Kids

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

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

Here's when experts say Canadian kids will get the COVID-19 vaccine

Here's when experts say Canadian kids will get the COVID-19 vaccine

Vanessa Milne

How to Tell if Your Kid has Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

How to Tell if Your Kid has Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

It’s as common in daycares as fingerpaint. Here are the common symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease and how to treat it.

Rosemary Counter

Are Time-Outs Toxic?

Are Time-Outs Toxic?

Between time-outs, time-ins or neither, experts disagree on what’s best. If time-outs aren’t working for your family, here’s what to do instead.

David Rettew

Why I Signed My Kid up for Outschool—and How to Get 25% off Classes, Tutoring and Activities

Why I Signed My Kid up for Outschool—and How to Get 25% off Classes, Tutoring and Activities

Outschool offers classes, tutoring and afterschool activities for all ages—see our comprehensive Outschool review.

Christine Persaud

6 filling after-school snacks

6 filling after-school snacks

Making homemade after-school snacks doesn’t have to involve a fancy recipe. Simply combine protein and carbs, along with a fruit or vegetable, and you’re all set.

Ceri Marsh

Everything we know about the national childcare plan

Everything we know about the national childcare plan

Childcare for an average of $10 a day within five years? The budget's big offering is ambitious and essential, say experts. Can they pull it off?

Shannon Proudfoot, Maclean's

"Social malnutrition" is one of the pandemic's major effects on young kids, say Ontario docs

"Social malnutrition" is one of the pandemic's major effects on young kids, say Ontario docs

Allan Britnell

Pandemic Screen time is Off the Charts—But Experts Say Parents Don't Need to Worry

Pandemic Screen time is Off the Charts—But Experts Say Parents Don't Need to Worry

Claire Gagne

What to do if your toddler bites—or gets bitten—at daycare

Toddler behaviour

What to do if your toddler bites—or gets bitten—at daycare

Baby and toddler biting is a very normal stage of development, but it’s still a tricky situation to deal with when it happens at your kid’s daycare.

Jen Cutts