Kids

Everything you need to know about kids and toddlers, including behaviour and development, sleep, potty training, preschool, and how to handle picky eaters.

How to handle mean girls in the schoolyard

How to handle mean girls in the schoolyard

How to deal if your child is the target—or a mean girl herself.

Erin Phelan

Holiday gift guide 2014: 14 gift ideas for kids

Holiday gift guide 2014: 14 gift ideas for kids

Find inspiration in our list of gift ideas for kids ranging from every sort of interest.

Erin Finlayson

Cinderella: The trailer for Disney's live-action reboot

Cinderella: The trailer for Disney's live-action reboot

Disney has released the first official trailer for their live-action Cinderella flick.

Emily Piccinin

6 tips to make your kid's first dentist appointment NBD

6 tips to make your kid's first dentist appointment NBD

It's normal for kids to be scared of the dentist, but it’s not inevitable. Fear is learned, so keep your own dental anxieties to yourself and try these tips.

Kim Shiffman

12 cozy bedtime accessories for kids

12 cozy bedtime accessories for kids

'Tis the season to be cozy and cute! This collection is positively dreamy.

Erin Finlayson

The ultimate toy guide 2014: 25 toys for little kids

The ultimate toy guide 2014: 25 toys for little kids

After rigorous testing by Canadian families, we've narrowed down the best toys for little kids aged five to eight.

Leah Rumack

The ultimate toy guide 2014: 17 toys for big kids

The ultimate toy guide 2014: 17 toys for big kids

Hard-to-buy-for older kids will love this roundup of crafty, high-tech and brain-busting gadgets.

Leah Rumack

The ultimate toy guide 2014: 30 toys for preschoolers

The ultimate toy guide 2014: 30 toys for preschoolers

Looking for new and great toys for your little one? The search is over. Put to the test by real Canadian families, here are 30 toys for preschoolers.

Leah Rumack

The ultimate 2014 toys: WOW toys for all ages

The ultimate 2014 toys: WOW toys for all ages

We call our highest-rated toys a "wow" toy. The families who tested these toys thought they were extra amazing. Here's a roundup of our 22 big winners.

Leah Rumack

13 essential cold and flu products for kids

Stifle those sniffles and cure that cough with our favourite products for your smallest patients.

Emily Piccinin

Organizing twins: The clothing debate

Organizing twins: The clothing debate

Parenting twins can be difficult, especially when it comes to dressing them. Check out these tips for the benefits of each style.

Marie Potter

Why I teach my kids Jewish culture

Why I teach my kids Jewish culture

There may not be any Hanukkah candles (or many Jews!) in her small town, but Karen Green is still determined to pass her Jewish culture on to her daughters.

Karen Green

Frozen hairstyle how-to: 3 looks from the movie

Frozen hairstyle how-to: 3 looks from the movie

Just in time for Halloween, here's a step-by-step tutorial for creating Anna's and Elsa's hairstyles from Frozen.

Emily Rivas

Has your kid befriended a troublemaker?

Has your kid befriended a troublemaker?

What to do when your child is attracted to a bad influence and is becoming a troublemaker.

Stacey Stein

Lego gift guide: 11 fantastic finds

Lego gift guide: 11 fantastic finds

Looking for the perfect gift for your building enthusiast? Look no further! Our Lego gift guide has everything you need for block heads young and old.

Amy Valm

Quiz: How much do you know about the flu shot?

Quiz: How much do you know about the flu shot?

Test your flu shot knowledge and get the answers for keeping healthy all season long.

Joelene Huber

12 cozy winter boots for kids

12 cozy winter boots for kids

Keep little feet toasty all season long with these cute winter boots.

Erin Finlayson

Technology in the classroom: Is it a good thing?

Technology in the classroom: Is it a good thing?

School boards are racing to put technology in the classroom, but is there solid proof that it produces better outcomes for students?

Shawna Cohen

Now trending on Google: 9 Halloween costumes for kids

Now trending on Google: 9 Halloween costumes for kids

We've rounded up the hottest costumes this year.

Emily Rivas

Revenge of the teenage girl

Revenge of the teenage girl

Maclean's latest article looks at a new wave of teenage girls who are fighting back against stereotypes, social pressure and our sexed-up culture.

Anne Kingston