parenting | The Walrus

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Technology

Instagram’s Parent Trap

June 30, 2021June 30, 2021 - by Michelle Cyca

Influencers modelling an idyllic image of motherhood are highly clickable—but pictures never tell the whole story

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Science

Affected Development: Will Kids Ever Recover from Isolation?

June 8, 2021July 25, 2021 - by Skyler Ash

For many children, our panicked pandemic lives are the only lives they’ve ever known

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January/February 2021 / Society

The Case for Affordable Child Care

December 1, 2020June 8, 2021 - by Anne Shibata Casselman

For decades, we’ve known that universal child care would advance the nation. What’s taking Canada so long?

Illustration of a woman walking across a tightrope against a royal blue background. Swirling in the air around her are various objects showing the collision of work and parenting life––paperwork, children's alphabetical building blocks, a cup of coffee, a bottle, and envelopes.

COVID-19 / Society

My Son Peed Onscreen in a Zoom Call, and Other Tales of a Working Parent

July 7, 2020July 16, 2020 - by Mihira Lakshman

In a pandemic, our economy is sending a clear message: you can either work or parent

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Education / First Person

Why Home-Schooling Was Right for Me

May 12, 2020 - by Elizabeth Howell

When school stifled my creativity, my parents turned to independent learning

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Society

Divorce Can Make Flattening the Curve Even Harder

April 1, 2020May 1, 2020 - by Elisabeth de Mariaffi

The challenge of social distancing when staying home involves two different places

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Society

The Biased Ways We Praise “Smart Kids”

March 10, 2020December 10, 2020 - by Anne Thériault

When we prioritize certain interests as being “better” or “smarter,” we’re failing children whose talents lie in other areas

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Society

Growing Up Mulroney

November 7, 2019May 6, 2021 - by Tessa Lloyd

Their father was prime minister for nearly a decade. What was it like to be his sons?

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December 2018 / Technology

The Secret to the Perfect Lullaby

December 25, 2018March 31, 2020 - by David Sax

One of the world’s biggest toy makers races to engineer music that will put all babies to sleep

Technology

Why I Stopped Posting Pictures of My Kid on Facebook

May 13, 2018May 7, 2020 - by Alex Mlynek

Parents love sharing photos of their children on social media. But it’s time to start thinking about their online privacy rights