Kids

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

Primary's Super Popular Kids' Basics Now Ship To Canada

Primary's Super Popular Kids' Basics Now Ship To Canada

Primary, the cult-favourite kids’ clothing brand, known for its colourful, gender-neutral basics, is now shipping directly to Canadian families.

Vanessa Grant

58 Knock‑Knock Jokes For Kids

58 Knock‑Knock Jokes For Kids

75 knock-knock jokes that are silly, sweet and just the right amount of groan‑worthy.

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Netflix Just Launched A New Kids' App

Netflix Just Launched A New Kids' App

Netflix has launched Netflix Playground, a free-for-subscribers gaming app for kids.

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Canadian Kids Really Are That Nice, New Study Suggests

Canadian Kids Really Are That Nice, New Study Suggests

Canadian niceness seems to start early. National research shows that 9 out of 10 Canadian children are both kind and happy.

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Ms. Rachel’s New TikTok Might Just Make Bedtime Easier For Your Toddler

Ms. Rachel’s New TikTok Might Just Make Bedtime Easier For Your Toddler

Ms. Rachel is debuting a new bedtime play set that turns the nightly routine into a game. Here’s how you can recreate it at home.

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Books To Help Explain Tough Topics To Kids

Books To Help Explain Tough Topics To Kids

18 age-appropriate books to explain difficult things to kids, recommended by a child development specialist and grief counsellor.

Korie Leigh

How To Prepare Children For Funerals

How To Prepare Children For Funerals

A child development specialist and grief counsellor offers 14 tips to get kids ready for an end-of-life ceremony.

Korie Leigh

13 Egg-cellent Easter Gifts for Kids

13 Egg-cellent Easter Gifts for Kids

If you’re looking to pack their baskets with goodies that go beyond chocolate bunnies and cream eggs, look no further than these sweet Easter gifts for kids.

Bryce Gruber

A New Way To Soothe Your Baby’s Cold Before Bedtime

A New Way To Soothe Your Baby’s Cold Before Bedtime

Wind down during cold and flu season with bath products designed for comfort and relief.

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How To Plan A Scavenger Hunt Your Kids Will Love

How To Plan A Scavenger Hunt Your Kids Will Love

Learn the backward method to building a foolproof scavenger hunt, with age-by-age tips to get your kids off the couch and into the game.

Jennifer Cox

Your Kids Can Now Jam To Grammy-Winner Olivia Dean On Their Yoto

Your Kids Can Now Jam To Grammy-Winner Olivia Dean On Their Yoto

The soulful, chart-topping album The Art of Loving is officially coming to the screen-free audio player—perfect for your next family dance party.

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Why Do We Think Kids’ Screen Time Has To Be Educational?

Why Do We Think Kids’ Screen Time Has To Be Educational?

The pressure to make every minute of screen time “count” is decades in the making. Experts explain why the educational label is often a marketing trap and why it is okay to just hit play.

Courtney Leiva

100 Would You Rather Questions For Kids

100 Would You Rather Questions For Kids

Banish boredom and spark big conversations with 100+ “Would You Rather” questions for kids.

Jennifer Cox

Who Are Kids’ Birthday Parties Really For?

Who Are Kids’ Birthday Parties Really For?

How guest lists shift as children grow and why letting kids lead matters more than doing it right.

Gurpreet Virdi-Bains

How To Have The "Other" Sex Talk

How To Have The "Other" Sex Talk

Beyond the “birds and the bees”: why teaching emotional intimacy and consent is the essential second half of a child’s sexual education.

Jennifer Cox

Peppa Pig's Brother, George, Will Get A Hearing Aid

Peppa Pig's Brother, George, Will Get A Hearing Aid

Peppa Pig’s George is revealed to be deaf and starts wearing a hearing aid, offering on‑screen representation, plus new sign‑language videos for families.

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Is Superfonik Worth Downloading? A Mom of Two Puts It to the Test

Is Superfonik Worth Downloading? A Mom of Two Puts It to the Test

Sarah DiMuro

How To Support Your Kids After School Shootings

How To Support Your Kids After School Shootings

After a tragedy like this week’s shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., kids are bound to have questions. Here’s how experts say parents should field them.

Bobbe Hayes

11 Storyline Online Videos Parents Will Actually Love Watching

11 Storyline Online Videos Parents Will Actually Love Watching

These celeb-read stories aren’t just for your kids, they’re surprisingly soothing for grown-ups, too.

Courtney Leiva

Heated Rivalry Is Not For Tweens. How to Find Sweet Romance Titles That Are

Heated Rivalry Is Not For Tweens. How to Find Sweet Romance Titles That Are

A family therapist and youth librarian explain how to navigate burgeoning interest in romance, hockey-related or otherwise.

Alicia Cox Thomson