Parenting a toddler can be both challenging and rewarding. We have practical tips on toddler behavior , basic care and bedtime routines. Keep informed with our health, safety and development tips. Need ideas for ways to play with your toddler? We have made it easy with our toys and activity suggestions.
Toddler Development
- 3 Steps to a healthy family - toddler
- What makes a family healthy?
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- Communication skills for parents
- Sometimes in the monotony of the daily drive to work, or the commotion of settling children into their childcare for the day, effective communication gets lost in the rush.
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- Developing a sense of humor (toddler)
- Is developing your child’s sense of humor a luxury? As parents, we have to teach so much largely because we often end up teaching the same things over and over again.
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- Developing oral language skills - toddler
- Amazingly, a baby’s language development begins before he or she is born. Research shows that in the 7th prenatal month a baby shows signs of relaxation (a decrease in heart rate) at the sound her mother’s voice.
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- Developing strong hands for toddlers
- Ideas for strengthening your toddler's hands.
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- Developing written language skills - toddler
- Writing is a uniquely human activity; and therefore, a wonder to watch develop.
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- Encouraging your toddler to use both hands
- Why using both hands is important for your toddler's development.
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- Fostering family identity and values (toddler)
- Family identity refers to the attitudes and behaviors that are routine in a family.
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- Gift receiving etiquette and toddlers
- What do we do when our little ones don’t quite follow the social etiquette for receiving gifts?
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- Having a successful birthday party year after year (toddler)
- If your little one’s birthday is just around the corner and you want to celebrate with a party that’s fun for all, read on.
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- Hearing development - toddler
- Most newborn babies in the United States are screened for hearing loss before they go home from the hospital.
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- Language delay and your toddler
- How do you know if your child has a speech and/or language delay?
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- Measuring height (toddler)
- As your child begins to walk and look impressively vertical, you will want to take regular height measurements.
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- Measuring weight (toddler)
- When your toddler can stand independently, you may want to begin weighing your child on your digital scale.
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- Milestones - toddler 12 month old
- Here is a brief guide to what your toddler can do at 12 months.
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- Milestones - toddler 12-18 months
- Here is a brief guide to how your toddler is developing and learning at 12 to 18 months.
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- Milestones - toddler 18-24 months
- Here is a guide to how your toddler is learning and developing at 18-24 months.
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- Potty training and your toddler
- Children vary at the age and speed in which they achieve bladder and bowel control.
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- Toddler - Listening and talking
- Here are some simple ways to encourage your toddler's talking and listening skills.
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- Toddler obsessions
- It is normal for a young child to become attached to a particular item. As someone once said “You can’t get enough of a good thing.”
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- Toe-walking and your toddler
- Children walk on their toes for various different reasons.
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- W sitting and toddlers
- Why 'W sitting" may be a problem for your toddler.
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- Ways to show love for your toddler
- Sometimes in our busy lives we forget to show how much we love our children.
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- Why crawling is good for toddlers
- This article outlines why crawling is good for your toddler's development.
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