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Follow These 6 Rules to Keep Kids Safe From COVID this Halloween

Follow These 6 Rules to Keep Kids Safe From COVID this Halloween

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

Claire Gagne

22 top toys for babies and toddlers

22 top toys for babies and toddlers

Today's Parent

34 top toys for preschoolers

34 top toys for preschoolers

Today's Parent

28 top toys for little kids

28 top toys for little kids

Today's Parent

18 top toys for big kids

18 top toys for big kids

Today's Parent

8 top toys for the playroom

8 top toys for the playroom

Today's Parent

10 new books for your kid's library

10 new books for your kid's library

Today's Parent

Celebrate Halloween safely with these face masks that work with your kids’ costumes

Celebrate Halloween safely with these face masks that work with your kids’ costumes

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

Simone Olivero and Laura Dalton

How to navigate breast cancer screening guidelines

How to navigate breast cancer screening guidelines

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.

Mariyam Khaja, Chatelaine

Chasing after your kids might be better for your health than you think

Chasing after your kids might be better for your health than you think

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!

Stacey Nguyen

10 Genius Ways to Deal With All That Halloween Candy

10 Genius Ways to Deal With All That Halloween Candy

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.

Today's Parent

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

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 my hesitation was really ignorance.

Natalie Stechyson

I just cried in front of my kids for the first time

I just cried in front of my kids for the first time

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.

Shannon Talbot

I’m terrible at Halloween

I’m terrible at Halloween

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

Tracy Chappell

Parents of "twice exceptional" kids actually face lots of hurdles

Parents of "twice exceptional" kids actually face lots of hurdles

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

Juliette François-Sévigny and Mathieu Pilon, The Conversation

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

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

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.

Saphina Waters

I have two toddlers… and stage four breast cancer

I have two toddlers… and stage four breast cancer

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

Crysta Balis

11 Smashing No-Carve Pumpkins

11 Smashing No-Carve Pumpkins

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

Amy Valm

19 frightfully fun kids' Halloween movies!

19 frightfully fun kids' Halloween movies!

Grab some treats and check out some of these popular family-friendly Halloween movies.

Laura Grande

Why I put dirty socks in my kids' lunch bags

Why I put dirty socks in my kids' lunch bags

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

Rachel Cameron