Take a break from stress&#x2d;ordering your kid’s fourth last&#x2d;minute costume demand to have a laugh at Halloween’s expense. You earned it!

Take a break from stress&#x2d;ordering your kid’s fourth last&#x2d;minute costume demand to have a laugh at Halloween’s expense.

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Halloween

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Want to teach your child about mindfulness? Looking for a great vacation getaway for families? Trying to understand the latest YouTube craze for kids? We’ve got you covered. 

Family

Let us help navigate daily life with your growing family, with everything from kids’ craft and activity ideas to advice on discipline and birthday party inspiration.

Family life

Turns out it isn't just a place for baby to sleep. It needs the utility of a laundry room and the fortitude of a mudroom, and I'd made some silly nursery decor mistakes.

7 mistakes I made when decorating the nursery

Once the baby arrived, I quickly found out that a nursery isn't just a place for baby to sleep. It needs the utility of a laundry room, and the fortitude of a mudroom.

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Life with a new baby can mean a steep learning curve. From advice on diaper changing and bath time to sleep habits and feeding schedules, we’ve got your covered.

Baby

Everything you need to know about your baby, including information on breastfeeding, teething, colic, baby development, food, sleep, and more..

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Newer antihistamines are safer than ‘first-generation’ ones like Benadryl for kids and adults alike, but old habits die hard.

Allergists say Benadryl for kids isn't safe or effective

Allergists have been saying for years that newer antihistamines are safer, but old habits die hard.

Parents, get Benadryl out of your medicine cabinets

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Allergies

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Kids health

What are the side effects? What if my kid is scared? And how can I be reassured it's safe? A doctor and mom of two answers all our questions.

COVID vaccine for kids: What a paediatrician mom wants you to know

What are the side effects? What if my kid is scared? And how can I be reassured it's safe?

What this paediatrician mom wants you to know about the COVID vaccine

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Safety

7 tips and tricks that’ll save you time and money when shopping for kids’ stuff at the drugstore.

A new parents' guide to the pharmacy aisle

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First aid

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Vaccines

I thought I knew it all, but feeding my picky second-born child has been humbling, to say the least. Here's what I've learned

I thought I knew it all, but feeding my picky second-born child has been humbling, to say the least.

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Siblings

When your toddler learns to say "no," ensuring good nutrition gets that much more challenging. Learn the best ways to get your picky eater try new foods. 

Toddler

Everything you need to know about your growing toddler, from picky eating to potty training, navigating bedtime to managing tantrums.

Picky eaters

Halloween candy: How three dietitian moms deal with it

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My family quit sugar: How we survived cutting out the sweet stuff

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I left my kids and husband to find myself

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Marriage

5 baby sleep myths and what you should do instead

5 things the internet gets wrong about baby sleep

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Parenting

Here’s the best way to have a fun night trick&#x2d;or&#x2d;treating with your tiny goblins and ghouls in 2021 (plus one safety measure you can definitely drop!).

Halloween is back! Here’s how to make trick&#x2d;or&#x2d;treating safe for all.

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Family health

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Toy guide

Looking for new ways to engage your child? Whether it’s play kitchens or pool toys, classic games or the year’s top trends, your kids will love these toy ideas. 

Toys

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Books

For those celebrating Halloween this year, these spooky face coverings keep with the spirit of the season without compromising safety.

Kids Halloween face masks: 10 spooky coverings to go with their costume

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There's nothing like quality time with your family. We’ve got fun ideas for indoor games, camping and travel tips, holiday crafts, and everything in between.

Activities

Mammograms can spot cancer two to three years before physical symptoms develop, but screening guidelines vary between provinces. Here's what you need to know.

How to navigate breast cancer screening guidelines in Canada

How to navigate breast cancer screening guidelines

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Maternal health

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Why aren't all provinces keeping kids safe?

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If you're freaked about long COVID in children, here are the facts

If you're freaked about long COVID in kids, here are the facts

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fever

A new study confirms that physical activity is way more important to your general health than the number on the scale—and you're probably already doing it!

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Exercise

It’s the day after Halloween and your house is full of candy! We asked our readers for their tricks on dealing with all those treats.

10 genius ways to deal with all that Halloween candy

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5 ways to steal your kids’ Halloween candy

Switching Halloween candy for cash: A sweet deal?

