Kids

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

Toddler afraid to poop? How to handle potty training poo anxiety

Toddler afraid to poop? How to handle potty training poo anxiety

Has your little one all of a sudden developed an aversion to the potty? Here are a few reasons your toddler might be afraid to poop.

Susan Spicer

How to get kids to stop biting their nails

How to get kids to stop biting their nails

Some bad habits start early, including nail-biting. Here's how to help your kid cut it out.

Astrid Van Den Broek

What to do about toddler diarrhea

What to do about toddler diarrhea

When your toddler has diarrhea, one of these three problems is likely to blame. Here’s what you need to know to keep your kiddo healthy.

Dr. Dina Kulik

Cooking with my toddler is messy, frustrating and stressful—but all kinds of awesome

Toddler behaviour

Cooking with my toddler is messy, frustrating and stressful—but all kinds of awesome

Yes, there have been dropped eggs, burned dinners and spilled milk, but cooking with an impulsive toddler has been transformative for me.

Kelly McQuillan

Raising Independent Children: How it’s Different in the Digital Generation

Raising Independent Children: How it’s Different in the Digital Generation

Four families talk candidly about trying to strike that balance between letting their kids be independent and keeping them safe.

Today's Parent

This school came up with a brilliant hack to help antsy kids

This school came up with a brilliant hack to help antsy kids

An ingenious school gym teacher came up with a way for kids to burn off excess energy in the hallways, so they could learn better.

Valerie Howes

How to get your toddler to give up the bedtime bottle

Toddler development

How to get your toddler to give up the bedtime bottle

Why experts are so adamant about breaking your toddler’s bottle habit—and how you can do it.

Katie Dupuis

My son broke his arm but I'm not going to sue

My son broke his arm but I'm not going to sue

No one wants to see their kid hurt. But life is full of risk, and what is childhood without playing on the monkey bars at the park?

Charlie Gillis

Understanding the stats behind your kid's safety

Understanding the stats behind your kid's safety

Media accounts of abductions and accidental child deaths can be alarming. Fortunately, statistics remind us of all those who make it home safe and sound.

Terra Ciolfe, Maclean's

Why our kids should take risks—sometimes even (slightly) dangerous ones

Why our kids should take risks—sometimes even (slightly) dangerous ones

Protecting our kids from all potential risks isn't doing them any favours. Here's how to embrace risky play (safely) without losing your mind.

Stacy Tornio

Study: Reading aloud to toddlers can make them less hyper as schoolagers

Toddler development

Study: Reading aloud to toddlers can make them less hyper as schoolagers

Most parents know that reading to their kids promotes literacy later in life. But a new study shows that it has other surprising effects too.

Claire Gagne

5 fun games to play at the park

5 fun games to play at the park

Try out these fun and active park games the next time you head out with the kids!

Today's Parent

What should my toddler be drinking?

What should my toddler be drinking?

Your baby is 12 months old now, and her beverage options are expanding. From cow's milk to water and juice, what should you encourage?

Alex Mlynek

The World Health Organization plans to classify video game addiction as a disease

The World Health Organization plans to classify video game addiction as a disease

A recent study found that one in five boys has “problematic symptoms” linked to gaming. And experts are calling it a growing problem.

Michael Oliveira, The Canadian Press

Being a teen girl on social media is like having a high-pressure full-time job

Being a teen girl on social media is like having a high-pressure full-time job

Multiple Instagram accounts, Snapchat streaks and constant FOMO. This is what it's like to be a teen girl—and how it's affecting their mental health.

Sarah Boesveld

Do kids really get growing pains?

Do kids really get growing pains?

Cramps in the shins or knees are sometimes attributed to growing pains. Here’s how to know if growth is causing your kid’s pain.

Dr. Dina Kulik

Kids' Genital Health: 4 Common Problems

Kids' Genital Health: 4 Common Problems

Yeast infections, vulvovaginitis, UTIs and pinworms—find out what itchy, rashy symptoms to look for and how to treat common kids' genital health issues.

Ellen Rosenberg

Can drinking grape juice really prevent stomach flu?

Can drinking grape juice really prevent stomach flu?

The Internet says chugging grape juice can ward off a stomach bug. Could this be your new secret mom trick? We did some digging to find out if it works.

Claire Gagne

What experts want you to know about essential oils and breast growth in boys

What experts want you to know about essential oils and breast growth in boys

If you've heard the reports of lavender and tea tree oil causing boys to grow breasts, don't throw out your essential-oil-scented products just yet.

Lindsay Kneteman

How to crowdfund your kid's medical expenses

How to crowdfund your kid's medical expenses

When your child's seriously ill, money is the last thing on your mind. But after being buried in medical expenses, many parents are turning to crowdfunding.

Cheryl Alkon