Ask a Pediatrician: What’s the Best Age to Get My Kids Tested for Allergies?
Dr. Jeremy Friedman, chief of pediatric medicine at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, answers your most pressing ...
6 Fun Outdoor Toys to Keep Kids Active
Kids complaining that they’re bored over the weekend? These toys will offer countless hours of entertainment
Should You Hide Vegetables in Your Child’s Food?
When peas and carrots just get pushed around the plate, it's time to get creative in the kitchen
4 Ways to Help Your Child Cut Back on Sodium
Worried about the amount of sodium your child is eating? Here are some easy ways to help cut back
Sick Day Solutions: 5 Great Books for Sick Kids
5 Tips for Managing Cold and Flu Season
Family Health: Just Say No to Apple Juice
Family Health: Avoiding Germs at the Mall During Holiday Shopping Season
The Newest Parenting Trend: Chicken Pox Lollipops?
Family Health: The Latest News About BPA
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Road Trip Sanity Saver: The Folding Potty Seat
Family Health: New Research Says Vaccines Are Safer Than You Might Think
Family Health: Hand-Washing Lessons in Schools Could Decrease Sick Days, Says Study
Family Health: Study Finds School Lunches Aren’t Cold Enough
Family Health: Will Changes to McDonald’s Happy Meals Really Make Them Healthier?
Family Health: Government to Crack Down on Cadmium in Children’s Jewellery
Family Health: Should Dangerously Obese Children Be Taken Out of Parents’ Care?
Tips on How to Make Your Preschooler’s Visit to The Doctor Easier
How to have a drama, hysteria and tantrum-free visit to the doctor
Family Health: What Time Do You Turn Off the TV?
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25 Free Samples You’ll Love
Diapers, books, movies and everything in between! Want more free stuff? Check out our collection of 42 Fun Free ...
First Aid Tips On How to Deal With Bumps and Bruises
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The Pros and Cons of Holding a Chicken Pox Party For Your Preschooler
"If any of you are choosing not to give your child the chicken pox vaccine, please let me know if ...
Better Sleep Now: School-Age Kids
Elizabeth Pantley, author of The No-Cry Nap Solution (McGraw-Hill), helps settle bedtime disputes and waking culprits.
Better Sleep Now: Infants and Toddlers
Getting your little one to sleep better seems like a never-ending challenge. Dr. Wendy Hall, a nursing professor and researcher ...
Family Smarts: Better Sleep NOW
Although we start out with the best of intentions, it doesn't take long for routines to fall apart and for ...
How to Beat the Odds Against: High Cholesterol
Youth doesn't necessarily protect kids from serious conditions and diseases. Find out if your child is at risk and strive ...
How to Beat the Odds Against: Depression
Youth doesn't necessarily protect kids from serious conditions and diseases. Find out if your child is at risk and strive ...
How to Beat the Odds Against: Prediabetes
Youth doesn't necessarily protect kids from serious conditions and diseases. Find out if your child is at risk and strive ...
How to Beat the Odds Against: Osteoarthritis
Youth doesn't necessarily protect kids from serious conditions and diseases. Find out if your child is at risk and strive ...
How to Beat the Odds Against: High Blood Pressure
Youth doesn't necessarily protect kids from serious conditions and diseases. Find out if your child is at risk and strive ...
How to Beat the Odds Against Serious Conditions and Diseases
Youth doesn't necessarily protect kids from serious conditions and diseases. Find out if your child is at risk and strive ...
Breathe Easy: Your Guide to Childhood Asthma
The ups and downs of childhood asthma and how to keep your asthmatic kids strong and healthy
16 Natural Solutions for Common Illness Symptoms
They’re no longer the stuff of folk remedy and Grandma’s medicine cabinet: Seventy-one percent of Canadians report that they regularly ...
Answers to Your Most Awkward Sexuality Questions
No matter how well prepared you think you are, when it comes to talking to your kids about sex, there ...
40 Fun Free Things Your Family Will Love
From yoga and cooking classes, to iphone apps, it's all here! Want more free stuff? Check out our selection of ...
