Kids

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

Sanitized sex-ed is dangerous

Sanitized sex-ed is dangerous

Swapping correct anatomical words like "penis" and "vagina" with the vague term "private parts" in the sex-ed curriculum doesn't uphold modesty—it teaches shame.

Marnie Goldenberg

How to get your kid to break her bad habits

How to get your kid to break her bad habits

Nose picking, shirt sucking, hair twirling, knee jiggling—your kid might just have one of these bad habits. Here's how to get her to cut it out without shaming her.

Camilla Cornell

Your most frequently asked kids' health questions answered

Your most frequently asked kids' health questions answered

Dina Kulik is a mom, paediatrician and emergency room doctor, and she's here to answer your all your kids' health FAQs.

Dr. Dina Kulik

13 PAW Patrol birthday party ideas

13 PAW Patrol birthday party ideas

From doggie bags to pupcakes, get inspired with these PAW Patrol ideas.

Davina Sinnatamby

Battleship printable

Battleship printable

Your kids can now battle ships on-the-go in this classic game for two - Just click print!

Today's Parent

Categories printable

Categories printable

Print out this grid for a game of Categories - choose names, colours or animals to start things off!

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Hangman printable

Hangman printable

Want to play hangman? Print it off here!

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Dots and squares printable

Dots and squares printable

Download and print out this fun game to pass the time: Dots and squares printable

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Foldovers printable

Foldovers printable

Make funny creation foldovers with your kiddies!

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Why? printable

Play Why? with your kids with this easy printable template

Today's Parent

Sprouts printable

Sprouts printable

Print the Sprouts template to play with your kids!

Today's Parent

How to throw a jungle party

Birthday parties

How to throw a jungle party

Get wild and let your little party animals roam free at this spotted and striped jungle party.

Amy Valm

#ThisIsMyLife: When your kid won't shut up

#ThisIsMyLife: When your kid won't shut up

Every parent has endured those moments when their kid won't stop talking and talking and talking...

Leah Rumack

What you need to know before your kid gets braces

What you need to know before your kid gets braces

Here’s what to expect if your kid is referred to an orthodontist.

Astrid van den Broek

Study: Two-minute warnings don't prevent tantrums

Toddler behaviour

Study: Two-minute warnings don't prevent tantrums

Giving your kid a warning that it's almost time to turn off the iPad doesn't avoid a freak-out, according to a new study.

Chad Sapieha

Is your kid ready for rep sports?

Is your kid ready for rep sports?

Switching from house to rep league isn’t something to take lightly.

Astrid van den Broek

How to manage your preschooler's tantrum

How to manage your preschooler's tantrum

Here's how to deal with your preschooler's tantrum.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

Learning to read: What age is the "right" age?

Learning to read: What age is the "right" age?

Some kids just “get” how to read, while others struggle for years. When should parents worry?

Susan Goldberg

15 birthday cupcake decorating ideas

15 birthday cupcake decorating ideas

Ninjas, princesses, dinosaurs and more. You pick the birthday theme, we've got dessert covered with these cupcake decorating ideas.

Davina Sinnatamby

4 classic playground games to play with your kid

4 classic playground games to play with your kid

Stir up memories — and make new ones — with these old school playground games.

Laura Bickle