About 1.5 to 4
Toddlers
It starts with a no, and ten minutes later we are both on the floor.
16 articles. Read one, try its small step for a week, and notice what changes.
- Toddler Tantrums at the Same Time Every Day: What the Clock SaysIf your toddler melts down at the same time most days, the clock may be telling you something. What toddler tantrums may be saying, and what may help.
- Is My Toddler's Tantrum Normal? 18 Months, 2 and 3 YearsMost toddler tantrums are a normal part of growing up, but a few signs may be worth a doctor's look. What tends to change at 18 months, 2 and 3.
- When a Child Can't Say Their Feelings Yet: Naming EmotionsScreaming, stubbornness and tears can come before a child has the words. How giving a young child feeling words may help, why it is not the same as giving in, and where its limits are.
- Why Does My Toddler Melt Down After Daycare?Calm at nursery, a storm at pickup or at home. Questions parents often ask about after-daycare meltdowns, and what research suggests may help.
- Toddler Wants to Do Everything Alone: "Me Do It!"The shoes, the spoon, the car seat buckle: why toddlers may fight to do things alone, how it changes from 18 months to 4 years, and how to give choices without losing the day.
- Why Does My Toddler Cry When I Say No?A single "no" can bring a toddler to tears. Why the word may land so hard at this age, and what to say, and what to avoid, so that limits hold without breaking the bond.
- Toddler Hitting When Angry: What to Do in the MomentYour toddler hits when angry. What to do in the moment, what to do after, and how to stop it over the coming weeks, without hitting back, without shouting, and without letting it pass.
- Separation Anxiety at Daycare Drop-Off: A One-Week PlanLittle arms around your neck, tears at the door, and you walk away with your heart in pieces. A one-week plan for calmer goodbyes at nursery or daycare, and what the crying may really mean.
- Why Does My 2-Year-Old Throw Everything on the Floor?The spoon, the cup, the toy, the remote. Questions parents ask about toddlers who throw everything, what the throwing may be about, and how to set limits without a daily battle.
- Why Does My Toddler Bite When Excited or Frustrated?A bite on your shoulder during a cuddle, or on a friend's arm at nursery. A practical guide to why toddlers bite, what to do in the moment, and how to help the biting fade.
- Why Does My Toddler Refuse Dinner Every Night?You cook, they push the plate away. Every night. Common myths about the toddler dinner fight set beside what feeding experts suggest, so the table can become calmer for everyone.
- Toddler Refuses the Car Seat: Calm Ways Through the BattleThe arched back, the stiff legs, the screaming in the car park. A practical guide for parents of toddlers who fight the car seat: why it happens, what to do in the moment, and how to make every journey a little easier.
- My Toddler Hits Only Me. Why Mum, and What Do I Do?Your toddler hits you and nobody else, and it hurts in more ways than one. Why young children often hit the parent they feel safest with, how to block the hit calmly, and the role the other parent plays.
- Tantrum or Meltdown? How to Tell the Difference at HomeA tantrum and a meltdown can look the same, but they need different answers. One simple test, what to do in each case, and the signs that it's time to talk to a doctor.
- My Child Has a Tantrum in Public. What Do I Do?A screaming child in the supermarket, at a wedding or at a relative's house, and everyone is looking. A simple plan: leave the audience, not the rule, and keep your child's dignity and your own.
- Evening Routine for Working Parents With Young ChildrenYou get home tired, the children are wild, and bedtime turns into a battle. A simple evening plan for working parents, from the front door to lights out, with who does what.