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These are the vaccines you need during pregnancy—and the ones you absolutely shouldn’t get

Pregnancy health

These are the vaccines you need during pregnancy—and the ones you absolutely shouldn’t get

From the whooping cough vaccine to the flu shot and the MMR, here’s what’s safe and what’s not when it comes to vaccines during pregnancy.

Karen Robock

Moms, you can stop apologizing for your vaginas now

Moms, you can stop apologizing for your vaginas now

A pelvic floor physiotherapist shows us the truth about what vulvas and vaginas are supposed to look (and smell) like in this viral Facebook post.

Claire Sibonney

Everything you believe about the BRAT diet is wrong

Everything you believe about the BRAT diet is wrong

Don't limit kids with tummy troubles to bananas and rice. It turns out the BRAT diet for diarrhea isn’t the miracle fix your mom or doctor told you it was.

Kate Daley

How much sleep do teenagers really need?

How much sleep do teenagers really need?

Teens are facing an 'epidemic of sleep deprivation.' Help protect your teen's sleep with physical activity, limiting screens before bed and more.

Wendy Hall

Most of us support mandatory vaccinations—but is there a downside?

Most of us support mandatory vaccinations—but is there a downside?

Most Canadians are all for mandatory vaccinations to prevent outbreaks of preventable diseases like the measles. But are there unintended consequences?

Alison Braley-Rattai

Does your kid really need to go to the doctor every year?

Does your kid really need to go to the doctor every year?

Obviously, you go to check their weight as a baby and for all their vaccines. But is an annual check-up necessary beyond that?

Alex Mlynek

Could drastically changing your kid’s diet help their autism?

Could drastically changing your kid’s diet help their autism?

If your kid with autism loves starchy, sugary foods, you might want to make some changes, as there's some real science that links their diet to their behaviour.

Arlene Karidis

Large study shows—yet again—that the MMR vaccine does not cause autism

Large study shows—yet again—that the MMR vaccine does not cause autism

After studying more than 650,000 people over 10 years, Danish researchers have concluded that there's no link between the MMR vaccine and autism.

Claire Gagne

Doctors call on Facebook and YouTube to help stop anti-vax misinformation

Doctors call on Facebook and YouTube to help stop anti-vax misinformation

The American Academy of Pediatrics says social media is partly to blame for recent outbreaks of measles where it's been previously eradicated.

Daniela Sosa Roque

7 things parents need to know about measles

7 things parents need to know about measles

With measles outbreak in Washington and a confirmed case in Montreal, here are the facts on the virus, the MMR vaccine and herd immunity.

Sasha Emmons

How to treat a fever

How to treat a fever

You took your little one's temperature and they definitely have a fever. Here’s a step-by-step guide for how to treat it.

Today's Parent

When to go to the doctor for your kid's fever

When to go to the doctor for your kid's fever

As with most illnesses, it's difficult to know when a fever warrants a trip to the doctor's office. Here how to know when to make the call.

Today's Parent

What is a fever?

What is a fever?

Your kid is feeling under the weather, and you think they might have a fever. Here's everything you need to know about fevers–including when to see a doctor

Today's Parent

How Pregnancy Hormones Affect Your Body in Each Trimester

Pregnancy health

How Pregnancy Hormones Affect Your Body in Each Trimester

From the moment you become pregnant until weeks after birth, your hormones take a rollercoaster ride. Here’s what pregnancy hormones to do your body.

Kate Daley

Do babies masturbate?

Do babies masturbate?

No, you’re not imagining it. Your baby is not too young to have discovered the joys of, ahem, self-soothing.

Bonnie Schiedel

Everything you need to know about over-the-counter painkillers for kids

Everything you need to know about over-the-counter painkillers for kids

When your child is in pain, you want to do everything you can to help, but it’s important to use caution with painkillers. Here’s what you need to know.

Dr. Dina Kulik

7 surprising things we learned from sleep researchers

7 surprising things we learned from sleep researchers

Sure, every parent is familiar with bone-crushing exhaustion, but there are still a few things we could all learn about sleep deprivation.

Karen Robock

You play this video game with your vagina

You play this video game with your vagina

This device and app make Kegel exercises a whole lot more entertaining. (We tried it!)

Shoshana Sperling

Can drinking grape juice really prevent stomach flu?

Can drinking grape juice really prevent stomach flu?

The Internet says chugging grape juice can ward off a stomach bug. Could this be your new secret mom trick? We did some digging to find out if it works.

Claire Gagne

RECALL: Kidde Dual-Sensor Smoke Alarms

RECALL: Kidde Dual-Sensor Smoke Alarms

Nearly 500,000 Kidde dual-sensor smoke alarms have been recalled after discovering that their ability to detect smoke may be compromised.

Today's Parent

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