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Kids health

Kids

Everything you need to know about kids and toddlers, including behaviour and development, sleep, potty training, preschool, and how to handle picky eaters.

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Family fitness

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Puberty

Family

Let us help navigate daily life with your growing family, with everything from kids’ craft and activity ideas to advice on discipline and birthday party inspiration.

Family health

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School

From handling first crushes and anxiety to when you should start music lessons and talk about Santa, learn all about how to support your school-aged kids. 

School-age

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.

How can we make school safer in September? It takes more than vaccines

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

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

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If you’re constantly dealing with requests for sweet treats, it’s time to reframe the discussion around dessert. A registered dietitian explains how.

How to stop your kid from obsessing over dessert

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Toddler health

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Anthony Skelton and Lisa Forsberg, The Conversation

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Vaccines

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Blogs

The ultimate guide to mosquito bites

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Ticks: 6 things your child needs for proper protection

Deer ticks in Canada: Everything you need to know

Summer

It’s as common in daycares as fingerpaint. Here are the common symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease and how to treat it.

How to tell if your kid has hand, foot and mouth disease

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Your most frequently asked kids’ health questions answered

There's a lot of misinformation circulating about autism. We asked the experts what parents really need to know to decipher fact from fiction.

6 myths about autism that way too many people believe

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Are you raising a child with special needs? We're here to help with personal stories, expert advice, the latest research, and tips on how to support your child.

Special needs

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The past year has been tough and we’re all hungering for tidbits of hope and positivity. Don’t let the pandemic eclipse these big wins for parents and kids.

The past year has been tough, to say the least, and we’re all hungering for tidbits of hope and positivity. Don’t let the pandemic eclipse these 18 big wins for parents and kids.

Want to teach your child about mindfulness? Looking for a great vacation getaway for families? Trying to understand the latest YouTube craze for kids? We’ve got you covered. 

Family life

14 new kid products we are loving this month

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Baby gear

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Pretending to be sick is nothing new, but during the pandemic, an exaggerated headache comes with a huge ripple effect. Here's how to deal with it.

Is your kid faking sick? Here's what to do about it

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Parenting

It sucks when kids are sick. You can use all the help you can get—so try these smart tips to make sick days less stressful.

11 tricks for making a sick day less stressful

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How to know when your kid is too sick for school

Immune system boosters: 5 foods you need to eat 

6 common medication mistakes parents make with kids

Kids health

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

How to make sure your kid's mask protects them against Delta

6 ways to fix your kid’s bad posture

Everything you need to know about growing pains in kids

My 8-year-old is tall and beautiful, but her self-worth is shrinking

New info from SickKids shows just how essential it is that schools stay open next year

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

How to stop your kid from obsessing over dessert

These types of child injuries surged during the pandemic

Opinion: The COVID-19 vaccine should be mandatory for kids—here’s why

This doctor is using TikTok to bridge cultural divides

The ultimate guide to mosquito bites

How to Tell if Your Kid has Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

6 myths about autism that way too many people believe

4 major health wins we forgot to celebrate over the past year

18 good news stories you might have missed this past year

14 new baby and kid products our editors are loving this month

How will Ontario schools keep kids safe during the third wave?

Is your kid faking sick? Here's what to do

11 tricks for making a sick day less stressful