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5 mindfulness activities for kids (no meditation required)

5 mindfulness activities for kids (no meditation required)

Your kid could benefit from a mindfulness practice, but what are the chances they'll sit still for an hour? Try these techniques instead.

Jill Buchner

The real reasons why cavities form

The real reasons why cavities form

Your kids brush, and they go to the dentist—how can they have cavities?

Katie Dupuis

Sorry, parents, Apple can’t keep kids from getting addicted to phones

Sorry, parents, Apple can’t keep kids from getting addicted to phones

There's no easy fix to our addiction to phones, tech experts warn. It still remains up to parents to monitor screen time.

Michael Oliveira, The Canadian Press

This product could be a life saver for kids with a peanut allergy

This product could be a life saver for kids with a peanut allergy

The Nima Peanut Sensor, which launched this week at CES, helps parents make sure kids with a peanut allergy can have a safe meal.

Kim Shiffman

Even Apple investors are concerned about your kids‘ screen time

Even Apple investors are concerned about your kids‘ screen time

Two prominent Apple shareholders sent a letter to the company expressing concern that too much screen time is having negative consequences for kids.

Today's Parent

Junk food ads are targeting your kids—here's how to stop it

Junk food ads are targeting your kids—here's how to stop it

Health Canada has plans to ban the marketing of junk food to kids, but here's what to do while you're waiting for regulations to come into effect.

Cara Rosenbloom

New resource helps teachers keep kids with type 1 diabetes safe

New resource helps teachers keep kids with type 1 diabetes safe

Parents of kids with type 1 diabetes live in fear of their kids’ blood sugar dipping too low at school. A new resource is here to help.

Wendy Haaf

Are Milk Alternatives Unhealthy for Kids?

Are Milk Alternatives Unhealthy for Kids?

Experts are warning parents to use caution when choosing plant-based drinks for kids. Dietitian Cara Rosenbloom explains what to look for.

Cara Rosenbloom

10 Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat More Fruits and Veggies in School Lunches

10 Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat More Fruits and Veggies in School Lunches

Research shows that kids aren't getting enough fruits and vegetables throughout the day. Here's how to give your kid a healthy head start.

Jill Buchner

Can my kid get mumps and measles even if she's been vaccinated?

Can my kid get mumps and measles even if she's been vaccinated?

Your kid has received the MMR vaccine, but you still worry when you hear about mumps and measles outbreaks. Here's what you need to know.

Dr. Dina Kulik

Why parents (and schools) shouldn't ban junk food

Why parents (and schools) shouldn't ban junk food

Efforts to ban kids from having junk food could have unintended consequences. Here’s what you need to know about setting limits on chips, pop and candy.

Lindsay Kneteman

Paediatricians are 'increasingly' being asked about assisted death for kids

Paediatricians are 'increasingly' being asked about assisted death for kids

A survey about assisted death for kids in Canada found that nearly half of pediatricians supported legislation extending to kids in some cases

Maija Kappler, The Canadian Press

What to do if your kid has a seizure

What to do if your kid has a seizure

Seizures are caused by far more than just epilepsy. The Canadian Red Cross shows you how to keep your child safe during a seizure, no matter the cause.

Today's Parent

This new way to fight cancer is changing everything

This new way to fight cancer is changing everything

SickKids has used genetic sequencing of cancers to entirely rethink how we treat cancers based on their mutations, not their location in the body.

Jill Buchner

12 Dairy-Free Snacks for Kids to Try Now

12 Dairy-Free Snacks for Kids to Try Now

So, your kid can't have dairy, huh? Hold up cheese strings and yogurt tubes—you're not the only snack game on the playground.

Amy Valm

Obese kids will soon outnumber underweight kids in the world

Obese kids will soon outnumber underweight kids in the world

A new report from the World Health Organization says that the obesity rates in Canadian children have more than tripled in the past four decades.

Terra Ciolfe, Maclean's

7 healthy packaged snacks for school

7 healthy packaged snacks for school

Yeah, you’ve got to pack lunch and snacks too. Here are some of the best, protein-filled picks on store shelves to keep your kid going all day.

Cara Rosenbloom

Should you have your kid's tonsils removed?

Should you have your kid's tonsils removed?

Here’s everything you need to know about tonsils, adenoids and what to consider when your kid's doctor suggests surgery to have them removed.

Sydney Loney

Why ibuprofen is better for pain than morphine after your kid’s surgery

Why ibuprofen is better for pain than morphine after your kid’s surgery

A new study says that ibuprofen can relieve pain just as well as morphine for some surgeries. And it doesn’t come with all the risks.

Jill Buchner

10 things your doctor told you about kids' nutrition that are wrong

10 things your doctor told you about kids' nutrition that are wrong

Everyone likes to give advice about kids' nutrition. But you need to take it with a grain of salt. Here are 10 nutrition myths you've probably heard.

Cara Rosenbloom