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Family travel

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.

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.

Activities

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Royal family

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Monkeypox: Symptoms, treatment and risks parents should know

Monkeypox shouldn’t keep parents up at night this back-to-school season, but it’s important to be mindful of the risks.

Will monkeypox derail the school year? We asked the experts

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Daycare

Kids

Everything you need to know about kids and toddlers, including behaviour and development, sleep, potty training, preschool, and how to handle picky eaters.

Kids health

Comfy, supportive, sexy, and inexpensive! Whatever you’re looking for, we’ve found the best nursing bras for the occasion.

The best nursing bras that are actually comfortable

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Breastfeeding

Looking for breastfeeding help? Read our tips on the best breastfeeding positions, finding the right latch, treating sore nipples, and knowing when to quit.

Baby

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

If you felt supported when you looked for breastfeeding help, have you ever considered whether that might be partially thanks to the colour of your skin?

It's Black Breastfeeding Week—here's why that matters

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If you were hoping for an epidural, it's time to ask your doc if your labour will be affected by the shortage and choose a different way to manage the pain.

5 ways to manage labour pain amid Canada's epidural shortage

If you were hoping for an epidural, it's time to ask your doc if your labour will be affected by the shortage and choose an alternative pain-management strategy.

There's an epidural shortage in Canada—but there are lots of other ways to manage labour pain

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Labour and delivery

What are the signs of labour? What’s a c-section like? And what if your home birth doesn’t go to plan? Learn what you need to know about giving birth

Pregnancy

Everything you need to know about your pregnancy: what to expect week by week, tips for baby names and baby shower planning, pregnancy health, and more.

Giving birth

From swimming with dolphins and riding ponies to dining with Disney characters, there are tons of incredible things to do in Hawaii with kids!

6 fun and unforgettable things to do in Hawaii with kids

There’s tons to do in Hawaii with kids, like play at a water park, swim with dolphins, ride ponies at a ranch and visit an active volcano. You can even have breakfast with Disney characters!

6 fun things to do with kids in Hawaii

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Juggling a work schedule with nursing can be tricky. This expert advice will help you continue to breastfeed after going back to work.

How to Cope with Breastfeeding when Returning to Work

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4 tips for introducing solids to your baby

Careers

We should think about our gut health—and do everything we can to protect our microbiota so they can protect us—and our kids.

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So yes, Kate Middleton is a duchess, lives in a palace and wears diamond tiaras, but sometimes she is a regular mom just like us.

17 times Kate Middleton was just a regular mom

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Looking for the best water bottles for kids? We've narrowed down the options to help you choose the one that's right for your little.

Best Kids Water Bottles 2023

Kids can stay hydrated all day long with these great water bottle picks.

15 best kids water bottles for back to school

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Back to school

The greatest new gear to help you pack yummy lunches and snacks that are easy for your kids to access and at just the right temperature.

Best lunch bags and bento boxes for kids 2024

The best new gear to help you pack yummy lunches and snacks that are easy to access and just the right temperature.

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Dietitian Noelle Martin demonstrates how to make battered fish without the deep fryer in this crunchy recipe that kids will love.

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So you've taught your kid to recite the alphabet song...now what? These fun ABC games for kids will help them start to recognize and print letters.

9 fun ABC games for kids who love playing with letters

So you've taught your kid the ABCs...now what? These fun alphabet games will help them start to recognize letters, which is one step closer to learning to read.

9 fun ABC games for kids

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Learning to read: What age is the “right” age?

Games

Preschoolers are constantly learning to interpret about the world around them. Learn how to support your kids' development in this important stage of life.

Preschool

Snoring is the most common sign of sleep apnea in kids—a condition that can lead to everything from trouble in school to ADHD&#x2d;like behaviours.

Your child’s snoring could be a sign of sleep apnea

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Sleep

Kids organization tips: Another day, another forgotten lunch bag. How can you teach your kids to keep track of their belongings?

Kids organization: Helping them keep track of stuff

How to help kids keep track of their stuff

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Organization

Fairmont's dreamy new kids' playhouse will travel around the world

Fairmont just opened a dreamy kids’ playhouse that will travel around the world

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I ignored the mommy wars and did what felt right for me: sleep training my babies. Now my kids have sleep hygiene habits that will benefit them for life.

