School-age

Wearing Orange Shirts On September 30 Is A Great Start—But You Can Do More

Wearing Orange Shirts On September 30 Is A Great Start—But You Can Do More

Here’s how to create the kind of change Indigenous families are looking for, beyond the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30.

Andrea Landry

Four types of bullying every parent should know about

Four types of bullying every parent should know about

What are the different types of bullying and how can you spot them if your tween or teen is being targeted? Signs to look for and what to do next.

Stacey Stein

How to tell a parent their kid is a bully

How to tell a parent their kid is a bully

In many cases, you really shouldn't get involved. But if you're going to, here's how to do it right and avoid escalating the situation.

Dawn Yanek

After-School Restraint Collapse Is A Real Thing—Here’s How To Deal With It

After-School Restraint Collapse Is A Real Thing—Here’s How To Deal With It

There’s a reason your kid is an angel at school or daycare but a hot mess at home. It’s called after-school restraint collapse. Here’s how to deal with it.

Colleen Seto

Back-to-school as the Delta variant spreads: How great is the risk?

Back-to-school as the Delta variant spreads: How great is the risk?

Patricia Treble, Maclean's

Tips for a Successful School Year When Your Kid Has ADHD

Tips for a Successful School Year When Your Kid Has ADHD

If you want to give your kid with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder the best school year yet, follow these suggestions.

Keith McArthur

How to help your kid keep their school jitters in check

How to help your kid keep their school jitters in check

Sadiya Dendar

I can’t believe back-to-school is even scarier and more stressful than last year

I can’t believe back-to-school is even scarier and more stressful than last year

Erin Pepler

How to buy a laptop for kids

How to buy a laptop for kids

Christine Persaud

How can we make schools safer next fall? It will take more than vaccines

How can we make schools safer next fall? It will take more than vaccines

If ending the disruption to students is important to us, we’ll do what wasn’t done last year: Invest in smaller class sizes and improved ventilation.

Flannery Dean, Chatelaine

Our seven-year-old son told us he was gay

Our seven-year-old son told us he was gay

When my son told us he was gay, I wanted to protect him from the meanness of the world, but I also couldn’t imagine asking him to hide who he really is.

Katie Weber

What it’s like bra shopping with two dads

What it’s like bra shopping with two dads

Tampons, cramps and training bras—a gay father talks about guiding his daughter through puberty.

Gavan Knox

Remote learning might stay after COVID ends—and as a teacher and mom, that terrifies me

Remote learning might stay after COVID ends—and as a teacher and mom, that terrifies me

The province of Ontario is considering keeping remote school as an option post-pandemic. The implications of this decision are horrifying.

Laura Cockburn-Tulk

Can you sleep-train a six-year-old?

Can you sleep-train a six-year-old?

Don’t beat yourself up wondering why you didn’t “Ferberize” back when your kid was still a baby—experts say it’s not too late to sleep train your big kid.

Caitlin Crawshaw

10 parenting catchphrases to diffuse frustrating situations

10 parenting catchphrases to diffuse frustrating situations

Rather than scold, nag or blow our tops, moms and dads can keep the peace with these handy one-liners sure to diffuse any sticky situation.

Kristy Woudstra

How will Ontario schools keep kids safe during the third wave?

How will Ontario schools keep kids safe during the third wave?

Aaron Hutchins

18 memes about virtual school that parents need right now

18 memes about virtual school that parents need right now

Jessica Pollack

The pandemic has proven that kids are not as resilient as we think

The pandemic has proven that kids are not as resilient as we think

Denise Balkissoon

An age-by-age guide to nurturing creativity in kids

An age-by-age guide to nurturing creativity in kids

Parenting expert Judy Arnall’s new book, Unschooling to University, explores helping children think outside the box, solve problems and channel their artistic abilities at any age—from babies all the way to teens.

Judy Arnall

How kids are actually coping at school: a teacher's confession

How kids are actually coping at school: a teacher's confession

A Toronto teacher on what it’s been like to be back in class during this turbulent time.

Laura Thomson, Toronto Life