Topics: Lifestyle

Managing a busy schedule starts with careful activity selection

This article was updated on Oct. 12, 2024. Below are some tips on creating your own kid-friendly walkable community, from Jennifer Keesmaat, former chief planner and executive director for the City of Toronto. Start walking to school “Create a walking school bus,” says Keesmaat. “Identify other parents in the neighbourhood whose kids go to the … Continued

How to develop traditions that leave positive, lasting impressions

Choosing wisely means being able to spend more quality time outside

Give your kids the gift of an active December with this cool printable

A fun printable to help keep your kids mobile throughout the celebration

May they carry this with them all the days of their lives

Being a new parent is exciting, tiring, and sometimes downright scary. You’ve been given this incredible task of shaping a new person’s life and sometimes you aren’t sure if you’re doing more harm than good for your little one. You know what doesn’t help make being a new parent easy? Other people’s parenting advice. I’m … Continued

If you asked your kids for advice on how to parent, they’d probably tell you to let them eat candy for breakfast. So we took the liberty of coming up with a list that we’re sure they’d agree with.

From superheroes to everyday heroes

My son and daughter enrich my life in so many ways

All you need is a mobile device with GPS and a sense of adventure

Whether you walk to school with your kids every day or you choose to try it just this week, it’s always a great start to a child’s day. Activity in the morning will even get them ready to learn.

In a year that brought thousands of lessons, I’m using his first birthday to reflect on the most important ones.

Editor’s note: This article was updated on May 9, 2025. In the talk around getting kids active, all of us have probably heard people say, “Kids should just go outside and play.” Nice idea, but we know it doesn’t work, and we’ve discussed here on Active for Life a few reasons why. But there’s another … Continued

Stay in the moment and trust your children to take a chance

It’s easy to create and a great way to kick off summer

When passion and imagination become the mother of invention

Breaking up activity into chunks still counts towards the recommended daily amount

Embrace weekly themes, add your own twists, or let the kids decide

Imagination, creativity and a sense of adventure are all you need

From wrestling to skeeball, you can stay active indoors

Organized sports and activities can be costly, but getting your child active doesn’t have to be! Try these budget-friendly ideas to get moving as a family.

If bribery and blackmail aren’t working, we’ve got some ideas