Steps and Stages

Flush with success: solving toilet-training problems

Flush with success: solving toilet-training problems

Real-life solutions to your most urgent toilet-training problems.

Sandra E. Martin

Does my baby move enough?

Baby development

Does my baby move enough?

Nancy Ripton

Do new moms experience an increase in fertility?

Do new moms experience an increase in fertility?

Is it easier to get pregnant soon after giving birth? Our expert weighs in on the possibility of a fertility spike.

Carl A. Laskin, reproductive immunologist and past-president of the canadian fertility and andrology society

SIDS: Keep your child safe this summer

SIDS: Keep your child safe this summer

Hayley Mick

Is it safe to wear high heels while pregnant?

Is it safe to wear high heels while pregnant?

Jon Barrett, chief of Maternal and Fetal Medicine at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Why is my tween suddenly interested in faith?

Why is my tween suddenly interested in faith?

Nora Underwood

Stuttering in kids: When does it start?

Stuttering in kids: When does it start?

Robert M. Kroll, speech-language pathologist

Why school-aged kids crave male role models

Why school-aged kids crave male role models

Rebecca Cuneo Keenan

Are you overscheduling your child?

Are you overscheduling your child?

Swimming, ballet, hockey, music class and gymnastics all sound like fun, but how much is too much for a preschooler to handle?

Lisa van de Geyn

Teasing on the bus

Teasing on the bus

Dana Kerford, Founder of Girl Power Inc.

When is it safe to let a child cook on his own?

When is it safe to let a child cook on his own?

Barbara Beery, Children's cookbook author

How to talk to your tween about their celebrity idol

How to talk to your tween about their celebrity idol

Tara Quinn

Hilarious names kids give their private parts

Toddler behaviour

Hilarious names kids give their private parts

Cassandre Cadieux

What should toddlers call their private parts?

What should toddlers call their private parts?

When curious preschoolers want to know what to call their private parts, parents are put on the spot. Here, we offer some expert tips.

Steve Brearton

Watching your toddler's weight

Watching your toddler's weight

Round tummies and chubby thighs are adorable. But they can also be concerning for parents who wonder whether they need to alter their child’s diet.

Meg Payne

How much video game time is ok?

How much video game time is ok?

Linda Bream, psychologist

What you need to know about night terrors

What you need to know about night terrors

Like a bad dream on steroids – they may seem scary, but they aren’t worth losing sleep over.

Diane Peters

Is your toddler sitting properly?

Toddler development

Is your toddler sitting properly?

Rhea Seymour

Preschooler toilet troubles

Preschooler toilet troubles

Teresa Pitman

Your 5 3/4-year-old

Your 5 3/4-year-old

Let’s talk about sex―already? Your child seems so young! But it’s much easier to talk about the basics of sex if you start when she's little.

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