Parenting Toddlers

Toddlerhood is an amazing time in child development. Young minds are brimming with creativity, bodies are aching for movement, and emotions are begging to be expressed. Parenting toddlers can be the most exhausting time in parenthood.

Toddlers can be loud, boisterous, erratic, funny, messy, witty and smart all at the same time. They soak up everything they see and hear and that includes our reactions to their actions.

They sense our moods, discover new abilities and move back and forth between states of autonomy and needing to be connected to us.

Toddlers are learning about their emotions too. The focus on emotional learning is the greatest between the ages of zero and four.

During this time, toddlers operate primarily from the emotional center of their brains and need to be attached to a loving, supportive adult in order to develop the emotional and social competency that will lay the foundation for all future learning.

If you can remember just three important rules about toddlerhood - it may make your go of it a little bit easier.

So, remember:

toddlers just wanna have fun

toddlers just wanna feel love

toddlers just wanna be understood

Temper Tantrums
What's the deal? Temper tantrums are a normal, healthy response to emotions your toddler can't yet express... Read more>>

Avoid tantrum meltdown! Discover tips to help you keep your sanity and avoid the daily battle of wills... Read more>>

Biting
Why do kids love to sink their teeth into flesh?
Is it normal? Will it ever stop? Read more>>

What can you do to stop toddler biting? Read more>>

Hitting
Aggressive kids? Hitting, whacking, smacking... Learn how to uncover root causes and problem-solve with your child, new ways to express their needs!

coming soon!

Bedtime
Sleep Battles? Still not sleeping through the night?
Find out why...
Learn why it's not reasonable to expect a toddler to go to sleep unassisted.
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Toddler Discipline - Need creative alternatives to punishment? Read More>>

Learn why consistent modeling is superior to any punishment technique...
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Potty Time!
Skip the rewards! Why kids will do it when they're ready and how you can help them along...


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Toddler Development - Brain Science. What's normal? coming soon!

Toddlers are at a delicate point in their development. Their attitudes, self-esteem and belief systems are all taking shape based on what they see and hear.

1. Speak harshly to a toddler and you'll rear a child who disrespects you.

2. Use physical force or punishment with a toddler and you'll rear a child who uses his fists to communicate.

3. Refuse to acknowledge a toddler's thoughts and feelings and you'll rear a child who thinks little of other's thoughts and feelings.

Toddlers need activity. Moms know that the best naps and the longest nights always come after a day of stimulating activity.

Sometimes parents run out of ideas. Find new, fresh and purposeful toddler activities here. No need to spend a fortune: use household items and everyday products to keep your child entertained and engaged and most importantly using his or her imagination.

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