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By now you’ve noticed the exciting changes we’ve made to Todaysparent.com, including an easy-to-navigate homepage, the much-anticipated Cooking with Kids Recipe File and more web-exclusive content than ever before. But we’ve also added new features to truly make you a bigger part of the Todaysparent.com community.

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Enter the Comment Like Crazy! contest now You could win a P&G Canada Future Friendly gift basket!* We want to hear from you! Here’s how to enter the Comment Like Crazy! contest: Simply register on the site and post a comment. If you're already a registered user, just sign in and comment Click on your username in your comment and you'll be taken to your profile page where you can create a persona Leave a comment on any of our articles, recipes, tools or videos. If we like your comment best, you could win a great gift basket courtesy of P&G Canada’s Future Friendly products. See prize above Comment Like Crazy! contest winners Winner #1 (July 30, 2008): JCM for this entry How to Raise a Great Kid "My daughter is a great kid! Sometimes all you need to do is keep them up to date as to what is happening in the world and how people are doing their part to help. I informed my daughter about cancer and told her about: donating in various ways. She liked the idea of donating hair and so cut her 9inch+ hair and mailed it to Beautiful Lengths (hair for cancer)!" Winner #2 (August 27, 2008): alpine_thor for this entry Get Healthier Together! "We try and lead by example – it really is true that kids will do what you do, they are great mimics! When we noticed that our daughter stopped drinking milk we looked at our own habits and realized that I wasn't drinking it either (I don't like it), so I have started drinking soy milk and soon after my daughter followed suit. We also build some sort of physical activity into every day. We both work full time so it's tough because we are tired but it's hard to say no when she asks to go out and ride bikes or go for a walk, even just getting to the playground gives us all a chance to be active." Winner #3 (September 24, 2008): sts3465 for this entry Peanut Allergies "Thank you for this wonderful article. I too have a severe food allergy to milk which I have lived with for 30+ years. When I was in school milk was not banned nor were food that had milk in them. I was taught that I was to say "NO" and always brought my own special treats and drinks. Education not bubble wrap is the way to go. Children from a very young age need to learn how to protect themselves along with the adults that care for them. Banning substance due to allergies just provides children and adults with a false sense of security." Winner #4 (September 29, 2008): Jazz007 for this entry Poll: Appropriate age for dating “Wow so far the most votes are for 12 year olds now that's pretty shocking!!! Call me over protective but a 12 year old on a one on one date is way too young, no matter their maturity level. There is no way that I'd let my now 10 year old daughter out on a private date when she turns 12 years of age. I'm sorry but that's way too young & it's only adding fuel the fire as far as I'm concerned. What I mean is that kids/tweens/teens are curious and by letting them date at an early age could be the start of trouble. Now their in a situation where they could act out their curiosities about 1st base, 2nd base & then what?? Why allow the situation to even be there. It only takes one time to try something new without others around. I think that between the ages of 16 to 18 is a better time to THINK about dating. Within reason; depending the maturity level & if you've met their date before as stated above. Even then it's so easy to slack on the school stuff without throwing dating now into the mix. Peer pressure is a great thing & even at age 10 peer approval is more important than what mom or dad think. I guess I'll cross that bridge when the time comes. (gulp)” Winner #5 (November 9, 2008): Bansheee for this entry Stages Development Guide “My husband works for the Victorian Order of Nurses as an RN and one of his colleagues, we'll call her Shelly, was visiting a young client, whom we'll call James, in our sons' school who also happens to be in one of our son's JK class. James is severely disabled with no communication abilities and Shelly was sharing with us that when she went to visit James at the school, she witnessed our son sitting beside him, reading him books, sharing pictures and singing songs to him. She was so proud to share with us what a beautiful little scene she was witness to especially in contrast to the other children that mostly avoided James. Later that day I asked my son if he met a new friend that day in school and he talked about his new friend James. When I asked my son if James was "just like you and me?" curious to see if he would mention his wheelchair or disability, he turned to me and said, "No, just like me!" How beautiful for a four year old child to see things so clearly and innocently and just accept what is. Truly one of the proudest moments of my young son's life.” Comment on our content and you could be our next winner! Check back next month to see if your comment won. Got a question about rating or commenting on our content? Leave us a message below (in the commenting section) and we’ll be sure to get back to you. Good luck and get commenting! We look forward to hearing from you. The Todaysparent.com team

*Please click here for full contest rules and regulations, prize may not be exactly as shown above. Contest Closes December 31, 2008. Must be a Canadian resident over the age of majority to enter excluding residents of Quebec. You can enter as many times as you like. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Mathematical skill testing question to be correctly answered to win. No Purchase Necessary. There is one of six prize packages to be won each having an approximate retail value of $75.
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