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Everything you need to know about eczema

Everything you need to know about eczema

Eczema can equal misery for kids, especially babies. Here’s how to get these frustrating flare-ups under control quickly.

Wendy Haaf

How to care for your baby’s umbilical cord stump

How to care for your baby’s umbilical cord stump

Not sure what to do with that little umbilical cord nub while you’re waiting for it to fall off? We asked a paediatrician.

Dr. Dina Kulik

Newborns with opioid withdrawal do better cared for by mom instead of the NICU

Newborns with opioid withdrawal do better cared for by mom instead of the NICU

The Canadian Paediatric Society recommends that babies with opioid withdrawal should stay with their moms.

Sheryl Ubelacker, The Canadian Press

How to deal with your baby’s blocked tear duct

How to deal with your baby’s blocked tear duct

That gross discharge in your baby’s eye could be a sign of a blocked tear duct. But don’t worry, it's pretty harmless. Here’s how to get rid of it.

Lindsay Kneteman

Finally! Science has found something to help colicky babies

Finally! Science has found something to help colicky babies

New research has found that giving a colicky baby a certain probiotic strain can actually reduce the time they spend crying.

Jill Buchner

RECALL: French-made baby formula recalled due to salmonella risk

RECALL: French-made baby formula recalled due to salmonella risk

French dairy producer, Lactalis, issues precautionary global recall after 26 infants fall ill from salmonella infections.

Today's Parent

I don't agree with anti-vaxxers, but I understand them

I don't agree with anti-vaxxers, but I understand them

My experience as a new mom made me wonder if the dismissive way doctors treat women might have a lot to do with why anti-vaxxers feel the way they do.

Anne Thériault

RECALL: Various Dream On Me crib and toddler mattresses

RECALL: Various Dream On Me crib and toddler mattresses

The CPSC is recalling Dream On Me spring and foam mattresses for cribs and toddler beds due to a violation of federal the mattress flammability standard.

Today's Parent

RECALL: Peg Perego Book Stroller

RECALL: Peg Perego Book Stroller

Peg Perego recalls various models of the Book Stroller due to folding safety concerns.

Today's Parent

4 ways to help your baby develop fine motor skills

4 ways to help your baby develop fine motor skills

Fine motor skills, like grabbing, pinching and forming words, usually develop in the first year. Here's how to help your baby develop these skills.

Teresa Pitman

RECALL: Peg Perego Book Pop-Up Stroller

RECALL: Peg Perego Book Pop-Up Stroller

Peg Perego recalls Book Pop-Up Stroller due to an excess of barium.

Today's Parent

RECALL: VTech Shake & Sing Elephant Rattle

RECALL: VTech Shake & Sing Elephant Rattle

VTech recalls the Shake & Sing Elephant Rattle due to potential choking hazard.

Today's Parent

Individual rooms are revolutionizing NICU care

Individual rooms are revolutionizing NICU care

Hospitals are redesigning their NICU rooms to help parents spend more time with their babies—and the health benefits to infants are incredible.

Jill Buchner

Is there such thing as a teething fever?

Is there such thing as a teething fever?

Can a baby really get a fever from teething? Dr. Dina Kulik tells you everything you need to know about teething and signs of illness in babies.

Dr. Dina Kulik

Watch this dad's hilarious and heartbreaking reaction to his baby's first shots

Watch this dad's hilarious and heartbreaking reaction to his baby's first shots

Getting vaccinated is tough, even for some adults. Watching your newborn go through those first few shots can be just as painful for a parent, if not more.

Christine Chua

How to use a nasal aspirator (a.k.a. a baby snot sucker)

How to use a nasal aspirator (a.k.a. a baby snot sucker)

A nasal aspirator and rubber bulb syringe can provide sweet relief for your congested baby. Here's exactly how to use one.

Lyndsie Bourgon

Preemie care now in the hands of parents

Preemie care now in the hands of parents

A unique approach to preemie care, pioneered by a Toronto doctor, puts the care of the smallest babies in the hands of their parents.

Sarah Liss

Don’t tell me my baby is fat

Don’t tell me my baby is fat

"Each time someone comments on my daughter’s size, my heart sinks a little more. I give an empty smile, but inside I’m thinking, How dare you?"

Kyla Fox

Life in the NICU: a case study in hope

Life in the NICU: a case study in hope

I spent years studying pregnancy loss, still birth and infant death. So when my son was born at 28 weeks, I had to forget everything I'd learned.

Sara Martel

How to help your baby thrive in the NICU

How to help your baby thrive in the NICU

Intensive care sounds, well, intense, but it's the best place for premature babies. Neonatal nurses share tips for making a NICU stay the best experience.

Jennifer Chen

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