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What to consider before moving into your next family home

What to consider before moving into your next family home

Relocating your family is never a small decision. Whether it's to be closer to work or family, here's what you'll need to think about before moving.

Today's Parent

Teachers respond to Trump: We don't want guns, arm us with this instead

Teachers respond to Trump: We don't want guns, arm us with this instead

President Trump has proposed training teachers to use firearms to defend their students. But teachers say they really need to be armed with this instead.

Kevin John Siazon

How 6 incredible teens are standing up to America’s gun lobby

How 6 incredible teens are standing up to America’s gun lobby

In the wake of Florida’s Stoneman shooting, students are doing what adults have not — providing formidable resistance to the all-powerful gun lobby.

Katie Underwood, Chatelaine

When did being an average student become a bad thing?

When did being an average student become a bad thing?

We live in an era where achieving average grades or performance is seen as deficient—but some people are challenging that assumption.

Sara Lindberg

Prince Harry has been undertaking some very special babysitting duties

Prince Harry has been undertaking some very special babysitting duties

Besides getting engaged, Prince Harry found some time this week to take up a bit of babysitting.

HANNA FILLINGHAM, Hello Canada

9 things I wish my kids’ teachers knew

9 things I wish my kids’ teachers knew

Despite all appearances, I do actually feed my kids, make sure their hair is brushed and try to help them do their homework—really.

Sheri Segal Glick

The province just kicked my kid out of daycare and yours is probably next

The province just kicked my kid out of daycare and yours is probably next

Dear Lucky Toronto Parents: In a city where finding after-school care is a blood sport, the Ministry of Education is here to make your lives even more difficult!

Leah Rumack

10 Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat More Fruits and Veggies in School Lunches

10 Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat More Fruits and Veggies in School Lunches

Research shows that kids aren't getting enough fruits and vegetables throughout the day. Here's how to give your kid a healthy head start.

Jill Buchner

What to do when your kid is anxious about taking a test

What to do when your kid is anxious about taking a test

It’s normal for kids to feel worried or anxious before a test at school. Here’s how to help them work through the stress to pass the test.

Claire Gagne

School board to kids: Please don’t wear these Halloween costumes

School board to kids: Please don’t wear these Halloween costumes

Guidelines on how to avoid dressing your kids up in potentially offensive Halloween costumes were sent to families from an Ontario school board.

Tim Johnson

What you pack in your kid's school lunch can improve their concentration and focus

What you pack in your kid's school lunch can improve their concentration and focus

Little kids aren't known for their ability to sit still, concentrate and focus—and yet that's often what's needed to succeed in school.

Sarah Remmer

Why we need to stop teaching girls to be nice

Why we need to stop teaching girls to be nice

I’m trying to teach my daughters the difference between being nice and being good, but how do I teach them to stand up for themselves and not be jerks?

Kerry Clare

The importance of male teachers

The importance of male teachers

There aren’t enough male teachers in elementary classrooms. And that’s bad news for your kids.

Lisa Kadane

A new way to reduce bullying at school

A new way to reduce bullying at school

A new program aims to reduce bullying at school—and the studies show it really works.

Michelle Superle

Kids shouldn't go to schools named after John A. Macdonald

Kids shouldn't go to schools named after John A. Macdonald

"What we are asking is that you not force Indigenous people to send our children to a school named after a man who stole our grandparents."

Cherie Dimaline

A day in the life of an elementary teacher

A day in the life of an elementary teacher

Pushy parents, tattling kids and insufficient prep time—they’re all in a day’s work for this grade one teacher.

Anonymous

Full-day kindergarten puts kids way ahead by grade 2

Full-day kindergarten puts kids way ahead by grade 2

Tim Johnson

What your kid needs to know before starting kindergarten

What your kid needs to know before starting kindergarten

Does your kid need to know how to write before she starts kindergarten? And what about MATH? Here is exactly what your preschooler needs to know.

Lisa van de Geyn

How to Encourage Reading Habits

How to Encourage Reading Habits

What’s the best way to help your kid to build up good reading habits? Challenge him, of course! These fun weekly tasks will definitely keep him motivated.

Today's Parent

6 dos and don'ts for reluctant readers

6 dos and don'ts for reluctant readers

Struggling to get your kid interested in reading? Here are some ways you can help (and a few things you should avoid doing).

Today's Parent

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