Kids

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

Should you worry if your kid is short?

Should you worry if your kid is short?

Being short in stature is perfectly normal for some kids. Here's how to know when your kid’s height—or lack there of—is a cause for concern.

Claire Gagne

I’m worried about my under-socialized COVID toddler

Toddler behaviour

I’m worried about my under-socialized COVID toddler

For a whole crop of kids, COVID-19 hit right at the time they’d typically be honing their social skills. My toddler is one of them.

Justine Feron

7 Car Games We Love

7 Car Games We Love

Family road trip ahead? Play one of these fun games to keep your kids entertained during the long car ride.

Kate Stewart

This is the one thing you should focus on if you're worried about COVID learning loss

This is the one thing you should focus on if you're worried about COVID learning loss

Don’t worry about catching your kid up on everything they missed, but if they’re struggling to learn to read, focus on these skills over the summer.

Claire Gagne

How can we make schools safer next fall? It will take more than vaccines

How can we make schools safer next fall? It will take more than vaccines

If ending the disruption to students is important to us, we’ll do what wasn’t done last year: Invest in smaller class sizes and improved ventilation.

Flannery Dean, Chatelaine

Is your child ready to stop naptime?

Is your child ready to stop naptime?

Your child may be ready to lose his snooze. But are you? Here's how to know when your kid is ready to stop nap time.

Stacy Irvine

Why your toddler insists on watching you poop

Toddler behaviour

Why your toddler insists on watching you poop

It’s jarring, it’s uncomfortable and it’s just weird. But believe it or not, it’s weirdly normal for kids to want to watch you do your business.

Dawn Yanek

10 old-school summer activities kids should try

10 old-school summer activities kids should try

Who needs technology? Here are some delightfully low-tech classic activities your kids should do at least once this summer.

Bonnie Schiedel

5 most worrisome problems the pandemic has caused for students

5 most worrisome problems the pandemic has caused for students

Paul W Bennett, The Conversation

Has COVID turned our kids into permanent homebodies?

Has COVID turned our kids into permanent homebodies?

We're so used to lax schedules, no activities, and having nowhere to be, but will our kids have separation anxiety when things open back up?

Sarah Rosensweet

The Colour of your Kid's Swimsuit Could Save their Life

The Colour of your Kid's Swimsuit Could Save their Life

Emily McDonald

Kids Help Phone saw a 350% increase in calls during COVID

Kids Help Phone saw a 350% increase in calls during COVID

Haley Steinberg, Toronto Life

These types of child injuries surged during the pandemic

These types of child injuries surged during the pandemic

Bonnie Schiedel

Worried about Lyme disease? Here’s how to protect your kids from ticks

Worried about Lyme disease? Here’s how to protect your kids from ticks

Feeling a little uneasy when you hear reports of Lyme disease in children? We talked to an expert about how to keep kids safe from tick bites.

Wendy Haaf

5 No-Mess Car Snacks

5 No-Mess Car Snacks

With these smart car snacks in your arsenal, the kids will be too busy munching to even utter an “Are we there yet?”

Today's Parent

Opinion: The COVID-19 vaccine should be mandatory for kids—here’s why

Opinion: The COVID-19 vaccine should be mandatory for kids—here’s why

Anthony Skelton and Lisa Forsberg, The Conversation

The ultimate guide to mosquito bites

The ultimate guide to mosquito bites

It's that time of year again! Here's everything families need to know about dealing with mosquitoes: bites, insect repellent and DEET.

Joelene Huber

15 iconic toys from the '90s

15 iconic toys from the '90s

‘Sup? These relics are all that and a bag of chips. How many of these precious ’90s toys did you have as a kid?

Amy Valm

Why I let my daughter wear booty shorts

Why I let my daughter wear booty shorts

I care about my daughter's behaviour, her sense of confidence, and her belief in her body as her own—not where her shorts fall.

Hilary Achauer

Is COVID more serious in kids today than it was when the pandemic started?

Is COVID more serious in kids today than it was when the pandemic started?

Allan Britnell