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

How To Make A Donut-Shaped Cake

Birthday parties

How To Make A Donut-Shaped Cake

A cake pretending to be a donut? That’s two desserts in one! Here’s how to make a donut-shaped cake.

Irene Ngo

How to make a Fruit Loops cake

Birthday parties

How to make a Fruit Loops cake

Breakfast for dessert? Why not?! Let's make two dreams come true with a Fruit Loops cake.

Irene Ngo

How to write "Happy birthday" on a cake

How to write "Happy birthday" on a cake

Don’t have a piping bag? Try this genius trick for writing "Happy birthday" on a cake.

Irene Ngo

How To Make A Chevron Cake

How To Make A Chevron Cake

Grab some Twizzlers and let the cake decorating fun begin. Here’s how to make a chevron cake.

Irene Ngo

How to make a first birthday cake

Birthday parties

How to make a first birthday cake

Celebrate her first year by making a first birthday cake It's much easier than it looks.

Irene Ngo

How to make a simplified ombré cake

How to make a simplified ombré cake

This ombré cake is so pretty and will definitely wow your guests.

Irene Ngo

How to make a petal cake

How to make a petal cake

Grab a spoon and you're ready to make scalloped icing. Don't worry this petal cake design is super easy!

Irene Ngo

How to make a watercolour cake

How to make a watercolour cake

Unleash your inner Picasso and make a watercolour cake.

Irene Ngo

How to make learning math (actually) fun for kids

How to make learning math (actually) fun for kids

Forget about silently scribbling out answers at your desk; a new study shows that kids learn math more effectively when they can move around and be loud.

Shawna Cohen

#CakeWeek: All the best cake decorating ideas and cake hacks

Birthday parties

#CakeWeek: All the best cake decorating ideas and cake hacks

We've got all the best cake decorating ideas, clever cake hacks, yummy recipes and more.

Suzanne Gardner

I lost my five-year-old to an impossible-to-spot illness

I lost my five-year-old to an impossible-to-spot illness

What started as an earache for Jennifer White’s daughter quickly went from ordinary to alarming. Within a week, it was the worst-case scenario: septicemia.

Jennifer White

Why you need to protect your child from TVs (It's not the reason you think!)

Why you need to protect your child from TVs (It's not the reason you think!)

If a heavy flat-screen falls on your kid the results could be fatal.

Sheryl Ubelacker

8 puberty books for boys

8 puberty books for boys

Have you had "The Talk" yet? Sometimes handing your son a book is a heck of a lot easier (and less embarrassing) for all involved.

Miriam Porter

7 tips for surviving your toddler's first haircut

Toddler behaviour

7 tips for surviving your toddler's first haircut

You never know what you'll expect when your toddler gets their first haircut. Here are some ways you can prepare.

Teresa Pitman

Would you breastfeed a child past age two?

Would you breastfeed a child past age two?

Two moms face off on the topic of extended breastfeeding.

Today's Parent

What to do if your big kid's hygiene kind of sucks

What to do if your big kid's hygiene kind of sucks

How to get your big kids to care about their hygiene.

Allan Britnell

#ThisIsMyLife: Games you can play while hardly moving or speaking

#ThisIsMyLife: Games you can play while hardly moving or speaking

"Games" to play with your kid when you don't want to actually do anything.

Leah Rumack

3 tips for teaching your toddler manners

Toddler development

3 tips for teaching your toddler manners

You need to have patience (and lots of it) when teaching toddler manners.

Lola Augustine Brown

5 things parents should know about the iPhone SE—from kids who’ve tried it

5 things parents should know about the iPhone SE—from kids who’ve tried it

We put the new snack-sized iPhone SE through its paces—by handing it over to two kids for the weekend.

Kathryn Hayward

How to give your kid eye drops

How to give your kid eye drops

It’s hard enough to give yourself eye drops, never mind a squirmy kid. Try this:

Today's Parent