Junior Resources

Last updated: October 28, 2025

Nutrition

Article: Drinks for your toddler or preschooler by SickKids | About Kids Health

Article: Feeding your toddler or preschooler by SickKids | About Kids Health

Article: Vegetarian child by SickKids | About Kids Health

Article: How to help your child overcome picky eating by SickKids | About Kids Health

Website: About Feeding Therapy by feedingplus

Article: When your child is a picky eater by careforkids.cps.ca

Article: 3 Year Old Sleep Schedule: Bedtime and Nap Schedule by Amber LoRe

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Website: Feeding Tips by the City of Toronto

Food & Behaviour

Website: Food and Your Child’s Behaviour by the City of Toronto

Picky Eating

Website: Building Healthy Eating Habits by the City of Toronto

Healthy Teeth

Website: Caring for your child’s teeth and gums by the City of Toronto

NutriSTEP®  

Website: Online nutritional screen/questionnaire with immediate feedback for families by the City of Toronto

Well Being

Website: Tips for Toilet Training by the City of Toronto

Article: Toilet Training by caringforkids.cps.ca

Website: Self-Reg Parenting by The Mehrit Centre 

Article: 3 Year Old Sleep Schedule: Bedtime and Nap Schedule by Amber LoRe

Article: 3 Year Old Sleep Schedule: Bedtime and Nap Schedule by Amber LoRe

Article: Bedtime Strategies for 3 Year Olds by livelovesleep.com

Article: Transition to Childcare Tips 

Website: Tips to Help your child to stop using a pacifier (soother) by the Canadian Paediatric Society

Article: What to do if your toddler bites – or gets bitten – at daycare by Jen Cutts in Today’s Parent

Technology & Learning

Article: Screen Time and Young Children by the Globe and Mail

Article: Developmentally Appropriate Toys by National Association for the Education of Young Children. 

 

Community Resources

Website: EarlyON Free Community Programs by City of Toronto

Website: Speech and Language Parent Resources and Parenting Support by City of Toronto

Website: Toronto Public Library Programs for Children 5 and Under

Health & Safety

Website: Recalls and Safety Alerts – Government of Canada

Website: Child Injury Prevention – Home Safety Pamphlet by the City of Toronto (Also available in French, Arabic, Spanish, Farsi, Punjabi, Chinese, Tamil and Urdu)

Literacy

Article: Reading With Your Child by Canadian Children’s Literacy Foundation

Article: Pandemic Impact on Children’s Literacy by Canadian Children’s Literacy Foundation

Article: How to Build Language and Reading Skills At Home by Canadian Children’s Literacy Foundation