vaccinations

6 things you can do today to protect your kids from Omicron

6 things you can do today to protect your kids from Omicron

If this variant has left you feeling overwhelmed, take these steps to help protect children from Omicron and ride out this wave safely.

Erin Pepler

The truth about the COVID vaccine, myocarditis and kids

The truth about the COVID vaccine, myocarditis and kids

Experts say the risk of myocarditis post-vaccine is incredibly low for kids. But if you're still worried, here are five reassuring facts.

Claire Gagne

8 science-backed ways to make needles less painful for your kid

8 science-backed ways to make needles less painful for your kid

Is your kid afraid of needles—and it's time for a vaccination? There are specific things parents can do to reduce kids’ distress from an impending needle.

Jill Buchner

The COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11 years: What parents need to know

The COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11 years: What parents need to know

Today's Parent

Donating my vaccinated breastmilk gave me hope during lockdown

Donating my vaccinated breastmilk gave me hope during lockdown

This simple act helps researchers learn more about breastmilk antibodies and makes me feel like I'm doing something that matters.

Laura Cockburn-Tulk

Changing the minds of the vaccine hesitant requires actually listening to them

Changing the minds of the vaccine hesitant requires actually listening to them

Wendy Glauser, Maclean's

What’s safe this summer if you’re vaxxed but your kids aren’t

What’s safe this summer if you’re vaxxed but your kids aren’t

Freedom! Or not? Many parents are now double-dosed —but what do we do with the unvaccinated kids? Here's what you need to know.

Rebecca Cuneo Keenan

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

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

Anthony Skelton and Lisa Forsberg, The Conversation

Here's when experts say Canadian kids will get the COVID-19 vaccine

Here's when experts say Canadian kids will get the COVID-19 vaccine

Vanessa Milne

What if you want your kids to get the COVID vaccine but your ex says no?

What if you want your kids to get the COVID vaccine but your ex says no?

Anna-Marie Musson

Why are typically pro-vax parents nervous about the COVID vaccine?

Why are typically pro-vax parents nervous about the COVID vaccine?

Confession: I'm one of them. So I called up a bunch of experts to see if my hesitancy is valid or unfounded.

Claire Gagne

Docs say the flu shot is ESSENTIAL this year—but it might be hard to get

Docs say the flu shot is ESSENTIAL this year—but it might be hard to get

In a pandemic, getting the flu shot is more important than ever. But Ontario paediatricians say a wide-scale vaccination plan is urgently needed.

Claire Gagne

Can your kid still get chicken pox if they’ve had the shot?

Can your kid still get chicken pox if they’ve had the shot?

Many parents are shocked when their kid has the chicken pox vaccine and still gets the virus. But that's rare—and there are good reasons to get the shot.

Natalie Harmsen

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

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

The new teenage dilemma: how to get vaccinated if your anti-vax parents opted out

The new teenage dilemma: how to get vaccinated if your anti-vax parents opted out

Kids of anti-vaxxers are surfacing online, wondering how to get vaccinated without their parents’ consent. In Canada, there are options.

Bonnie Schiedel

Your toddler: 15 months old

Toddler by month

Your toddler: 15 months old

Looking, touching, listening and getting into everything they possibly can. Sound familiar? Learn all about life with your 15-month-old.

Today's Parent

Your toddler: 1 year old

Toddler by month

Your toddler: 1 year old

Happy first birthday to your little love! You officially have a toddler now and their brain is working at warp speed. This is life with a 1-year-old.

Today's Parent

7 flu shot myths busted

7 flu shot myths busted

We know that you’re skeptical of the flu shot, you have a packed schedule and your kids hate needles, but none of that will matter when you read this.

Kristy Woudstra