Kids

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

This is the best toddler toy to gift this holiday season

This is the best toddler toy to gift this holiday season

Toys and holidays go hand in hand, but only a select few are both engaging & encourage development. One mom argues that this is the year's best toddler toy.

Sasha Exeter, SoSasha.com

This parenting podcast host tested the season’s hottest toddler toy

This parenting podcast host tested the season’s hottest toddler toy

Believe it or not, Evanka Osmak (co-host of the "Moms in the Middle" parenting podcast) is brand new to the world of LEGO Duplo. Read her honest review!

Evanka Osmak

11 easy Halloween face painting tutorials

11 easy Halloween face painting tutorials

Does your kid want to be a werewolf for Halloween? Or maybe he likes being a cat? Turn him into his fave creatures with these face-painting tutorials.

Alyssa Ashton

How young is too young to let your kid start waxing?

How young is too young to let your kid start waxing?

Kids as young as eight and from all ethnicities are turning to professionals for body hair waxing and laser hair removal. But is it safe?

Claire Sibonney

6 easy yoga poses for kids

6 easy yoga poses for kids

Whether it's a frog or a camel, here are some fun animal-themed yoga poses for kids.

Jessica Spera

No, kids are not “colourblind”

No, kids are not “colourblind”

One of the most effective ways to fight racial bias in kids is to not only allow them to see colour, but to also deliberately show them more of it.

Ijeoma Oluo

Kids' Coughs: How to Tell When it's Serious

Kids' Coughs: How to Tell When it's Serious

When should you call the doctor? Use this primer to quickly identify different types of coughs and which one might be ailing your child.

Cheryl Embrett

Don’t want your kid to be racist? Expose them to more people who don’t look like them

Don’t want your kid to be racist? Expose them to more people who don’t look like them

A new study finds that implicit racial bias starts as early as age 3—but parents and teachers can take action to help eliminate prejudice.

Valerie Howes

This cheeky hack will help your kid learn how to wipe their own butt

This cheeky hack will help your kid learn how to wipe their own butt

Teaching your kids how to wipe their own bum is the last hurdle in potty training, and this teacher's hack will make it a breeze

Kevin John Siazon

My kid sees dead people

My kid sees dead people

This is not a drill. Here's what one woman did when late grandpa Bob started coming to visit her two-and-a-half year old.

Anneliese Lawton

Why Does My Older Kid Still Have Cradle Cap?

Why Does My Older Kid Still Have Cradle Cap?

Cradle cap in kids isn’t super common, but here’s what you need to know to treat your kid’s scalp if it seems as crusty as ever.

Bonnie Schiedel

Thanksgiving: Four DIY looks for your table

Thanksgiving: Four DIY looks for your table

Give your Thanksgiving table a fresh new look with our four DIY decor ideas, complete with table crafts for parents and kids alike.

Today's Parent

8 cute Thanksgiving crafts for kids

8 cute Thanksgiving crafts for kids

Prep your home for the harvest with these simple and sweet Thanksgiving crafts.

Amy Valm

When your kid is diagnosed with dyslexia

When your kid is diagnosed with dyslexia

Learning that my daughter had dyslexia was devastating—all I could see were the challenges ahead. Now that we understand what it is and what she needs, we've discovered how special her brain really is.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

How to give preteens space—without it totally breaking your heart

How to give preteens space—without it totally breaking your heart

Preteens need to start to separating from their parents so they can figure out who they are. This can be incredibly hard for moms and dads.

Nicole Slaughter Graham

51 easy Halloween costumes for kids

51 easy Halloween costumes for kids

These kids halloween costumes are faster than the lineup at the party store and easier than one of those fancy pumpkin-carving stencils.

Today's Parent

Everything you need to know about child abuse

Everything you need to know about child abuse

It’s difficult to think about but important to know what's considered child abuse, what to do if you see it, how to report it and how to talk about it.

Lisa van de Geyn

11 academic benefits of unschooling

11 academic benefits of unschooling

In Unschooling to University, Judy Arnall, a parenting expert and ‘unschooler’ to five kids, makes the case for ditching the classroom.

Judy Arnall

7 toy storage solutions for the new year

7 toy storage solutions for the new year

Ariel Brewster

8 easy non-sandwich lunch ideas your kid will love

8 easy non-sandwich lunch ideas your kid will love

If your kid refuses to eat anything between two slices of bread, these easy-to-execute non-sandwich lunch ideas are the solution.

Cara Rosenbloom