THE RECIPES

It’s Burger Season! 6 Tasty Burger Recipes to Try ASAP

If there’s anything better than a burger straight from the grill, we don’t know what it is. That goes for pretty much any burger, too: While we love the classic beef burger, we also won’t turn down a great veggie burger, a juicy chicken burger or a turkey burger paired with cranberry for a classic flavour combo. Grilling season has arrived, so that means it’s time to bust out your best burger recipe—or try one (or all) of these versions we love.

Simple Cheeseburgers
A well-made cheeseburger is a beautiful thing. And all you really need is beef (okay, fine, and cheese).

 Cumin-Lime Black Bean Burgers
These beauties are so easy and so flavourful, with tons of good-for-you ingredients.

Portobello Mushroom Burgers
When they’re grilled, portobellos take on a beautiful charred, smoky flavour you’ll love.

Flavour-Packed Beef and Veggie Burgers
If you’re looking to up the veggie quotient in your burger, these patties are the answer.

Turkey Burgers with Cranberry Aioli
This take is like a turkey dinner in burger form, smack in the middle of summer.

Buffalo Chicken Burgers
These ones come with a side of deep-fried pickles. Yes, seriously.

THE EVENT

The Women’s Healthy Living Show

Join us June 7 and 8 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto for the Women’s Healthy Living Show—a weekend of wellness, inspiration and connection! Discover 200+ exhibitors, expert speakers, workshops and more. It’s the ultimate event for women prioritizing health, self-care and balance. Grab your tickets today at womenshealthylivingshow.com!

THE POLL

Do You Like Making School Lunches?

Our editor, Katie, is a master multitasker and mornings with her girls, Sophie and Juliette, are usually pretty smooth (well, when they aren’t bickering or complaining). But there is one part of the routine that she absolutely, positively abhors: making school lunches. She finds it tedious, she’s out of ideas—it’s the end of May, after all—and she has three million other things to accomplish before getting out the door.

So, we recently reviewed an adorable lunch ideas book called Feeding Little Lunches, to get some new inspiration as the school year winds down (you can check it out here!). But in the meantime, tell us how you feel about this chore…

TODAY’S POLL

Results From Our Last Poll

Do you have a regular schedule for your family’s eye exams?

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yep. They’re prebooked and we keep to the cadence. (44.82%)
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Not really. We go when we have time. (17.24%)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Nope. We only go if there seems to be a problem. (15.51%)
🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ My kids have never had eye exams. (22.41%)

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THE GRANDPARENTS (NEW!)

Introducing the GrandparentsCanada Hub

Over the past few months, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to create a new section of our website dedicated to another important kind of parent: grandparents. We’ve heard from so many of you that grandparents play an essential role in raising children. And while there’s definitely some crossover in subject matter, the way grandparents approach their relationships with their grandkids is uniquely shaped by this stage of life.

With that in mind, our new hub covers a wide range of grandparenting topics. Here are just a few of the articles you’ll find at parentscanada.com/category/grandparents:

How to Contribute to Your Grandchildren’s Future from Birth

 Grandparenting Styles: Choosing What’s Best For You

 Tips for Grandparenting from Afar

And wait—there’s more! You’ll also find this type of content in all of our weekly newsletters from here on out, and later this year, we’ll be launching a magazine just for grandparents. Keep an eye out this fall for GrandparentsCanada in print!

THE QUESTION BOX

I Feel Like I Have High Expectations for My Kids—Is This Okay?

It’s absolutely okay to have high expectations of your kids—in fact, it can help them thrive. Research shows that when parents, teachers and coaches believe in a child’s abilities, that child is more likely to succeed. This is called the Pygmalion effect (if you’ve ever seen the classic movie My Fair Lady, you’ll be familiar with this), and it reminds us that how we see our kids can shape how they see themselves.

The key is to check your own biases and set expectations that are both high and realistic. Be clear, be supportive and be open to having conversations with teachers and coaches about what your child is truly capable of. Every kid deserves the chance to shine—and to know that the people around them believe they can.

For more on this topic, check out our article from writer Adelle Purdham, who reflects on why we must have high expectations of every child, and why this practice has been important for her daughter Elyse, who has Down syndrome.