Tips and strategies to help your child deal with anxious thoughts and perfectionism.

How to handle your child's perfectionism

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Keeping your kid in sports begins with the car ride home

Mental health

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

Wondering how to do Disney without going crazy? The ultimate Today’s Parent guide to saving time, money and your sanity at the Happiest Place on Earth.

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Family travel

Give them the birthday party of their dreams on a realistic budget.

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Birthday party ideas

From birthday party decorations and kid-friendly finger foods to the coolest kids party ideas, learn how to throw the best kids' birthday parties ever. 

Birthday parties

For some moms, breastfeeding can have crippling effects.

How to prevent wrist pain while breastfeeding

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Maternal health

Looking for breastfeeding help? Read our tips on the best breastfeeding positions, finding the right latch, treating sore nipples, and knowing when to quit.

Baby

Everything you need to know about your baby, including information on breastfeeding, teething, colic, baby development, food, sleep, and more..

Breastfeeding

It's normal for your tween and her friends to begin keeping secrets. Here's how you can deal with their covert conversations.

How to talk with your tween about secrets

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Your kid’s first steps towards independence

What to do when your kids ask about online porn

Age-by-age guide to talking to kids about sex

Behaviour

Every parent dreads the teenage years, but they don't have to be a nightmare. Learn to navigate this complicated time with tips on teen health and behaviour.

Kids

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

Tween and teen

A urinary tract infection is difficult to spot, but easy to treat. Here's everything you need to know about UTIs in kids.

How to spot urinary tract infections (UTIs) in kids

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Trouble down there: 7 common reasons for your kid’s discomfort

Kids’ genital health: 4 common problems

Flush with success: solving toilet-training problems

Kids health

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Did you really think your kid would ACTUALLY end up buying something with his allowance?

#ThisIsMyLife: Allowance is for suckers

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Humour

Parenting

RRSP or RESP? Two dads state their case about which investment they're focusing on, and why.

The Debate: Should you invest in an RRSP or RESP?

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Why my kids won't get a free ride to university

Should you borrow money to invest in your RRSP?

Family finance

Get crafty with your kids this March break and watch them zoom through the room in their own cardboard race car.

Craft: Make your own cardboard race car

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8 crafts to make with toilet paper rolls 

13 kid-friendly crafts using recyclables 

Crafts are a fantastic way to help your kids develop creativity and fine motor skills. Get the whole family together around these kid-friendly craft activities.

Crafts

Take the fun off-line and throw this fab emoji birthday bash!

How to throw an emoji party

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Decorate by sticking emoji decals on your walls, and create a giant emoji for Pin The Face On The Emoji. You’ll need a hula hoop, yellow tablecloth, bristol board, scissors, a stapler and double-sided tape. Hold the cloth taut around the hoop and staple it in place. Cut out the features from bristol board, place tape on the back of each and set aside. As your guests roll in, give everyone’s thumbs a rest from texting and have fun designing emoji necklaces. Then break out the blindfold and give each guest a shot at 
pinning features on the big emoji—sure to induce ROFL.
For lunch, serve up mini emoji pizzas, using toppings to create the faces. (Tip: Pepper slices make great eyebrows.) For snacks, draw expressions on mini Gouda cheese wheels using black food-colouring pens, and serve them up alongside your sandwich-cookie lollipop treats. Have a GR8 time! ";}

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Cowabunga: How to throw a Ninja Turtles party 

Games

These steps make getting through airport security easy. Next time you won't be caught asking someone to hold your tot while you untie your shoes.

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10 tips for taking your kids on an airplane

Must-have travel gear for babies and toddlers

Where to turn when your child's pearly whites take a beating.

What to do in a dental emergency

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How to prepare for your child's first dental visit

How to promote your child's dental health

Why I feel guilty about my kids' bad teeth

What to do when your child has a dental emergency

Oral health

Your child’ doesn't like to join in on activities? Help her get comfortable in a crowd.

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How to help kids with performance anxiety

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

Check out this prenatal class primer for newbie and veteran parents alike.

Prenatal prep: Finding the right class for you

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Exercise: Myths about working out during pregnancy

Pregnancy food guide: Truth about what you can eat (+ cheat sheet)

Pregnancy

Everything you need to know about your pregnancy: what to expect week by week, tips for baby names and baby shower planning, pregnancy health, and more.

It may be gross, but nose-picking is totally normal.

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Toddler behaviour

Everything you need to know about your growing toddler, from picky eating to potty training, navigating bedtime to managing tantrums.

Toddler

Not going away for March break? Ian Mendes can empathize—and help you survive your staycation.

7 tips to help you survive March Break

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8 easy ways to save quickly for a family vacation

Spring cleaning: How to get your kids to help

posts

Real estate guru Scott McGillivray shares his best renovation tips. Plus, we've rounded up the best advice to save you time and money.

How to survive a reno (with kids!)

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Kitchen: 5 ideas to get family meals organized

Single mom Chantal Saville learns that guilt-driven spending on her daughter won’t make up for the divorce.

Can’t buy me love - Post-divorce guilt spending

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Parenting through divorce: Dos and don'ts

Divorce

Get your little ones excited about saving money with these cute piggy banks for kids.

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How to teach your kids money-saving skills

Why it pays to be open with your kids about finances

When is it time to give your child an allowance?

Easy activities to teach your kids money smarts

Money

Preschoolers are constantly learning to interpret about the world around them. Learn how to support your kids' development in this important stage of life.

March 2015

How to handle your child's perfectionism

How to do Disney (without losing your mind!)

Throw a birthday party on a budget

How to prevent wrist pain while breastfeeding

How to talk with your tween about secrets

UTIs in kids: Know the signs

9 fun Disney secrets to share with your kids

#ThisIsMyLife: Allowance is for suckers

The debate: Should you invest in an RRSP or RESP?

Craft: Make your own cardboard race car

How to throw an emoji party

How to handle airport security solo with baby

What to do in a dental emergency

Social anxiety: How to help kids who won't join in

Prenatal prep: Finding the right class for you

Kids and nose-picking: Why it's actually totally normal

7 tips to help you survive March Break

How to survive a reno (with kids!)

Can’t buy me love: Divorce-guilt spending

9 adorable piggy banks for kids