Toddler

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

Top choking hazards for kids

Top choking hazards for kids

Many things around your home can become choking hazards. Here's how to identify them and reduce their danger.

Claire Gagne

Are alternative vaccine schedules safe?

Are alternative vaccine schedules safe?

If you’re worried about vaccines and considering delaying, forgoing or tinkering with the vaccine schedule, here’s what you need to know.

Dory Cerny

How to teach kids to stop lying

How to teach kids to stop lying

An age-by-age guide to teaching kids that honesty is the best policy.

Cathie Kryczka

20 books on nighttime fears

20 books on nighttime fears

Things can seem scary when the lights are turned out at bedtime. These books might help!

Jessica Spera

When your toddler is obsessed with being clean

Toddler development

When your toddler is obsessed with being clean

Some toddlers can’t stand having dirty hands or feet, and may seem obsessed with being clean. Don’t worry—it’s usually a phase.

Lisa Kadane

Childhood obesity: Sizing up our kids

Childhood obesity: Sizing up our kids

The rate of childhood obesity has never been higher. Diets and policing the pantry don’t work, experts say. So what can you do if you think your kid’s sporting a little extra puppy fat?

Carolyn Abraham

4 tips for moving your toddler into a big-kid bed

Toddler development

4 tips for moving your toddler into a big-kid bed

Make the transition from crib to big-kid bed a little easier with these tips.

Teresa Pitman

When toddlers are really attached to caregivers

Toddler behaviour

When toddlers are really attached to caregivers

Has your toddler developed strong bonds with their caregiver? Here's what you can do and why you shouldn't be worried.

Susan Spicer

How to design a sweet multi-functional toddler room

How to design a sweet multi-functional toddler room

Even the tiniest room can work for two kids, check out how to create a special space for your toddler.

Kathryn Hayward

How Much Fibre Does Your Kid Really Need?

How Much Fibre Does Your Kid Really Need?

We’ve got age-by-age formulas with simple foods to make it easy to stuff your kid with good-for-her fibre.

Today's Parent

Is your kid getting enough vitamin D?

Is your kid getting enough vitamin D?

A new study says babies being breastfed beyond a year old may be deficient in vitamin D.

Claire Gagne

9 easy birthday party ideas for toddlers

Birthday parties

9 easy birthday party ideas for toddlers

Little ones can be difficult to wrangle and entertain. Here's our favourite birthday party ideas for toddlers—from sensory bags to bitty buffets.

Amy Valm

5 daycare problems solved

5 daycare problems solved

Whatever daycare problems you might have– whether it's the snacks, naps or communication– here's how to get what you need.

Tracy Chappell

How I talk to my kids about the Ghomeshi trial

How I talk to my kids about the Ghomeshi trial

I’m not about to explain what it means to choke someone out—so how do I cover issues of consent and violence with my kids in light of the Ghomeshi trial? I enlisted an expert to help me with some real talk.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

How to get your child to take medicine

How to get your child to take medicine

Getting your kid to take medicine isn't always easy, but these tips can help you make it go down—without the angst and in the most delightful way.

Cheryl Embrett

How many naps does your toddler need?

How many naps does your toddler need?

One nap or two? Or none? Here's what you need to know about how much sleep your toddler needs during the day.

Susan Spicer

4 ways to get your kid to eat more fruit

4 ways to get your kid to eat more fruit

Does your kid turn up her nose at the sight of an apple? Here are a few tricks to getting your kid to eat more fruit.

Madeleine Greey

Visiting the paediatrician: What to expect

Visiting the paediatrician: What to expect

A head-to-toe examination of your kid's annual checkup. Here's what to expect when visiting the paediatrician and how to best prepare for the appointment.

Cathie Kryczka

100 best Canadian kids' books of all time

100 best Canadian kids' books of all time

We surveyed experts from coast to coast to help us create this awesome list of titles. Are any of your favourite Canadian kids' books on our list?

Amy Valm

Is my toddler's bad behaviour normal?

Is my toddler's bad behaviour normal?

Parents often wonder whether their toddler's bad behaviour comes with the "terrible twos" territory. Here's what happening.

Melissa Carter