February 2014

How to curb your toddler's fake crying

How to curb your toddler's fake crying

Kids turn on the waterworks for lots of reasons, but not all of them are genuine.

Astrid van den Broek

How to cope the first time your baby gets sick

How to cope the first time your baby gets sick

You baby's first illness is upsetting for you and her. Here's what you need to know, whether it's a cold, flu or something more.

Melissa Carter

When is thumb-sucking a problem?

When is thumb-sucking a problem?

Thumb-sucking might soothe your little one in the short term, but should you worry about the long-term effects?

Hannah Terry-Whyte

Kids' rooms: Cute ideas for every age

Kids' rooms: Cute ideas for every age

Cut, paste and paint to transform your kids' rooms into imaginative, wow-worthy spaces, from baby to big kid.

Emma Reddington

Should you let your kid get a manicure?

Should you let your kid get a manicure?

Are manicures for little kids harmless fun, or too much, too soon?

Rhea Seymour

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Burger

Birthday parties

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Burger

Follow our easy instructions—complete with how-to pictures—for making a burger birthday cake kids will love, then check out our other birthday cake ideas.

Today's Parent

Your sex life: The best and worst

Your sex life: The best and worst

In our annual sex survey this year, you told us what you love most about your sex life... and what doesn't fan your fire.

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Can sex classes help your relationship?

Can sex classes help your relationship?

Sex ed for married couples? Ellie Tucker thinks so. Here's what happened when she stepped into her first sex education class for adults.

Ellie Tucker

What did you say when your kid caught you having sex?

What did you say when your kid caught you having sex?

We asked, you answered: Find out how Today's Parent readers explained bedroom antics to their kids—direct from our 2014 sex survey.

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Is your child getting enough sleep?

Is your child getting enough sleep?

Is your child getting enough sleep? Here's why getting enough sleep—and the right kind of it—is key to your child’s health and well-being (and yours, too).

Marissa Stapley Ponikowski

Would you get a tattoo of your kids’ names?

Would you get a tattoo of your kids’ names?

Tattoo for mom or dad? Many parents are embracing the new trend of getting tattoos of their child's names.

Aparita Bhandari

Sleepwalking: Symptoms and treatments

Sleepwalking: Symptoms and treatments

Sleepwalking typically starts at this age, and ten percent of kids younger than six will experience it.

Brittany Mahaney

Get the look: Cat-eye makeup

Get the look: Cat-eye makeup

Master cat-eye makeup with this simple beauty tutorial.

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Free printable malt shop party invite

Free printable malt shop party invite

Download our free printable malt shop party invite to throw a fun time-warp birthday bash.

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Birthday: How to throw a malt shop party

Birthday parties

Birthday: How to throw a malt shop party

Rock ’n’ roll with your cool-cat friends at this time-warped bash.

Kate Stewart