Sports

Can contact sports like hockey really cause brain disease in kids?

Can contact sports like hockey really cause brain disease in kids?

Some studies show a connection between contact sports and a brain disease called CTE. Other studies show no connection at all. So what's a parent to do?

Nicole Roder

How to pick the best martial arts class for your kid

How to pick the best martial arts class for your kid

Karate? Judo? Jiu-jitsu? With so many types of martial arts courses available, it can be hard to know how to choose the best one for your kid. Here's help.

Claire Gagne

How’s it possible there’s only one mom on the US Olympic team?

How’s it possible there’s only one mom on the US Olympic team?

The one mother competing in this year's Winter Olympic Games just won what might be the best souvenir you can bring back for a little kid.

Liz Krieger

What’s the internet’s problem with Tom Brady kissing his son?

What’s the internet’s problem with Tom Brady kissing his son?

During an episode of Tom vs. Time, the New England Patriots’ quarterback sparked controversy, sharing a lengthy kiss on the lips with his 11-year-old.

Rob Jowett

This exhausted mom at her kid's soccer game is all of us

This exhausted mom at her kid's soccer game is all of us

It was her kid's last game of the season, but she was so, so tired. Here's to the moms who know when they have to take some time for themselves.

Kevin John Siazon

Boys can be dancers, and there’s nothing wrong with that

Boys can be dancers, and there’s nothing wrong with that

For these three boys, dance has become an integral part of their lives—and they have the moves to prove it.

Louise Gleeson

Mattel creates first-ever hijab-wearing Barbie doll

Mattel creates first-ever hijab-wearing Barbie doll

Mattel has announced their very first hijab-wearing Barbie doll, based on the likeness of American Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad.

The Associated Press

These former Olympic rivals just welcomed the cutest baby into the world

These former Olympic rivals just welcomed the cutest baby into the world

These two women have faced off in many Olympic gold medal games over the last few years, but now they stand together to raise their newborn daughter.

Kevin John Siazon

Tips from an Olympian on how to keep girls in sports

Tips from an Olympian on how to keep girls in sports

Three-time Olympian Isabelle Charest knows first-hand how sports can help build resilience and self-confidence. Here’s how to encourage your daughter.

Isabelle Charest

Unsure how to talk to your kids about injustice? Start with sports.

Unsure how to talk to your kids about injustice? Start with sports.

Our kids look at athletes as heroes, and what they do (or don’t do) can be excellent entry points to talk about equality, cooperation and fair play.

Shireen Ahmed

5 reasons why every kid should play outside

5 reasons why every kid should play outside

Did you know playing outside can actually make your kid smarter? Here are five unexpected ways outdoor play works wonders on your kid's well-being.

Shanda Deziel

Rude Snapchat picture gets kids' softball team disqualified from championship game

Rude Snapchat picture gets kids' softball team disqualified from championship game

"As a mom of a 12-year-old competitive softball player, I’m standing up and cheering when I see leagues taking action on this unbecoming player behaviour."

Astrid van den Broek

My son doesn’t shoot and never scores. What should my game plan be?

My son doesn’t shoot and never scores. What should my game plan be?

Am I somehow damaging my kid by letting him continue playing soccer badly?

Shoshana Sperling

How loving hockey has made me a better parent and a happier person

How loving hockey has made me a better parent and a happier person

For years, I was blind to hockey’s charms, but my sons showed me the true beauty of the game.

Julie McCann

8 reasons why Serena Williams is going to slay motherhood

8 reasons why Serena Williams is going to slay motherhood

Tennis superstar Serena Williams announced her pregnancy via Snapchat yesterday and we're freaking out! We list reasons why she's going to rock parenting.

Emily Rivas

Saying goodbye to minor hockey, lunatic parents, and that smell

Saying goodbye to minor hockey, lunatic parents, and that smell

Scott Feschuk bids farewell to the world of minor hockey: crazy hockey parents, $300 sticks and a locker-room stench worse than a perspiring sasquatch.

Scott Feschuk

Everyone's going crazy for this 8-year-old hockey goalie's dance moves

Everyone's going crazy for this 8-year-old hockey goalie's dance moves

Dancing hockey kid on that beat.

Emily Rivas

How to pack a hockey bag

How to pack a hockey bag

Today's Parent

I never thought the U.S. president would have an impact on my daughter’s ability to play soccer

I never thought the U.S. president would have an impact on my daughter’s ability to play soccer

Sports are supposed to transcend culture, race and religion. But the political climate south of the border has me worried.

Shireen Ahmed

Keeping your kid in sports begins with the car ride home

Keeping your kid in sports begins with the car ride home

A professional hockey coach reveals how parents can stop their kids from quitting sports.

Emily Rivas