September 2013

Insomnia: How new moms can cope

Insomnia: How new moms can cope

The baby’s finally sleeping through the night, but now you can’t drift off. How long does “momsomnia” last?

Colleen Seto

What and When Can Babies See?

What and When Can Babies See?

When does your baby start seeing shapes, colours, and depth? Here is what your baby can see in the first few weeks and months of her life.

Karen Robock

Best apple orchards and farms across Canada

Best apple orchards and farms across Canada

There’s nothing more delicious than biting into a fresh, crisp apple. So gather up your brood and go pick a bushel fresh off the tree.

Emily Sadler

School lunch planner printable template

School lunch planner printable template

Packing lunches is a snap with our school lunch planner printable. Have your child pick two favourites from each meal category and one he's willing to try.

Tropicana

How organ donation brought two families together

How organ donation brought two families together

How two families — one Canadian and one American — were united by tragedy, and the innovative heart transplant that saved this little girl's life.

Lisa Gregoire

The truth about stretch marks

The truth about stretch marks

Stretch marks don’t mean you can’t have smooth skin. But whether you love ’em or hate ’em, you should still wear them with pride.

Lisa van de Geyn

When can kids stay home alone?

When can kids stay home alone?

How old is old enough to ditch the daycare costs and let your child stay home alone.

Susan Goldberg

Easy dinner recipes for great lunch leftovers

Easy dinner recipes for great lunch leftovers

Take advantage of those yummy leftovers. These recipes will be a hit with the kids—especially the next day.

Eshun Mott

15-minute mom workout

15-minute mom workout

We asked our fitness expert Stacy Irvine how busy parents can fit in some physical activity during the day.

Stacy Irvine

Toronto neighbourhoods: Welcome to Summerhill

Toronto neighbourhoods: Welcome to Summerhill

Learn the ins and outs of the hip and family-friendly uptown neighbourhood of Summerhill.

Danya Cohen

Tips to get your slowpoke kids moving

Tips to get your slowpoke kids moving

Simple tips for speeding up your slowpoke without losing your patience.

Melissa Carter

The harm in bribing kids with food

The harm in bribing kids with food

Using food as a reward is common, but it's not exactly expert-approved.

Lisa van de Geyn

The debate: Should you let your girls play with princess stuff?

The debate: Should you let your girls play with princess stuff?

Ian and Sonia Mendes face off on the topic of little girls and princesses.

Ian Mendes

Freezing your eggs at age 24

Freezing your eggs at age 24

Fighting cancer and facing chemotherapy, Claudia Grieco has to act quickly to help preserve her fertility.

Claudia Grieco

Postcard from Alta Range, Alberta

Postcard from Alta Range, Alberta

Calgarian Sarah Deveau escapes the urban jungle to show her kids Alberta's original Western ways.

Sarah Deveau

What to do about school-bus bullying

What to do about school-bus bullying

Bullies, chaos and nowhere to go. It's a free-for-all getting to school. Can your kid survive?

Ceri Marsh

When parents disagree on parenting

When parents disagree on parenting

Here's what to do when you and your partner are fighting over your different parenting styles.

Lisa Kadane

The End of Homework?

The End of Homework?

Overwhelmed by how much work your kids have each night? Some schools are rethinking what they assign.

Shanda Deziel

Adorable first-day-of-school outfits

Adorable first-day-of-school outfits

The first-day-of-school is quickly approaching. Your kids will make a statement in these too-cute outfits.

Today's Parent

The perks of being a PTA mom

The perks of being a PTA mom

Online managing editor, Nadine Silverthorne, on her cloak-and-dagger life as a PTA mom.

Nadine Silverthorne

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