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 Learning
- 5 Activities to get your toddler moving
- Get your toddler moving! Its an important part of development, for both gross motor skills and fine motor skills. But more importantly, to me as the parent, to keep a sane household!
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- 5 useful paint and playdough recipes for toddlers
- Making your own paints and play dough provides your children with a chance to see what goes into craft items that are typically bought.
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- Activities to do with your toddler 12-18 months
- Here are a few ideas on how to enjoy, play with and encourage your toddler's learning and development.
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- Activities to do with your toddler 18-24 months
- Here are a few ideas on playing, learning and growing with your 18-24 month old
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- Books your 1 year old will love
- Our top selection of books your 1 year old will enjoy reading (or chewing) again and again.
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- Brain boosters for toddlers
- Want to help your toddler learn?
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- Building your toddler's muscles for writing
- Simple activities for developing your toddler's fine motor skills.
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- Choosing appropriate viewing for your child (ages 1-2)
- TV,DVD's and movies are a part of many young children's lives. Here are some tips about choosing appropriate viewing.
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- Cooking with toddlers
- Toddlers love to “help” you do just about anything in the kitchen.
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- Creating indoor spaces for toddlers
- Children are driven to play. Early childhood educators even say that play is a child’s work.
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- Creative play with blankets
- A common object like a blanket can become a source of fun and exploratory learning.
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- Creative play with cans for toddlers
- A common object like a metal can can become a source of fun and exploratory learning.
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- Creative Play with Cardboard Tubes
- A young child’s eyes light up when he or she sees something common used in a new way. A common object like a cardboard tube can become a source of fun and exploratory learning.
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- Creative play with cotton balls for toddlers
- Simple activities and crafts to do with cotton balls.
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- Creative play with ice for toddlers
- A child’s eyes light up when he or she sees something common used in a new way. A common object like a piece of ice will become a source of fun and exploratory learning.
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- Creativity and Toddlers
- As parents, we are tempted to believe that our children’s thought development follows the same pattern as their physical development.
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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 written language skills - toddler
- Writing is a uniquely human activity; and therefore, a wonder to watch develop.
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- Fall crafts for toddlers
- We, as parents, often take the turning of the seasons for granted—after all it happens four times a year (for most of us).
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- Gardening with toddlers
- Gardening with toddlers can be a great way to encourage them to eat veggies.
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- Halloween alternatives - Non-spooky celebrations for toddlers
- If the sights and sounds of Halloween frighten your child, he’s not alone. For many young children the scary costumes, dark decorations, and eerie noises can be quite upsetting.
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- How to set limits with screen-time (toddlers)
- Here are some practical tips for limiting screen time
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- More than rubber duckies - Bathtime fun for toddlers
- Bathtime routines are an important part of providing your child loving care.
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- No-cost or low-cost activities for toddlers
- Turn the screens off—TV, iPods, computers etc and enjoy these activities with your toddler
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- Nursery rhymes (ages 1-2)
- Forgotten the words to the nursery rhymes you sang as a child? Here are a couple of favorites to share with your little one.
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- Outdoor play learning opportunities for toddlers
- The great outdoors are full of learning opportunities. Take advantage of your backyard and beyond to have fun and learn.
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- Raising a reader in 3 easy steps - Toddler
- Oprah Winfrey said “Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.”
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- Reading with Toddlers
- Toddlers and board books go together—both are durable, come in easy to handle packages, and are found in a variety of shapes and sizes.
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- Ready to move - Toddlers
- Being active from an early age will help children become physically fit later in life.
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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 activities - Exploring senses
- Here are 10 activities centered around turning on your toddler’s senses:
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- Toys for toddlers
- Here is a shapshot of the types of toys your toddler will enjoy.
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- TV free activities for toddlers
- The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children under the age of two don’t watch TV at all. With that in mind, here are some TV-free activities for you and your toddler to enjoy.
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- Water fun for toddlers
- Let’s have some fun playing in, and with water at home.
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- Why read to your toddler
- A child can learn and benefit greatly from being read to right from the day they are born.
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