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Spicy takes, honest thoughts, partnership advice, and laughs about all things parenting. Pull up a chair and join the conversation.

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Can Kids Moderate Their Own Screen Time? Or Is It Asking Too Much?

Two parents sit side-by-side looking frustrated as their kids play behind them

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I Tried Split-Shift Parenting—Here’s Why It Failed Miserably

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Raising Teenagers and a Toddler—At the Same Time 

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Forget Designer Dorm Rooms—Let Kids Make Their Own Space

Grandmother reading to her grandchild, to illustrate skipping some problematic children's books

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Why I Won’t Read These Problematic Children’s Books to My Grandchildren

5 min read

Why Choosing Canadian Beef Is a Climate-Conscious Move 

Mother and daughter learning emotional regulation today

8 min read

Why Learning Emotional Regulation is a Critical Skill for Parents

Child in a multicoloured striped coat stuck in the rain, to illustrate natural consequences parenting

5 min read

Natural Consequences Parenting Gets a Bad Rap — But Why?

Dad and child loading the washer together, to teach household responsibility

6 min read

Is This Toddler Laundry Hack Going Too Far?

Woman on phone with children, to illustrate if AI can make you a better parent

7 min read

Can AI Help Make You a Better Parent?

Stressed out mom as Mrs. Claus in her family

4 min read

Christmas Magic or Invisible Labour? In Support of Mrs. Claus

Exhausted parent with kids running around, to illustrate gentle parenting burnout

5 min read

Why the Gentle Parenting Approach Is Burning Parents Out

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