Keeping Kids Active Over the March Break
Canadian Family speaks to Ken Achenbach, Canadian snowboarding legend and founder/director of Camp of Champions about how to keep ...
Kids’ Food Allergies are Not Nuts
This article and other hot button topics including infidelity, teaching morality ...
Easy Ways to Eat Healthy
Considering the societal push to eat healthy, buy organic and receive better nutrition, it is no wonder confused consumers are ...
The Nutrients Your Preschooler Needs
The lowdown on the vitamins and minerals your child needs to grow big and strong
Debunking 8 Myths about Winter Illnesses
Outdated beliefs die hard when it comes to winter illness. With cold and flu season now upon us, read on ...
7 Products That Can Help Your Child Sleep
Getting your kids to sleep can be hard, and sometimes getting them up is even harder! Here are a few ...
Your Most Pressing Health Questions Answered
We asked you to send us your most pressing questions regarding your child’s health. Here are the answers from Dr. ...
Top 10 Nutrients Your Kids Need
Not sure if your kids are getting enough of the good stuff? Our handy guide will help you out.
Reduce Ear Infection Pain
How to lessen your toddler's pain when he has an ear infection
The Effects of Lack of Sleep on Your Child
A new study shows a correlation between a lack of Z's and early obesity in children
Guide to Spring Allergies
Everything you need to know about seasonal allergies
The Best Ways to Load up on Vitamin D
How to get more vitamin D
Why Food Allergies Are on the Rise
Why there are more food allergies today, and what happens next
What You Need to Know About Sugar
Is the sweet stuff the worst thing in your family's diet? Here's what we found out
The Frightening Facts About Sugary Drinks
The juicy facts on your child's favourite thirst quenchers
A Guide to Winter Illnesses
The best tips from top experts - including grandma - on how to deal with this year's winter illnesses
The Facts About Head Injuries
New information about head injuries you need to know
Keeping Lice Out of Your (Kid’s) Hair
How to keep the dreaded bugs at bay
The Best Sleep Tips
At your wee one's ages where your chances to sleep are few and far in between, here's how to get ...
Balancing Alternative and Conventional Medicine
For these three families, a combination of alternative and conventional medicine is the answer
Seasonal Allergy Quiz
Take this quiz to bust allergy myths
Spring Allergy Guide
Everything you need to know if you have an allergic child, and even if you don't
10 Easy Ways for Your Family to Go Green
Check out these ten easy ways to get your family going green
What You Need to Know About Salt
We've been hearing a lot about salt and sodium in the news lately - here's what we found out when ...
How Superbugs Develop and What We Can Do About it
What's the hype? Tim Johnson finds out where superbugs come from and how we can fight back
Sleep Tips for Little Rascals
Make bedtime more peaceful with these useful tips
Trends for Healthier Eating
Couple the demands of a busy life and your kids' constant pleas for junk, and doing the right thing all ...
Recognizing Winter Illnesses
Expert information on how to deal, how to treat and when she can go back to school
4 Ways to Be Safe in the Sun
Ensure that your children have a healthy summer with these tips
Get outside and get in shape
Tips for staying active and healthy while enjoying the summer sun
Finding the right doctor
Pediatrician? Family Practitioner? Here's how to find a physician that fits
Preventing accidents in the water
Read this before you head down to the lake, pool or beach this summer
How to Choose the Right Sport for Your Family
Find out which of Canada's top 10 sports is for your kid, PLUS check out our list of parenting ...
Universal Child Care Benefit 101
Find out if you qualify for the UCCB and how to apply.
Get More Sleep
10 solutions that will have tots, teens and yes, even you, sleeping more soundly.
Walk Your Way to a Healthier Family
13 fun ways to get your clan moving with zero whining
Quiz: How Healthy is Your Child?
Find out how your kids rates on the wellness scale and then take action to improve (or maintain) her health. ...
Trampoline Safety
Easy ways to keep kids safe while they bounce
Preschoolers Who Snore