Kids

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

Back-to-school: 8 great tools to get organized

Back-to-school: 8 great tools to get organized

Get ready for back-to-school with these tips—and cool organizational tools—from professional organizer Clare Kumar.

Clare Kumar

How to teach kids to play hopscotch

How to teach kids to play hopscotch

Hopscotch: Teach your kids to play this playground classic in five simple steps.

Laura Grande

How to have a tear-free school drop-off

How to have a tear-free school drop-off

It can be tough to get through the school drop-off without tears. Try out these tips to keep your little ones from panicking.

Laura Grande

Baby shower umbrella-basket printables

Baby shower umbrella-basket printables

These umbrella-basked printables will help you create an adorable craft for your raindrop-themed baby shower!

Emily Piccinin

Raindrop-themed baby shower umbrella basket craft

Raindrop-themed baby shower umbrella basket craft

This umbrella basket craft is super simple to create and will serve as a memento you will always treasure.

Emily Piccinin

17 fun reading apps we love

17 fun reading apps we love

Get a head start on the basics with these exciting reading apps that kids will love.

Emily Piccinin

10 best apps for preschoolers

10 best apps for preschoolers

Kids love these fun and brain-busting, parent approved apps for preschoolers.

Amber Mac

Earth play: Finding fun (and getting muddy) in nature

Earth play: Finding fun (and getting muddy) in nature

Looking for new play ideas? Try earth play! Building an outdoor kitchen is a great way to nurture independence and encourage imaginative play.

Brenda Simon

Kid talk: Halloween Costumes

Kid talk: Halloween Costumes

What do kids really want to be for Halloween? Watch this short episode of our adorable Kid Talk video series. Kids halloween costumes will never be the same

Today's Parent

Would you buy a backyard trampoline?

Would you buy a backyard trampoline?

Jumping around? Entertainment Tonight Canada hosts Rick Campanelli and Cheryl Hickey explain their views on buying their families a backyard trampoline.

Rick Campanelli

Potty training: Find the best strategy for you

Potty training: Find the best strategy for you

We walk you through four toilet-training strategies with help from Marvin Gans, associate professor of paediatrics at the University of Toronto.

Karen Robock

Dear Mom, Camp sucks: Hilarious letters home

Dear Mom, Camp sucks: Hilarious letters home

Sleep-away camp can be a real bummer for some kids, and these letters from summer camp prove it! The common theme? Get me out of here!

Today's Parent

Flamingo-themed summer accessories

Flamingo-themed summer accessories

Nothing says summertime like a dash of pretty pink flamingos.

Today's Parent

How to make a tin can windsock

How to make a tin can windsock

This craft's a cinch and will look great blowing in the wind on Canada Day!

Emily Piccinin

Birthday parties

Kids' songs: The best playlists on Songza

Groove to our favourite free Songza playlists for kids songs, including our very own Today's Parent-curated Ultimate Family Party Songs list!

Today's Parent

Cupcake decorating ideas: Ladybugs (how-to video)

Birthday parties

Cupcake decorating ideas: Ladybugs (how-to video)

We’ve whipped up a month’s worth of cupcake decorating ideas for our 30th birthday, because we think every day calls for adorable desserts!

Today's Parent

Awesome retro toys

Awesome retro toys

The best retro toys! In honour of our 30th birthday, check out these classic toys that never go out of style.

Today's Parent

Parents, you have it so good right now

Parents, you have it so good right now

After reading Rob Lowe's Slate article on sending his son off to college, a middle years mom wants new parents to know how good they've got it.

Nadine Silverthorne

Buffet party menu No. 5: Pulled pork

Buffet party menu No. 5: Pulled pork

This buffet party idea makes pulled pork the centrepiece, but we promise that the sides, drinks and desserts are just as enticing (and easy to make).

Blake Eligh

Buffet party menu No. 3: Meatball magic

Buffet party menu No. 3: Meatball magic

Love meatballs? We've got you covered. These six internationally-inspired meatball menus will make your next buffet party a hit.

Blake Eligh