Health, care and safety

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The Heady Truth About Lice

   
We give you the facts on lice
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Lost Child

   
I thought I was ready to give my daughter more independence. Then my worst nightmare came true
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A Healthy Body Image

   
Too fat, too thin — the obsession with body image can start as early as kindergarten. Here's how we can help our kids feel good in their own skin
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Medicine Angst

   
How to make the medicine go down — in the most delightful way
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Toy Safety Checklist

   
Everything you need to know to keep your family safe
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Tired All The Time

   
How diet, lack of exercise and poor sleep habits can contribute to fatigue
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Brace Yourself

   
...for straight talk about kids and orthodontics
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Stay or Go? Whether to send your child to school

   
How to know when your child is too sick for school
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Still Thumb-Sucking

   
How to help your child give up the digit
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Beach Blanket Baby: Summer Safety

   
Your A to Z guide to sun, surf and sand
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Water Safety

   
Swimming is fun, but it also has inherent dangers. Here's how to reduce the risks
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Car Seat Safety Videos

   
Get the right car seat or booster seat for your child and ensure that it is installed and used correctly
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Tooth On the Loose

   
A dad's guide to dental heroics
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Vaccine Update

   
What's rumour, what's real about immunizing your child
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The Get-It-Right Guide to Car Seats

   
Everything you need to know to keep your kids safe on the road
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Am I Fat?

   
Even school-age kids may conclude that to be beautiful, they need to be skinny
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Got Lice?

   
Splitting hairs over which treatments work
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Cleanup Time

   
Tired of being a "maven of the mess"? Here's how some clever Today's Parent readers get their kids to help tidy up
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Kids' Coughs Decoded

   
Use this primer to quickly identify and treat what's ailing your child
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Bathroom Dilemmas

   
When is it safe to let kids use public washrooms on their own?
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Winter Skin Savers

   
Building snowmen and making angels can leave skin irritated, and dry indoor air makes it worse. Here's our guide to soothe winter skin
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Fighting Foods

   
What kids should (and shouldn't) eat when they're sick
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My Child Has What?: Icky Kid Ailments

   
Tips to (discreetly) deal with icky kid ailments
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Under the Weather: Child Care When Kids Are Sick

   
As much as we'd like to press "pause" when our kids are sick, life goes on while we fetch tissues and take temperatures. So how do you juggle child care with everything else you have to do? Some Today's Parent readers share their strategies
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Heads Up: Concussions

   
What you need to know about children and concussions
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Mini Messengers

   
How young is too young for kids to instant-message?
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Should We Ban Marketing To Children?

   
We asked two experts to give us the pros and cons
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Light Up Halloween

   
Make sure kids out trick-or-treating stay seen - and safe
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On Pens And Needles: Dealing With Diabetes

   
At an age when freedom beckons, a diabetes diagnosis is sure to tie a kid down. Or will it?
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Lousy Luck: Reader Tips on Eliminating Lice

   
Bugged by an infestation of lice? Here’s how some Today’s Parent readers obliterated the pesky insects

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