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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.

You play this video game with your vagina

You play this video game with your vagina

This device and app make Kegel exercises a whole lot more entertaining. (We tried it!)

Shoshana Sperling

36 Best Books for Toddlers

Toddler development

36 Best Books for Toddlers

Toddlers have an innate sense of the ridiculous, and enjoy repetition, word play, and bold pictures—we’ve rounded up the 36 best books for toddlers.

Lela Nargi

Join Today's Parent at Ikea to learn how to childproof your home

Join Today's Parent at Ikea to learn how to childproof your home

Childproofing can be confusing and overwhelming for new parents. Join us May 30 for a kid-friendly discussion on making your home safe for your new baby

Today's Parent

Today’s Parent Launches ADHD Book for Canadian parents

Today’s Parent Launches ADHD Book for Canadian parents

Find strategies, Canadian resources and tips from parents and experts on parenting your child who has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Valerie Howes

Recycled craft: How to make fabric-covered pots

Recycled craft: How to make fabric-covered pots

Craft it old-school with these cute fabric-covered pots—they're the perfect home for your plants. Plus, it's a great way to upcycle plastic food containers.

Today's Parent

How to make shooting star ice cream bars

How to make shooting star ice cream bars

You know what's better than a shooting star? An ice cream star! Make these ice cream bars for your next summer barbecue.

Today's Parent

Why I let my two little kids pick out their own clothes this summer

Summer Fashion for Less

Why I let my two little kids pick out their own clothes this summer

Maca Atencio of Hey Maca allowed her young children to stretch their imagination by shopping for their own summer looks without stretching her budget.

Maca Atencio, Hey Maca

How I get my kids excited for summer shopping

Summer Fashion for Less

How I get my kids excited for summer shopping

Assa of My Curves and Curls knows how real the struggle of going shopping with kids can be, so she challenged her boys to create their own summer looks.

Assa Cisse, My Curves and Curls

How to make a Crispy Train Treat

How to make a Crispy Train Treat

All Aboard! This Crispy Train Treat is leaving the station and heading to your next birthday party. Make enough train engines for all your passengers.

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My secret to shopping for the cutest kids' clothes

Summer Fashion for Less

My secret to shopping for the cutest kids' clothes

Amaris of Lovely Blonde Closet reveals why Marshalls is her one-stop shop for refreshing her kids' wardrobe on a budget.

Amaris Arcus, Lovely Blonde Closet

How to talk to young kids about tough topics in the news

How to talk to young kids about tough topics in the news

When we parents struggle to digest the news these days, how do we talk to kids about everything from school shootings to sexual predators?

Dawn Yanek

How can my baby become a model?

How can my baby become a model?

Want to see if your kid has what it takes to make it in modelling? Here’s some advice for aspiring stage parents.

Stacey Stein

6 ways to help your kids beat jet lag

6 ways to help your kids beat jet lag

Jet lag doesn't have to be a drag. Seriously! Get the most out of your family vacation by following these easy tips for beating the jet lag blues.

Danielle Braff

19 Recipes With Hidden Veggies

19 Recipes With Hidden Veggies

Kids not too keen on leafy greens or anything healthy? We've outsmarted them with these easy and delicious recipes featuring hidden veggies.

Amy Valm

Today's Parent and Medela Facebook Live Contest: Rules & Regulations

Today's Parent and Medela Facebook Live Contest: Rules & Regulations

Today's Parent

10 alternatives to making your kid say sorry

10 alternatives to making your kid say sorry

Don’t force your kids to apologize, teach them how to make amends with these 10 powerful alternatives to saying sorry.

Lisa Highfield

How to make homemade chocolate hazelnut spread

How to make homemade chocolate hazelnut spread

This recipe for DIY chocolate hazelnut spread taste better (and is better for you) than its store-bought counterpart. Kids will love helping to make it!

Eshun Mott

19 Mother's Day brunch recipes

19 Mother's Day brunch recipes

On that special Sunday in May, wouldn't it be wonderful if our families made one of these delicious Mother's Day brunch recipes in our honour?

Amy Valm

On my first Mother's day I felt like an imposter

On my first Mother's day I felt like an imposter

On my first Mother's Day, I was having serious bonding issues with my baby and didn't feel like I deserved to be celebrated.

Leslie Kennedy

An accurate test for predicting autism in babies could be on the horizon

An accurate test for predicting autism in babies could be on the horizon

A promising new diagnostic tool could make it possible to screen babies for ASD, so they can receive offer earlier interventions.

Arlene Karidis