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6 common medication mistakes parents make with kids

6 common medication mistakes parents make with kids

Before giving your kid that dose of antibiotics or cold medicine, make sure you read up on these common medicine mistakes.

Joelene Huber

PSA, parents: This popular style of kids' mask should NEVER be used

PSA, parents: This popular style of kids' mask should NEVER be used

Wait! Before you place that bulk order of masks for your kid, make sure you aren't buying masks with valves, as Health Canada says aren't OK.

Kevin John Siazon

What about our kids' right to education?

What about our kids' right to education?

It's not just about childcare—regardless of which back-to-school plan is chosen, our kids' learning should be at the centre of the decision.

Anne Levesque

Finally! Here's how to start forming your "social circle"

Finally! Here's how to start forming your "social circle"

Teaming up with another family to create a "double bubble" could help with child care while still limiting the spread of COVID-19.

Claire Gagne

How strep throat can lead to scary OCD symptoms in kids

How strep throat can lead to scary OCD symptoms in kids

In rare cases, a strep infection can cause kids to experience extreme OCD behaviours, a condition called PANDAS syndrome. Many doctors don't know it exists.

Courtney Shea

Chronic pain in kids is more common than you think

Chronic pain in kids is more common than you think

One in five kids experiences chronic pain. Here's how to know if your kid is suffering and how you can help them feel better.

Raina Delisle

How to get tested for coronavirus in Canada, what the symptoms are, where to get help

How to get tested for coronavirus in Canada, what the symptoms are, where to get help

A province-by-province breakdown of advice, requirements and who to call if you think you might have it—with information on who is most vulnerable.

Patricia Treble, Maclean's

Will your kid inherit your phobia?

Will your kid inherit your phobia?

You’ve learned to live with your phobia, despite how much it affects your life. But that doesn’t mean you want your kid to end up with it.

Bonnie Schiedel

Coronavirus: What parents need to know

Coronavirus: What parents need to know

We have updates and answers as the discovery of the first case in North America adds to fears of a global coronavirus outbreak.

Wendy Glauser

How to welcome a baby with Down syndrome

How to welcome a baby with Down syndrome

A brief primer for new and soon-to-be parents on your beautiful baby with Down syndrome, including what to expect in the first year.

Andrea Karr

What to do when your child has earwax buildup

What to do when your child has earwax buildup

Too much earwax can lead to hearing problems—but there's a wrong way to remove it! Here's how to safely remove earwax.

Claire Gagne

Everything You Need to Know About Food Allergies

Everything You Need to Know About Food Allergies

With food allergies in kids on the rise, here are all the facts on what they are, the most common types, symptoms and how to handle them.

Today's Parent

Here's what kids' rashes look like on darker skin (finally!)

Here's what kids' rashes look like on darker skin (finally!)

Most photos of kids' rashes are on white skin—so what's a parent with a child of colour to do when their kid's chicken pox doesn't look like chicken pox?

Kevin John Siazon

Why is suicidal behaviour increasing among elementary school children?

Why is suicidal behaviour increasing among elementary school children?

Suicide in kids: New research shows that the number of children who have gone to the ER for suicidal behaviour has doubled in less than a decade.

Raina Delisle

Badass OB-GYN Dr. Jen Gunter has no time for your pseudoscience nonsense

Badass OB-GYN Dr. Jen Gunter has no time for your pseudoscience nonsense

In an exclusive interview, Winnipeg-born Dr. Jen Gunter opens up about her journey to becoming the most important truth teller in women’s health.

Maureen Halushak

Everything you need to know about a peanut allergy

Everything you need to know about a peanut allergy

Peanut is one of the most common and deadliest food allergies, but a promising new treatment may change that. Here, we answer all your questions.

Raina Delisle

Have you ever heard of polydactyly? It’s when a baby is born with extra fingers or toes

Have you ever heard of polydactyly? It’s when a baby is born with extra fingers or toes

With polydactyly, a congenital limb malformation, the “ten fingers, ten toes” delivery-room joke about having a healthy baby isn’t quite accurate.

Heather Jones

What is impetigo, and how serious is it for kids?

What is impetigo, and how serious is it for kids?

Here’s what you need to know about impetigo in young children, including what causes it, how contagious it is and how to treat it.

Cameron French

What it's like to be a mom with endometriosis

What it's like to be a mom with endometriosis

1 in 10 Canadian women suffers from endometriosis—an often misdiagnosed disease that causes internal bleeding and scarring during your period.

Bonnie Schiedel

Don't panic: Your kids' phones won't make them grow horns

Don't panic: Your kids' phones won't make them grow horns

Could your child's phone be bad enough to give them horns? According to a new study the answer is yes, but it's wrong. Here’s what you need to know.

Natalie Harmsen