Sleep training is a gift I gave my kids when they were babies

Sleep training is a gift I gave my kids

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baby sleep

Getting your baby to sleep through the night can be a challenge. We're here to help you navigate baby sleep training, safe sleep guidelines, and naptime. 

Baby sleep

Instead of waging a nightly battle of wills over math and verbs, get your kid doing homework by tailoring your approach to their temperament.

5 ways to get your kid doing homework without a fight

Instead of waging a nightly battle of wills with your kids over multiplication tables and verb conjugations, try tailoring your approach to their temperament.

5 ways to end the homework battle for good

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Homework help: Taking a hands-off approach

How much should I help my child with homework?

Homework

Must-read teacher confessions! Are you guilty of any of these things parents do that drive teachers up the wall?

Teacher confessions: 5 things parents shouldn't do

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A day in the life of an elementary teacher

Humour

Bigger Kids

I was dizzy with questions about my two-year-old daughter's fused labia until the family doctor assured me that she was going to be just fine.

Labial adhesion isn't the bizarre medical anomaly you might think

I was dizzy with questions until the family doctor assured me that my two-year-old daughter was going to be just fine.

Labial fusion isn't the bizarre medical anomaly you might think

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Toddler health

Learn everything you need to know about caring for your toddler's health, including good nutrition, handling common ailments, and avoiding health hazards.

Toddler

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

A registered dietitian and mom of two shares her best tips on how to make healthy school lunches kids will gobble right up.

How to pack healthy school lunches your kid will actually eat

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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

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School mornings can be a sh*t show. Here are some tried and true ways to to turn a bad morning into a good one and get the kids to school.

11 ways to salvage a bad morning when everything's gone off the rails

School mornings can be a sh*t show. Here's how to turn things around.

11 ways to salvage a bad morning

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Behaviour

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Tired of your snack options? This list of healthy snacks for kids will make it easy to fill lunch boxes and keep the hangries at bay after school.

Healthy packaged snacks for kids: Top picks

29 healthy packaged snacks for lunches and after school

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School

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Money

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 life

Find the most cute and comfortable backpack for your little one. Plus, the coolest supplies to get kids excited for back to school.

Plus, the coolest supplies to get kids excited for back to school.

20 kids’ backpacks to keep all their gear organized

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Whitefish nuggets and fusion flavours add excitement to Taco Tuesdays. Watch dietitian Noelle Martin whip these up and see how much her three kids love them.

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Pinworms are nothing to get bummed out about—they’re surprisingly common. Learn about what causes pinworms and how you can treat them.

What every parent needs to know about pinworms in kids

What every parent needs to know about pinworms

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Potty training

Family health

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

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Cold and flu

Do you fear your child has obsessive&#x2d;compulsive disorder? Learn what OCD in kids looks like, how it’s treated and what you can do at home.

What you should know about OCD in children, from treatment to diagnosis

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Mental health

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Being pregnant

My veer wagon review taught me one thing: I needed this upgrade from hand&#x2d;me&#x2d;down strollers more than I realized.

Is the $950 Veer Wagon Worth it? I Tried it.

Could a $950 kids’ wagon possibly be worth it? I tried it

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Baby gear

Switch up your meal plans with fish. Dietitian Noelle Martin shares why you should add this easy and delicious sheet pan meal to your weekly rotation.

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Self-esteem

When our five-year-old kept asking about his dad, we knew we had to go big, so we set out to instil some gay pride—and also found a few father figures.

My kid thought two moms weren't enough so we created "project queer"

When our five-year-old kept asking about his dad, we knew we had to go big, so we found a way to instil some gay pride while fulfilling his need for a father figure.

My kid didn't feel like two moms were enough—so we created "project queer"

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Opinion

We scanned all the research to bring you a quick roundup of the studies that are worthy of a parent’s precious free time.

Baby talk is the same around the world—and 6 other studies for parents

A quick roundup of the latest research every parent should see.

Baby talk sounds the same around the world—and 6 other studies worth your time

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