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5 tips for building good gut bacteria in kids

5 tips for building good gut bacteria in kids

A healthy gut—and a healthy kid—depends on good bacteria. Here are a few ways to build it up.

Nancy Carr

Genius parenting hack—busy board to entertain your toddler

Genius parenting hack—busy board to entertain your toddler

This hack is going to require a trip to the hardware store.

Amy Valm

14 Easy And Delicious Lunch Recipes

14 Easy And Delicious Lunch Recipes

Looking for fast and easy lunch recipes? Your kids will love opening their lunch boxes to these easy and delicious meals.

Kristy Woudstra

Easy nighttime skincare routines for busy moms

Easy nighttime skincare routines for busy moms

Charmaine Cooper, education manager for Dermalogica Canada, has three nighttime skincare routines, whether you have five minutes, 10 or 15.

Erin Finlayson

No sex please, we're parents

No sex please, we're parents

Dad of one kid, Colin Gilbert* doesn't have much sex with his wife—and doesn't really mind.

Today's Parent

9 best play cafés in Canada

9 best play cafés in Canada

Looking for a kid-friendly café where you can do some work or enjoy a cup of coffee while the kids play? We've rounded up the best play cafés in Canada.

Alex Mlynek

Have a uterus? Then say goodbye to alcohol—forever!

Have a uterus? Then say goodbye to alcohol—forever!

The new CDC recommendations on alcohol and pregnancy treat women as if they're stupid.

Rebecca Cuneo Keenan

3 things to know about ECHO’s report on childhood obesity

3 things to know about ECHO’s report on childhood obesity

The Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO) presented its 50 page report to the World Health Organization (WHO) on how to fight obesity in children.

Chidera Ukairo

How to remove permanent marker

How to remove permanent marker

Somehow your kid has swiped your permanent marker and graffitied your living room wall. We have a simple solution.

Today's Parent

Thank you to the woman in Shoppers Drug Mart

Thank you to the woman in Shoppers Drug Mart

"This woman waited until everyone had cleared, until the din had quieted, to make sure I was alright. That the Mommy was fine, too."

Katie Dupuis

8 things you need to know about the Zika virus

8 things you need to know about the Zika virus

I’m pregnant and went to the Caribbean—should I be freaking out about the Zika virus?

Claire Gagne

5 hearty winter salads for chilly nights

5 hearty winter salads for chilly nights

These easy, healthy winter salads will keep your family warm and well-fed through the cold months ahead.

Eshun Mott

10 broccoli recipes kids will love

10 broccoli recipes kids will love

Broccoli is full of calcium and many other good nutrients. These broccoli recipes will help kids get the vitamins they need without any argument.

Madeline Morra

Hey parents, you’re doing it wrong—again

Hey parents, you’re doing it wrong—again

Emma Waverman calls for a time-out on the idea that the current generation of parents are ruining their kids.

Emma Waverman

10 take-your-lunch-to-work recipes

10 take-your-lunch-to-work recipes

These delicious lunch recipes will make you the envy of your co-workers...and save you money!

Alex Mlynek

5 brunch recipes to sweeten up your morning

5 brunch recipes to sweeten up your morning

Brunch and weekends were made for each other, and we've got some tried and true dishes that are sure to add a little sweetness to your savoury offerings.

Kristy Woudstra

16 of our best storage ideas for kids' stuff

16 of our best storage ideas for kids' stuff

Here are some fun, creative and unique ideas to keep toys, crafts and clothes organized and in one spot.

Melissa Wannamaker

10 helpful tips for organizing your home

10 helpful tips for organizing your home

Organizing your home has never felt so good! Sort through that clutter and teach your kids that cleaning up can actually be fun with these tips.

Today's Parent staff

Yes, stay-at-home moms can be depressed

Yes, stay-at-home moms can be depressed

Despite having the ‘best job in the world,’ I was absolutely miserable and there was nothing that could take the edge off my anger and sadness.

Jennifer Pinarski

The debate: Should you invest in an RRSP or RESP?

The debate: Should you invest in an RRSP or RESP?

RRSP or RESP? Two dads state their case about which investment they're focusing on, and why.

Bruce Sellery