Development
Best of the Web: When parents don’t enjoy playing, and more
What to do when you don't like imaginary play, the children's authors who don't like kids, and different rules for different children.
How to encourage kids to eat breakfast before school
Yes, eating breakfast really is important. So how can parents help kids to eat this meal? Evangeline Mantzioris shares her advice to get kids to school with a full stomach.
Best of the Web: How a beehive helped a teen with dyslexia, and more
How bees gave a teen with dyslexia a different way to learn, saying the wrong things to parents of kids with disabilities, and parenting kids when you have money.
Best of the Web: The social superpower of sensitive boys, and more
Why we should encourage sensitivity in boys, how chores might improve kids' brain function, and the new parental controls from Instagram.
My Tiny Humans: Oh Cheese and Crackers!
After hearing her kids utter a few choice words, Natalie Moutafis questions the power of swear words and how to approach their use by young kids.
Maggie Dent’s tips for navigating emotions with little girls
In this extract from her new book, Girlhood, parenting educator Maggie Dent gives parents ideas to help their young girls through their emotionally charged 'hot' moments.
Best of the Web: Please don’t call my son shy, and more
Why we shouldn't label our kids as shy, the nostalgic TV shows to share with your family, and how reading for fun is at an historic low.
Best of the Web: Teach your child to ride a bike, and more
How to teach your child to ride a bike, what Gentle Parenting may be neglecting, and the benefits of fidgeting for neurodiverse children.
How Turning Red gives families permission to feel sad and angry
You can't be happy all the time. Movies like Turning Red and Encanto show that when the characters learn how to embrace all of their emotions, they can become their true, authentic selves, writes Cher McGillivray.