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Why a social media detox might be just what you need this holiday season

Why a social media detox might be just what you need this holiday season

Whether you're a doomscroller, a comparer or someone who lives for "likes", a social media detox could make you happier this holiday season.

Vanessa Milne

Can air purifiers really reduce your COVID risk?

Can air purifiers really reduce your COVID risk?

Air purifiers can add another layer of protection from COVID indoors, along with masking, gathering outdoors when possible and reducing contacts.

Claire Gagne, Chatelaine

What parents need to know about COVID-19 rapid testing

What parents need to know about COVID-19 rapid testing

Bonnie Schiedel

Canadian experts say it’s still safe to take acetaminophen during pregnancy

Pregnancy health

Canadian experts say it’s still safe to take acetaminophen during pregnancy

The practice was called into question in September when scientists and doctors said that acetaminophen during pregnancy could alter fetal development.

Alex Mlynek

An infectious disease doctor answers all our questions about the COVID vaccine for kids

An infectious disease doctor answers all our questions about the COVID vaccine for kids

As parents start to vaccinate Canadian kids, we spoke to Dr. Janine McCready about side effects, myocarditis, how to handle the holidays and more.

Claire Gagne

Health Canada has approved the COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11

Health Canada has approved the COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11

Claire Gagne

Why are babies going hungry in a food-rich nation like Canada?

Why are babies going hungry in a food-rich nation like Canada?

Lesley Frank

What to Do if You didn’t Prep for the Time Change At All

What to Do if You didn’t Prep for the Time Change At All

It’s not too late! A sleep consultant shares four strategies she uses to help get families back on track after daylight saving time.

Amanda Jewson

Parents, get Benadryl out of your medicine cabinets

Parents, get Benadryl out of your medicine cabinets

Newer antihistamines are safer than ‘first-generation’ ones like Benadryl for kids and adults alike, but old habits die hard.

Wendy Haaf

A new parents' guide to the pharmacy aisle

A new parents' guide to the pharmacy aisle

7 tips and tricks that’ll save you time and money when shopping for kids’ stuff at the drugstore.

Lisa Kadane

The COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11 years: What parents need to know

The COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11 years: What parents need to know

Today's Parent

Follow These 6 Rules to Keep Kids Safe From COVID this Halloween

Follow These 6 Rules to Keep Kids Safe From COVID this Halloween

Here’s the best way to have a fun night trick-or-treating with your tiny goblins and ghouls in 2021 (plus one safety measure you can definitely drop!).

Claire Gagne

Why aren't all the provinces keeping kids safe with rapid testing and masking?

Why aren't all the provinces keeping kids safe with rapid testing and masking?

Patricia Treble, Maclean's

Chasing after your kids might be better for your health than you think

Chasing after your kids might be better for your health than you think

A new study confirms that physical activity is way more important to your general health than the number on the scale—and you're probably already doing it!

Stacey Nguyen

What parents wish their doctor had said during their miscarriage

What parents wish their doctor had said during their miscarriage

It's hard for doctors and nurses to find the right words when expectant parents are going through a pregnancy loss. Here's the kind of support patients need and deserve.

Alexandra Frost

Back-to-school as the Delta variant spreads: How great is the risk?

Back-to-school as the Delta variant spreads: How great is the risk?

Patricia Treble, Maclean's

What parents need to know about Canada's expected RSV resurgence

What parents need to know about Canada's expected RSV resurgence

Arisa Valyear

How can we make schools safer next fall? It will take more than vaccines

How can we make schools safer next fall? It will take more than vaccines

If ending the disruption to students is important to us, we’ll do what wasn’t done last year: Invest in smaller class sizes and improved ventilation.

Flannery Dean, Chatelaine

Fully vaccinated people have gotten the Delta COVID variant. Should we be worried?

Fully vaccinated people have gotten the Delta COVID variant. Should we be worried?

Patricia Treble, Maclean's

What we know about COVID vaccines and periods

What we know about COVID vaccines and periods

Claire Gagné, Chatelaine