Kids

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

12 April Fool’s Day Pranks You Can Play On Your Kids

12 April Fool’s Day Pranks You Can Play On Your Kids

Why should kids have all the fun? Here are some great April Fool’s Day gags that will get the whole family laughing.

Helaine Becker

This TikTok mom found the simplest way to keep toddlers entertained

This TikTok mom found the simplest way to keep toddlers entertained

Yasmeen Aslam

Why Would a 7-Year-old Poop Their Pants? Could it be Encopresis?

Why Would a 7-Year-old Poop Their Pants? Could it be Encopresis?

What causes encopresis and how to treat this medical condition that causes your older kid to accidentally poop their pants.

Stacey Nguyen

4 Reasons the New iPhone SE is Great for Tweens

4 Reasons the New iPhone SE is Great for Tweens

Sadiya Dendar

Dr. Cindy Blackstock's female-run non-profit is changing the lives of Indigenous children

Dr. Cindy Blackstock's female-run non-profit is changing the lives of Indigenous children

Yasmeen Aslam

Why Black kids need Black teachers

Why Black kids need Black teachers

Olufunke Oba

Here's why I got my 5-year-old's ears pierced at a tattoo and piercing studio

Here's why I got my 5-year-old's ears pierced at a tattoo and piercing studio

Avie Herman

Why is my toddler so obsessed with climbing everything?

Toddler development

Why is my toddler so obsessed with climbing everything?

From wriggling up the door frame to escaping their cribs, the toddler climbing phase is completely normal. Here's how to safely encourage them.

Vanessa Milne

What to do if your three-year-old cries all the time

What to do if your three-year-old cries all the time

Louise Gleeson

What it’s like to hear “everyone will get Omicron” when your kid is high-risk

What it’s like to hear “everyone will get Omicron” when your kid is high-risk

As the parent of a kid with disabilities, I know most people don't care about kids like mine, but it hurts to hear people flout Omicron’s alleged mildness.

Charlotte Dobo

6 things you can do today to protect your kids from Omicron

6 things you can do today to protect your kids from Omicron

If this variant has left you feeling overwhelmed, take these steps to help protect children from Omicron and ride out this wave safely.

Erin Pepler

Here's where to buy N95 and KN95 masks for kids

Here's where to buy N95 and KN95 masks for kids

As omicron spreads, a lot of parents are turning to respirators like N95 and KN95 masks for kids, which provide the most protection against COVID-19.

Today's Parent

5 things doctors learned in 2021 that parents need to know

5 things doctors learned in 2021 that parents need to know

Michelle Ward

You're not imagining it, toddlers are actually harder than newborns

Toddler behaviour

You're not imagining it, toddlers are actually harder than newborns

Never, in the history of time, has a newborn tried to put on their own socks, push their own stroller or buckle their own car seat.

Natalie Stechyson

6 things you should go ahead and let your toddler do

Toddler behaviour

6 things you should go ahead and let your toddler do

We all want to keep the chaos at bay, but you might be making your life harder by wielding too much control over your kid.

Kristen Thompson

What to do when your kid will only play with the teacher

What to do when your kid will only play with the teacher

Lindsay Kneteman

How To Transition Your Toddler From Naptime To Quiet Time

How To Transition Your Toddler From Naptime To Quiet Time

If getting your toddler to settle for a midday nap has been a struggle, they might be ready to drop the nap and try something new: daily quiet time.

Lindsay Zier-Vogel

An infectious disease doctor answers all our questions about the COVID vaccine for kids

An infectious disease doctor answers all our questions about the COVID vaccine for kids

As parents start to vaccinate Canadian kids, we spoke to Dr. Janine McCready about side effects, myocarditis, how to handle the holidays and more.

Claire Gagne

The truth about the COVID vaccine, myocarditis and kids

The truth about the COVID vaccine, myocarditis and kids

Experts say the risk of myocarditis post-vaccine is incredibly low for kids. But if you're still worried, here are five reassuring facts.

Claire Gagne

Health Canada has approved the COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11

Health Canada has approved the COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11

Claire Gagne