting nobody talks about

The one thing about free-range parenting nobody talks about

I was the most committed free-range parent around. But I had no idea that having a teenager would tempt me to give it up for good.

Hilary Achauer

Can you actually raise a baby free from gender?

Can you actually raise a baby free from gender?

Is it a boy or girl? In order to free their kids from gender pressures, for some new parents, the answer is neither.

Rachel Giese, Chatelaine

Why we need a new model for raising boys

Why we need a new model for raising boys

In the age of #MeToo, mass killings and growing awareness of the messages embedded in masculinity, we need to rethink how boys are taught to be men.

Rachel Giese

There’s nothing wrong about a little white lie to keep my kids happy—right?

There’s nothing wrong about a little white lie to keep my kids happy—right?

I just told my three-year-old daughter that it really was the real Elsa at her birthday. Honestly, what’s the harm in that?

Sheri Segal Glick

Please stop treating my daughter like a princess

Please stop treating my daughter like a princess

In this #MeToo era, it's no secret that inequality among the sexes persists. If there's one thing I want to teach my daughter, it's that it's unacceptable.

Chantal Martineau