Kids

Preschool

Preschoolers are constantly learning to interpret about the world around them. Learn how to support your kids' development in this important stage of life.

#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

Helping your child sleep through the night

Helping your child sleep through the night

Is your child having trouble sleeping at night? One of these issues could be the cause.

Lisa Kadane

Simple ways to prevent poisonings in kids

Simple ways to prevent poisonings in kids

Most of us know the basics of childproofing our homes, but here’s a refresher to prevent accidental poisonings and keep kids safe.

Amy Valm

Parents are still giving kids unsafe cough and cold medicine

Parents are still giving kids unsafe cough and cold medicine

We all want to help our kids when they're sick. But giving them cough and cold medicine could make them even sicker.

Kim Shiffman

Top choking hazards for kids

Top choking hazards for kids

Many things around your home can become choking hazards. Here's how to identify them and reduce their danger.

Claire Gagne

17 Easy Kids’ Hairstyles

17 Easy Kids’ Hairstyles

Have your daughter's hair ready for school or a special occasion in minutes with one of these simple kids' hairstyles .

Jessica Spera

How to teach kids to stop lying

How to teach kids to stop lying

An age-by-age guide to teaching kids that honesty is the best policy.

Cathie Kryczka

Signing up for Parks and Rec programs without wanting to die

Signing up for Parks and Rec programs without wanting to die

It’s D-day, people. If you live in the City of Toronto, tomorrow morning is when your child’s future happiness is determined forever.

Leah Rumack

20 books on nighttime fears

20 books on nighttime fears

Things can seem scary when the lights are turned out at bedtime. These books might help!

Jessica Spera

Childhood obesity: Sizing up our kids

Childhood obesity: Sizing up our kids

The rate of childhood obesity has never been higher. Diets and policing the pantry don’t work, experts say. So what can you do if you think your kid’s sporting a little extra puppy fat?

Carolyn Abraham

4 Tips for Managing Anxiety in Preschoolers

4 Tips for Managing Anxiety in Preschoolers

Anxiety in preschoolers is quite common. Here's how you can help your child express their worries and learn to cope.

Leslee Mason

How to handle your son's constant energy

How to handle your son's constant energy

"If my son isn't asleep, he's leaping, pouncing, somersaulting or wrestling." Sound familiar? Here's how one mom keeps up with her son's energy.

Sue Riedl

How Much Fibre Does Your Kid Really Need?

How Much Fibre Does Your Kid Really Need?

We’ve got age-by-age formulas with simple foods to make it easy to stuff your kid with good-for-her fibre.

Today's Parent

5 tips for surviving public toilets with your kid

5 tips for surviving public toilets with your kid

The loud flushes, the crowd, the tall sinks—it can all be stressful to a preschooler. Maybe for you, too. Here's how to navigate public toilets with your little one.

Today's Parent

14 easy birthday party ideas for preschoolers

Birthday parties

14 easy birthday party ideas for preschoolers

You're busy enough as it is. Make it easy on yourself with these simple birthday party ideas for preschoolers that everyone will love (including you).

Amy Valm

Lose the whine in just one week

Lose the whine in just one week

Erin Dym

The problem with most preschools (and how to solve it)

The problem with most preschools (and how to solve it)

All those flashcards and lessons might actually not be the best way for preschoolers to learn.

Emma Waverman

How to throw a basketball party

Birthday parties

How to throw a basketball party

Throw a slam dunk of a party for your little MVP with this simple basketball fête.

Amy Valm

How to teach kids to put shoes on the right feet

How to teach kids to put shoes on the right feet

Try this simple three-step trick!

Today's Parent

How I talk to my kids about the Ghomeshi trial

How I talk to my kids about the Ghomeshi trial

I’m not about to explain what it means to choke someone out—so how do I cover issues of consent and violence with my kids in light of the Ghomeshi trial? I enlisted an expert to help me with some real talk.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem