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Calculate your kid's adult height with this simple formula

Calculate your kid's adult height with this simple formula

It's hard to imagine that one day your baby's tiny legs will be really long—or more on the short side. Here's how to figure out your kid's adult height.

Davina Sinnatamby

How to know if your kid has a food allergy or food intolerance

How to know if your kid has a food allergy or food intolerance

Frequent stomach discomfort could be a sign of a food allergy or intolerance. Here are some symptoms to watch out for.

Susan Spicer

Relieve dry skin with an oatmeal bath

Relieve dry skin with an oatmeal bath

Relieve dry skin with a soothing oatmeal bath.

Karen Robock

10 tips for boosting your libido—naturally

10 tips for boosting your libido—naturally

Not in the mood? Try these tips and strategies for boosting your libido naturally.

Tara Campbell, ND

10 Sick-Day Activities

10 Sick-Day Activities

From playing zookeeper to having a beach party, keep kids occupied until they feel better with these sick-day diversions.

Blake Eligh

How to help your school-age bedwetter

How to help your school-age bedwetter

Nocturnal enuresis or bedwetting is common and completely normal. Here's what you can do now to help your child's journey toward nighttime dryness.

Nadine Silverthorne

5 products that fix adult acne

5 products that fix adult acne

Newborn baby acne is cute. Adult acne, not so much. Don't freak out—fix it.

Erin Finlayson

I didn't want to play this cancer lottery anymore

I didn't want to play this cancer lottery anymore

A single mom discovers she’s at a high risk for getting breast and ovarian cancer. She wants to see her kid grow up. Should she undergo the most drastic course of treatment?

Miriam Porter

What to do when your picky eater goes on a food jag

What to do when your picky eater goes on a food jag

Teresa Pitman

Colour-blindness: What you need to know

Colour-blindness: What you need to know

From the colour-blindness test to what to do at school, here's everything you need to know if you think your kid is colour-blind.

Nancy Ripton

9 things parents need to know about whooping cough

9 things parents need to know about whooping cough

Outbreaks of whooping cough occur every year in Canada and around the world. Here are the facts on how it spreads, the symptoms and vaccination.

Cara Smusiak

4 food additives to avoid in packaged snacks

4 food additives to avoid in packaged snacks

Keep a lookout for the following food additives on ingredient lists.

Aileen Brabazon

Britax car seat recall

Britax car seat recall

More than 200,000 car seats are affected by the Britax car seat recall in Canada and the U.S.

TP staff

How to treat a blister

How to treat a blister

Follow these steps to help heal a painful blister.

Today's Parent

Does your child suffer from constipation?

Does your child suffer from constipation?

Sometimes, kids have trouble with constipation. Here's what to do.

Lisa Evans

Summer first aid guide: How to treat minor injuries

Summer first aid guide: How to treat minor injuries

With outdoor fun comes the odd bump, sting or cut. Follow our first aid guide to know just what to do when your child gets a summer ouchy.

Mary Vallis

Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): When it’s more than picky eating

Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): When it’s more than picky eating

Is picky eating a problem in your house? Kids with this eating disorder lose weight and can have nutritional deficiency.

Claire Gagne

4 super seeds to add to your diet

4 super seeds to add to your diet

Small yet mighty, these super seeds will boost your food with protein, fibre and healthy fat.

Today's Parent

Exercise with baby: 9 easy moves

Exercise with baby: 9 easy moves

Ready to get moving again? Start with these gentle yet effective exercises you can do with your baby.

Today's Parent

9 things parents should know about food dyes

9 things parents should know about food dyes

An update on artificial food dye and its impact on kids' health and behaviour—and tips for spotting it in common foods.

Joelene Huber