toddlers

Toddler Behaviour: What’s Up With That?

January 24, 2012




Have you ever looked at your toddler with amazement, confusion or frustration, wondering why on earth they are doing what they are doing? I know I have. I found babies so easy. Their cries generally meant one of a very small number of things — they were hungry, they were tired, they were wet, they [...]

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What Toddlers Can Teach Us

January 15, 2012




Today I’m welcoming fellow Ottawa-blogger Rebecca from A Little Bit of Momsense for the last guest post of the Carnival of Toddlers with her thoughts about the toddler years. I think the toddler years have an unfair reputation. Everyone speaks about the ‘terrible twos’ and threes with great stress and I get it.  It’s an [...]

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Musical Beds: Helping Everyone Get a Good Night’s Rest

January 12, 2012




We have one rule when it comes to sleep in our house. Everyone needs to sleep and everyone deserves to be comfortable when they are sleeping. Where people sleep or how often that changes, isn’t really relevant as long as everyone is able to sleep comfortably. Sounds idyllic, you might say. But how do you [...]

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3 Rs of Toddler Discipline: Repetition, Reaction, Reassurance

January 6, 2012




When people ask how to discipline their toddler, they are often looking for a silver bullet that will get their toddler to behave or at least stop doing things that are destructive or dangerous. Even I have looked for that magic solution, when all else fails. But it doesn’t exist. Discipline is a path, not [...]

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Creating a Happy, Healthy Relationship Between Your Toddler and Food

January 3, 2012




For toddlers, a lot of things are about control — they want control and they’ll do anything to get it. Food often becomes a battleground for families, with parents wanting them to eat nutritious food, to sit properly at the table, and to learn to eat what is put in front of them. High expectations [...]

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Breastfeeding Your Toddler: Nutrition and Nurture

December 22, 2011




Some mothers have a specific weaning age in mind when they start nursing their child. Sometimes they change their mind along the way and sometimes they don’t. Other mothers purposely pursue child-led weaning right from the start. Some simply decide to take it one day at a time. Regardless of the approach that you choose, [...]

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How to Survive and Thrive While Grocery Shopping with Your Toddler

December 19, 2011




 This next guest post is a great transition from the topicsof toddler survival into the topic of toddler food. Please welcome Aimée from the amazing food blog Simple Bites with some great tips on surviving the grocery shopping experience with toddlers. We must have looked a sight, my three-year-old, Mateo and I. It was my [...]

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Toddler Survival 101

December 17, 2011




Time for another great Carnival of Toddlers guest post. I’ve always enjoyed the intelligent perspective that Natasha, Natural Urban Mama, brings to the attachment parenting world on her blog and in her tweets. I finally got to meet her at a conference in Toronto in October and now I’m pleased to welcome her to my [...]

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If there is a silver bullet, your toddler probably hid it

December 15, 2011




I’ve been trying to find a logical and straightforward way to write this post. But it’s complicated, so I’m just going to ramble. I’ve heard a lot of you talk about how difficult the toddler years are. I heard you in my post asking what you find hard about the toddler years, I heard you [...]

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Toddler World

December 14, 2011




Today, as part of the Carnival of Toddlers, I’m pleased to share a guest post by Bolaji Williams from www.ithinkyoushould.com about empowering our children. “Anyone can lead,” even our toddlers. Please join me in welcoming Bolaji. Toddlers are fascinating human beings for a variety of reasons, not least because so much of the ways in [...]

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