Halloween: Separating the rich kids from the poor?

Halloween candy: It’s never the right amount!

It's hard for doctors and nurses to find the right words when expectant parents are going through a pregnancy loss. Here's the kind of support patients need and deserve.

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Infertility

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Getting pregnant

Everything you need to know about getting pregnant, including early signs and symptoms, tips on how to conceive faster, and how to cope with infertility.

“Geez, they’re just kids, let them wear what they want” isn’t really a thing anymore. Answer these 10 questions to see if your kid’s costume is respectful.

10 easy ways to tell if your kid’s Halloween costume is offensive

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Why your white kid probably shouldn’t dress up as Moana for Halloween

School board to kids: Please don’t wear these Halloween costumes

Another year, another offensive Halloween costume for kids

10 ways Halloween has changed since we were kids

School

From handling first crushes and anxiety to when you should start music lessons and talk about Santa, learn all about how to support your school-aged kids. 

School-age

Putting a label on my child’s glorious, sometimes confusing personality traits was harder than I expected. But my hesitation was really ignorance.

My son's autism diagnosis made me realize just how ableist I had been

Putting a label on my child’s glorious, sometimes confusing personality traits was harder than I expected. But now I know my hesitation was really ignorance.

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Special needs

Are you raising a child with special needs? We're here to help with personal stories, expert advice, the latest research, and tips on how to support your child.

I wish I'd done it sooner, but it took time for me to realize that it’s essential to teach our kids what emotions are and how they feel.

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Mental health

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Yes, their costumes appear half&#x2d;assed, and sure, they may arrive a bit on the late side, but I say give the teens their candy. Here’s why.

Why we shouldn’t judge those teenagers who trick&#x2d;or&#x2d;treat on Halloween

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Every parent dreads the teenage years, but they don't have to be a nightmare. Learn to navigate this complicated time with tips on teen health and behaviour.

Tween and teen

With Halloween fast approaching, I realized I'm more than a little behind on the kids' costume prep.

I'm terrible at Halloween

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While giftedness is a strength, parenting a "twice exceptional" kid who also has ADHD or anxiety comes with lots of stress.

While giftedness is a strength, parenting a kid who also has ADHD or anxiety comes with lots of stress.

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Celebrity moms

The EPDS painted an image of a sad, powerless, woman crying in her room—not me. But my irritation with life and tendency toward anger was actually PPD.

I wish I hadn’t waited so long to get meds for my postpartum depression

I pictured a sad, powerless, woman crying in her room, and that wasn't me. But I was wrong.

I wish I hadn’t waited so long to get meds for my PPD

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Postpartum depression

You know you’re a mother when you’re still trying to micromanage a childhood you might not be around for. 

I have two toddlers… and stage four breast cancer

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Cancer

These seven simple changes transformed our mealtimes, and I was relieved to see my picky eater toddler enjoying her food with the rest of the family.

How I got my picky eater toddler to finally eat

I knew my daughter wasn't eating enough. This is how we fixed it.

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Behaviour

Carving pumpkins with kids can be messy! This year, try one of these no&#x2d;carve pumpkin decorating ideas. The results will be boo&#x2d;tiful.

11 smashing no&#x2d;carve pumpkins

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Crafts are a fantastic way to help your kids develop creativity and fine motor skills. Get the whole family together around these kid-friendly craft activities.

Crafts

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Toddler behaviour

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Grab some treats and check out some of these popular family&#x2d;friendly Halloween movies.

19 frightfully fun kids’ Halloween movies!

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22 spooky (but fun!) Halloween books for kids

Indoor Activities

Desperate to stop her kids from leaving their dirty socks around the house, one mom tried something wildly unconventional.

Why I put dirty socks in my kids' lunch bags

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Discipline

Learn how to discipline your preschoolers and toddlers:  Tips and tactics that work, whether or not to spank, and how to manage different parenting styles.

There’s no shortage of euphemisms for describing cancer to children. But first you have to get comfortable with the concepts and the words in your mouth.

How to tell your kids you have breast cancer

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Breast cancer: Fighting the effects as a family

I thought my baby had a fever. It was cancer

Mom battling cancer bids farewell to breastfeeding with a touching photo shoot

I didn’t want to play this cancer lottery anymore

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