Erin Pepler

With an unprecedented wave of sick children, here's what experts want parents to consider before booking it to emerg for RSV, flu, COVID, and more.

Roll up those sleeves—again. With experts predicting a rough flu season, it’s more important than ever to make getting flu shots a priority.

As a supplement, melatonin is a popular remedy for sleeplessness, but it may not be the answer to your pregnancy or new-mom insomnia.

The term may induce snickers, but mouth breathing in children can cause — and indicate — a surprising number of medical issues.

If this variant has left you feeling overwhelmed, take these steps to help protect children from Omicron and ride out this wave safely.

We’re all counting down the days until we can visit family worry-free, but experts warn it may not be when Grandma and Grandpa get their vaccines.

The newborn days can be isolating at the best of times, but COVID has meant little to no family help and skyrocketing anxiety. Ten months in, many parents are barely coping.

It’s not recommended, but Canadians desperate for connection in the middle of a pandemic might do it anyway. Is there any way to make your Christmas gathering safe?

J.K. Rowling’s transphobic remarks have left me unsure how to handle my nine-year-old's new obsession with all things Harry Potter.

The government promised to do "whatever it takes" to safely reopen schools in Ontario, but days before school starts we still don't have a plan.

Some people can happily parent four, six or even a dozen children really well. I’m just not sure I’m that type of person.

Being stuck at home with my kids indefinitely during this quarantine has brought out the worst in me as a mom: I'm yelling, irritable and distracted.

The actress has been open about suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum during her first pregnancy. Does this photo mean she's doing an egg retrieval?

Marketers are trying to convince us that wine, manicures and yoga are the only ways to find “me-time” as a mom, and I'm so over it.

The sudden closure of the Motherisk helpline for pregnant and breastfeeding women is a step backward for Canadian women’s health and prenatal care.