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Smart Boundaries To Set Before Your Child's First Sleepover

Smart Boundaries To Set Before Your Child's First Sleepover

Courtney Leiva

How Not To Get Sick When Daycare Germs Come Home

How Not To Get Sick When Daycare Germs Come Home

Reduce the chaos and keep your whole family healthier with these expert-backed strategies to minimize the spread of daycare germs at home.

Melissa Boufounos, CHN

Prevent Daycare Sickness With These Smart Strategies

Prevent Daycare Sickness With These Smart Strategies

Simple ways to support your kid’s immunity and avoid germs at daycare, straight from the experts.

Melissa Boufounos, CHN

What Parents Should Learn From Adolescence

What Parents Should Learn From Adolescence

Bobbe Hayes

Why All Pregnant And New Moms Should See A Therapist

Why All Pregnant And New Moms Should See A Therapist

Regardless of how lonely you may feel as a new mom, you aren’t alone. A recent study shows how the right support can make postpartum life more positive.

Grace Draznin

Should You Try Family Therapy? Here’s What Parents Need To Know

Should You Try Family Therapy? Here’s What Parents Need To Know

Thinking about family therapy? It’s not as daunting as it seems. Learn what to expect, how it helps, and how to choose a therapist.

Stefanie Peachey

Everything You Need to Know About Magnesium for Kids (and the Entire Family)

Everything You Need to Know About Magnesium for Kids (and the Entire Family)

The benefits of this vital mineral and stress-free ways to add it to your family’s routine.

Today's Parent

How Supplements Can Boost Moms’ Health

How Supplements Can Boost Moms’ Health

Karoun Chahinian

Allergy Medicine for Kids: What You Need to Know

Allergy Medicine for Kids: What You Need to Know

Read this before you buy allergy medicine for your child. From allergy symptoms through medication side effects, we outline everything you need to know.

Zoe Miller

Magnesium for Kids: Are Yours Getting Enough?

Magnesium for Kids: Are Yours Getting Enough?

This powerhouse essential mineral keeps little ones healthy and strong. What you need to know about magnesium for kids.

Dahlia Rimmon

How Pandemic Babies are Really Doing These Days

How Pandemic Babies are Really Doing These Days

Parents of pandemic babies are worried about their development. Here's what to expect and how to help.

Karen Robock

What's a Dopamine Menu and How Can it Help my Kid?

What's a Dopamine Menu and How Can it Help my Kid?

How a dopamine menu can help your kids. Increased motivation and fewer complaints about boredom are just two of the benefits.

Alexandra Frost

Why Every Parent Needs a Death Binder (and What to Put in Yours)

Why Every Parent Needs a Death Binder (and What to Put in Yours)

The binder that pairs with a conversation you never want to, but have to have with your loved ones.

Erin Bury

Magnesium Or Melatonin For Kids: Which Is Better For Sleep?

Magnesium Or Melatonin For Kids: Which Is Better For Sleep?

It’s tempting to give your kids natural sleep aids, but are they safe?

Noelle Martin, MScFN, RD

Should You Be Concerned About Food Dyes?

Should You Be Concerned About Food Dyes?

Fun-coloured food can be safely consumed, but there are a couple things you should keep in mind.

Amanda Lauren

September is Baby Safety Month-Our Comprehensive Guide

September is Baby Safety Month-Our Comprehensive Guide

An informative guide that includes everything from effective babyproofing techniques to important emergency preparedness advice.

Courtney Leiva

Anxious Kids? Pandemic Lockdowns Could be to Blame

Anxious Kids? Pandemic Lockdowns Could be to Blame

A new study reveals how the pandemic affected kids and how parents can help.

Fiona Tapp

What are the Causes of SIDS?

What are the Causes of SIDS?

Sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, is when a baby dies unexpectedly in their sleep. Here's what the research says about why SIDS can happen.

Risa Kerslake

What New Parents Need to Know about Chickenpox

What New Parents Need to Know about Chickenpox

Learn how to both treat and prevent this itchy issue.

Risa Kerslake

Ready to Wean? Hire a Lactation Consultant

Ready to Wean? Hire a Lactation Consultant

After ten years of growing, birthing and nursing five babies, meeting with the lactation consultant who helped me wean was almost like therapy.

Alexandra Frost