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Germaphobe parents: Will your baby be OK?

Germaphobe parents: Will your baby be OK?

Here's how parents can protect their newborn from germs without going totally overboard.

Lisa Kadane

Age-by-age guide to teaching your child table manners

Age-by-age guide to teaching your child table manners

Starting to wonder if your child will ever remember to use a fork, let alone a napkin? We’ve got tips that will help bring (some) order to your dinner table.

Lisa van de Geyn

Confession: I would help my picky eater, but I'm afraid of food

Confession: I would help my picky eater, but I'm afraid of food

"I would jump in front of a train to save my children, but I cannot eat a grape for them."

Anonymous

Stage fright: How to help kids with performance anxiety

Stage fright: How to help kids with performance anxiety

Does your child get butterflies before ballet recitals, school concerts or class presentations? Performance anxiety is common in kids. We asked experts how to cope.

Kate Winn

5 ways to deal with a picky eater—from a chef

5 ways to deal with a picky eater—from a chef

Chopped Canada judge and chef Roger Mooking is just like us: one of his daughters is a picky eater. Here are his top tips on how to deal.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

#ThisIsMyLife: Things that count as "me time" for moms

#ThisIsMyLife: Things that count as "me time" for moms

You know you're a mom when a nice, relaxing pap smear is the highlight of your day.

Leah Rumack

10 reasons to not panic about your picky eater

10 reasons to not panic about your picky eater

Stress is inevitable when your kid's diet consists of toasted O cereal and peanut butter. Here are a few gentle reminders that yes, it's going to be OK.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

11 tips to help you parent on four hours of sleep a night

11 tips to help you parent on four hours of sleep a night

Is your baby's night waking making you feel like a zombie? Here's a survival guide for sleep-deprived parents.

Anita Dubey

Confession: I've resorted to feeding my picky eater mac and cheese

Confession: I've resorted to feeding my picky eater mac and cheese

"In our weaker moments (after a long day of work, there is no other kind), we just put a pot on the stove and bust open the powder packet."

Stuart Berman

Picky eaters: 3 experts weigh in on your FAQs

Picky eaters: 3 experts weigh in on your FAQs

We assembled a dream team of experts and peppered them with our pickiest questions. Some of their answers might surprise you.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

Is there a perfect age to start music lessons?

Is there a perfect age to start music lessons?

Recent research identifies an optimal age for putting your kids in music lessons.

Tamar Satov

3 genius ways to cool down your kid's food

3 genius ways to cool down your kid's food

Your kid's food temperature is never going to be quite right. Give it a little boost with these easy cool-down hacks.

Amy Valm

7 secret tricks and tips from parents of more than one kid

7 secret tricks and tips from parents of more than one kid

Wondering how you'll juggle two kids? Real parents dish on how to conquer life with more than one kid.

Kalli Anderson

Baby on a budget: 12 easy ways to save

Baby on a budget: 12 easy ways to save

Parenthood on a budget! These tips will help you save money while raising your little cutie.

Rhea Seymour

The disability isn't the problem

The disability isn't the problem

Kate Wilson

How to help your pushover kid

How to help your pushover kid

Most parents don’t set out to raise a pushover kid. But balancing the importance of following rules, without teaching a child to be too passive, can be tricky.

Lisa Murphy

#ThisIsMyLife: Halloween costumes

#ThisIsMyLife: Halloween costumes

The blood, sweat and tears of a homemade Halloween costume—sometimes you just can't bedazzle that sh*t.

Leah Rumack

5 tips for giving your kid eye drops

5 tips for giving your kid eye drops

Ian passes along his—somewhat successful—tips on giving your child eye drops.

Ian Mendes

How to channel your overactive child's energy

How to channel your overactive child's energy

Some kids are just more intense, energetic and persistent than average. Here are some things you should—and shouldn't—do when raising spirited children.

Lisa Bendall

Is Halloween’s blood and gore appropriate for kids?

Is Halloween’s blood and gore appropriate for kids?

Two parents debate whether or not Halloween should be a celebration of blood, fear and death.

David Eddie