TODDLERS

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Taming a Tough Toddler at Bedtime

Putting your toddler to bed can sometimes be an exercise in frustration.
If you have experienced this, you might want to consider one of the following techniques to make bedtime a peaceful time.
Be consistent about bed times and waking times. Your toddler is more likely to respond positively if he’s used to a specified schedule.
The [...]

Providing a Safe and Secure Home for your Child

Accidents in the home are the primary cause of death in U.S. children. By taking a few simple precautions, these injuries can be avoided, making your home safe for your child and the children who visit it.
In your kitchen, you should be sure to install safety latches on cabinets and drawers. This helps [...]

Active Listening to Your Child

A major part of good communication between parent and child is active listening. But, what is ACTIVE listening? It means not merely staring at the child while he or she talks, but actively taking in what is said and exploring its meaning.
The mechanics of active listening are simple, though a parent may need to remind [...]

Suitable Clothing for all Ages

“MERRY CHRISTMAS”
During Infancy.
Infants are very susceptible of the impressions of cold; a proper regard, therefore, to a suitable clothing of the body, is imperative to their enjoyment of health.
Unfortunately, an opinion is prevalent in society, that the tender child has naturally a great power of generating heat and resisting cold; and from this popular [...]

Popular Backyard Activities for Toddlers

It has been said that the early years of a child’s life is important to developing lifelong skills.
If you are the parent of a toddler, this means that you will want to instill good habits in them early on. One of those good habits may involve love for the outdoors.
While paying outdoors [...]

Moving from the Bottle to the Sippy Cup

Most children, by the time they are about 9 months old, have the motor skills needed to drink from a cup.
If you think your baby’s ready to make the move from bottle to sippy cup, try filling a sippy cup with water and let your child try and drink from it. Don’t [...]

Teething Can Really Bite

Teething is the process during which an infant’s teeth start to sequentially grow in.
Teething can start as early as three months or as late, in some cases, as twelve months.
It can take up to several years for all 20 deciduous (more commonly referred to as ‘baby’ or ‘milk’) teeth to emerge.
Since the [...]

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