Parenting a Toddler

Kids, through their innocence, bring so much to their play experiences. Sometimes their actions are an expression of their inner selves and sometimes their actions are an expression of what they have seen in their environment. What I often... Full Answer

Young children’s bodies are actively developing in every way. As they develop, they learn that their bodies have different kinds of sensations. It’s a normal part of their own self-exploration. Young children do experience immature sexual... Full Answer

Ask your daycare provider to do the same kind of investigative work you did at home: are they’re certain situations or times of day when biting is more common? Ask the daycare provider if she has any successful ways of dealing with biting and be... Full Answer

Biting is a pretty normal behavior for a toddler. Children often bite when they’re tired, teething, jealous, or just plain frustrated. And sometimes they’re conducting little science experiments, wondering what would happen if they bit... Full Answer

If you pay close attention, you may be able to identify the cause of the biting behavior. Are there any patterns to his biting? For example, does he start biting when other kids take his stuff—or at least stuff he wants for himself? Does he bite... Full Answer

While effective, suppositories can be rather harsh, from a psychological perspective. It tells the child, “I am forcing you to poop. I am in charge of your body, by forcing this inside of you….You are not in... Full Answer

Talk to your child about potty training, where pee-pee belongs, and how he accidentally peed in the tub; use a matter-of fact tone, with no scolding or worry in your voice. See if you can make it like a silly joke, so he doesn’t feel... Full Answer

We went through it will all of our kids. Each of them previously had loved their bath. Suddenly, it was “Bathing Terror.” There are major cognitive changes that take place, along with the development of walking. All of a sudden, your toddler... Full Answer

Kids at this age let their imaginations get the best of them, and they do fear what those clippers (or scissors) can do to them. They are actually wrestling with their own feelings of aggression, so fears of monsters, clippers, dogs, and stuff like... Full Answer

I know that it is very upsetting to be on the receiving end of a bite, and even more so to be the parent of the “bite-ee,” but we have to look at this as normal toddler exploratory behavior. Babies at this age still get a lot of their... Full Answer