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Ignoring these aspects of toddlerhood can lead to frustration—for both you and your little one. My 2½-year-old daughter, Zoe, is putting on her shoes. She proudly shows me her handiwork. “Nice job, Zoe,” I say. “Just let me switch them.” I pull on a Velcro strap. Zoe jerks her foot …

There’s lots to consider when buying a kid’s mattress, but let’s start with the basics: When it comes to mattresses of any size—from crib to California king—your options are spring, foam and hybrid. Spring mattresses are firm and supportive, thanks to the steel coils inside. The number, gauge, shape and …

Soon after John and Priya Miller* discovered they were expecting a second child, they knew they’d have to get their first-born, then 18 months old, on a sleep schedule—fast. Aria had been zooming through milestones (walking at nine months and speaking in short sentences by 12 months), but sleep remained …

Have you caught your toddler scaling the sides of his crib? Here’s when to expect this phase—and what to do next. Megan Barth’s daughter, Emery, was just 16 months old when she first scaled the bars of her crib and hopped down to the floor, all without injury. “She climbed …

The epic daily battle to get your kids to sleep and catch some ZZZs can drive you up the wall—but it sure does make for some funny sleep memes. Is there anything more elusive for a parent of young kids than sleep? Even in those blessed stretches when your little …

Telling a toddler junk food is bad can set them up for a lifetime of questioning the way they look. Here are three simple ways parents can prevent kids from having body image issues. Recently, while supervising my son during his virtual learning kindergarten class, I was disappointed to hear …

Why little kids’ tantrums are actually productive and how to make the most of this growth opportunity. You’re in the middle of the grocery store/preschool parking lot/a nice family brunch, when suddenly your tiny companion transforms into a shrieking, snotty, impossible-to-reason-with hellion before your eyes. The bad news is, yes, …

These easy toddler activity ideas will keep kids busy long enough for you to actually finish your morning coffee. (Without any screen time!) Do your kids wake up and go straight to TV time or tablets in the morning? There’s nothing wrong with liberal amounts of screen-time (especially when we’re all …

Toilet training is my favourite game-changer milestone. I still get a thrill when I think about The Day the Diaper Genie Left the Building. This stage was one of the tougher (wetter and smellier) ones to get through, taking about six months longer than the three-day weekend I envisioned. But …

Toddlers tend to fall down a lot—they’re top-heavy, they’re still getting used to this walking and running thing and they often have zero fear—so it’s not surprising that their teeth can bear the brunt of the impact. “Everything’s OK; it’s just a little tiny chip,” Victoria Russell-Matthews’s mom told her …