All About Parenting

6 Ways to Volunteer as a Family

Families are busier than ever, but if volunteering is on your list of resolutions, why not jump in and take the kids along for the ride? Studies on family volunteering reveal impressive benefits for kids...

Top 10 Blog Posts of 2011

We're so lucky at CanadianParents.com to have a talented pool of community bloggers, who aren't afraid to share their feelings about a variety of subjects related to families and parenting. Here are 10 posts from...

Our Favourite Stocking Stuffers

We asked our Facebook fans and Twitter followers: What are your favourite stocking stuffers? Here's what they had to say! "Mini toothpaste, mini lotion, mini packs of tissue, mini...

Holiday Countdown Checklist

The holiday season is fast approaching!  Our already busy lives are about to get busier with more expectations for our time, money and energy. According to an online poll, more than 50 percent of mothers...

Is Your Family Ready for a Dog?

Bringing a dog into your household is a big decision that will have a huge impact on your family’s daily life. If you do it right, your new dog will enrich your lives in so many ways. If you don’t...

10 Tips for Breastfeeding in Public

Breastfeeding mothers and their babies shouldn’t feel they have to stay home – hey, they want to enjoy the same activities as anyone else! Current recommendations are to breastfeed exclusively for six...

10 Tips for Breastfeeding After Returning to Work

Most Canadian mothers are eligible for about a year at home with our babies while our jobs are held for us. For some, though, finances or personal...

Autism Awareness

10 Ways to Help a Bullied Teen

With school back in session, it’s time to think about problems your teen may encounter — and unfortunately, that sometimes includes bullying. While school is not the only place where bullying...

A Dad's Letter to His Unborn Kid

The trouble with writing a letter to a son that hasn’t been born yet is that there’s so much to say, it’s hard to know where to begin. Meanwhile, the more you think about how huge a thing...

The 6 Worst Things to Pack in Your Child's Lunch

Smart lunch selections supply a range of nutrients for growth and development while avoiding those that contribute to a host of ills including...

Would You Let Your Child Walk Home From School Alone?

In July, a Toronto mother blogged about how her son was brought home by police one afternoon. He had been walking back from his summer day camp...

Back-to-School Family Meetings

The back to school season offers an opportunity to re-set house rules, set new daily and weekly routines, brainstorm menu ideas and review family goals. Hosting a family meeting once a week starting at the...

25 Canadian Parents to Follow on Twitter

We scoured Twitter, Facebook, forums and our own trusty Twitter feed to come up with this list of great Canadian parent tweeters. Whether you like this particular social network or not, it’s here to stay...

The Best Thing About Being a Canadian Parent

Sometimes we forget how lucky we are to be able to raise our kids in Canada. But luckily, once a year Canada Day comes along to remind us how...