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.

How to kidnap-proof your kids

How to kidnap-proof your kids

Today's Parent staff

When kids want to choose their own outfits

When kids want to choose their own outfits

Some preschoolers are pickier about their outfits than they are about their dinner.

Lisa van de Geyn

How to handle nighttime fears

How to handle nighttime fears

Nighttime fears — like being afraid of the dark or of bad guys — are typical at this age.

Wendy Haaf

5 ways to stop sibling fighting

5 ways to stop sibling fighting

Shawna Cohen

The bathroom humour phase

The bathroom humour phase

Are poop and pee jokes suddenly hilarious to your kid? Welcome to the bathroom humour phase.

Melissa Carter

When your kids start to regress

When your kids start to regress

Lea Zeltserman

Why it's healthy for kids to lie

Why it's healthy for kids to lie

Lisa van de Geyn

Your discipline questions answered

Your discipline questions answered

Alyson Schafer, parenting expert

Potty training tips that work

Potty training tips that work

Ditching diapers is often a prerequisite for preschool, but toilet training with a deadline isn’t fun for anyone. Here are some tips to help with the transition.

Lisa van de Geyn

Child snoring linked to behaviour problems

Child snoring linked to behaviour problems

Lia Grainger

Why does my child get nosebleeds?

Why does my child get nosebleeds?

Mark Feldman, chair of the community paediatrics committee, canadian paediatric society

What to do when your kid hates wearing clothes

What to do when your kid hates wearing clothes

Melissa Carter

Kid-friendly eye drops?

Kid-friendly eye drops?

Seanna Chesney-Chauvet, RN

How often should my child wash his hands?

How often should my child wash his hands?

David Speert, senior clinician scientist and head of the Centre for Understanding and Preventing Infection in Children at the Child & Family Research Institute in Vancouver

When playdates go bad

When playdates go bad

When fights break out, parents are stuck in a tricky situation.

Tamar Satov

The debate: Do you let your kids play with toy guns?

The debate: Do you let your kids play with toy guns?

Stephen Marche

Goose egg bump that won't go away

Goose egg bump that won't go away

Indra Dhunnoo, paediatrician

How to handle your scaredy-cat child

How to handle your scaredy-cat child

Is your child a nervous Nellie, timid about trying new things? Here's how to handle your scaredy-cat.

Abigail Cukier

How to handle your daredevil child

How to handle your daredevil child

Tamar Satov

Knowing when to phase out nap time

Knowing when to phase out nap time

Children grow out of nap time at different stages. These pointers should help you decide if your child still needs a daily daytime nap.

Dennis Rosen, Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders at Children’s Hospital in Boston