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Art Supplies for 1 Year Olds They’ll Actually Use

Feb 22, 2021

Gather art supplies for your 1 year old to nurture creativity! Here are the best non toxic arts and crafts supplies and toys for toddlers. Comic books, handmade puppets, decorations for the home. These are some of the creations my kids have made out of miscellaneous art supplies we have lying around the house. Art has been a part of their everyday agenda, even when they were toddlers who could barely hold a pencil. Their art experience was further cemented when they went to a Montessori preschool. Every week, they'd come home with a project that we'd hang and display on the wall. I'd … [Read more...]

How to Survive a Pregnancy with a Toddler

Pregnancy

Feb 09, 2021

Have no energy (or patience!) during your pregnancy with a toddler? Learn how to handle your child's needs, even if you're pregnant. As hard as a pregnancy can be (and in my case, a twin pregnancy), it only feels worse with a toddler in tow. Caring for a toddler was taking a toll on me during my second pregnancy, from dealing with his behavior to tending to his needs. As any toddler mom knows, kids that age don't exactly stay in one place, but they're also still not old enough to do most things themselves. I was so tired by the end of the day that I'd find myself heading straight to … [Read more...]

8 Mistakes You’re Making When Your 2 Year Old Refuses to Sleep

Bedtime

Feb 04, 2021

Struggling when your child won't sleep alone? Avoid these mistakes that make things worse when your 2 year old refuses to sleep at night. At some crazy hour in the night, my then-2 year old startled me awake with a rousing cry. I ran into his room and comforted him to whimpers and hiccups until I could finally settle him back in bed. "Stay," he pleaded, complete with puppy dog eyes. Delirious with sleep-deprivation, I put him down in bed and stretched out on the floor next to him. I'll stay here until he falls asleep, I planned. Unfortunately, it took him forever to settle down and … [Read more...]

20 Examples of a 2 Year Old Sleep Schedule

Routines and Schedules

Jan 19, 2021

Need a 2 year old sleep schedule to combat sleep regression? These daily schedules will help you reset your toddler's sleep once and for all! Once my toddler hit 2 years old, I had no idea how I ever managed putting him to nap three, four, and sometimes five times a day in the past. With only one nap to contend with in the toddler stage, our schedule got a lot less complicated, and freed up our time much more. That said, I know all too well when a 2 year old sleep schedule goes out of whack, both for naps and the bedtime routine. Rather than sleeping right away in his crib, he talked … [Read more...]

What You Need to Do when Your Toddler Won’t Nap

Naps

Jan 17, 2021

Struggling when your toddler won't nap, especially when it feels like you've tried everything? Learn how get your child to finally take a nap! Naps shouldn't be this difficult, I thought. I knew other kids who could nap in two-hour chunks. My kiddo? I was lucky to get 45 minutes. The nap time routine of putting him down for a nap was already exhausting on its own. From changing diapers to reading books to singing songs, these rituals seemed so pointless when I knew nap time was barely going to last. Nap times weren't the breaks I needed. Instead of putting him down to finally be … [Read more...]

Your Toddler Refuses to Sit on the Potty? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Worry

Potty Training

Jan 13, 2021

Frustrated that your toddler refuses to sit on the potty? Learn why you shouldn't worry—and what to do about potty training instead. The potty. For one reason or another, it's become the source of power struggles between you and your usually cooperative toddler. You tried everything, like frequent trips to the potty, watching videos and songs, and even confiscating items. Rewards and incentives don't work either—he couldn't care less about wearing "big kid" undies or earning stickers and stars. He might even show many signs of potty readiness and knows what he's supposed to do. But … [Read more...]

Toddler Rejecting Mom? 5 Powerful Ways to Respond

Development

Jan 11, 2021

Is your toddler rejecting mom or overly attached to one parent? Learn 5 powerful ways to respond when your child wants nothing to do with you. You can't help but feel a little jealous. Okay, a lot jealous. Your toddler seems to love his dad and all but ignores you. He gets excited when Daddy comes home (and of course cries when he leaves). He'll go the whole day saying "Daddy..." Never mind that you spend so much time with him, from getting up with him every night to giving him all his meals and baths. He screams and cries when you pick him up, reaching for dad instead. He throws … [Read more...]

Helping Your Toddler Transition from Two Naps to One

Naps

Jan 05, 2021

Wondering if your toddler is ready to transition to one nap? Learn when to drop that second nap plus get essential tips for a smooth process. Did you notice back in the newborn days we never bothered to count naps? It seemed like we were trying to get our babies to nap so often that we lost count. But as they grew up, we began to see patterns emerge and created schedules and routines. We may have started off with four daily naps, before it became three, and finally two. And just as we had been holding steady at two, our toddlers began to show signs that they were ready to transition … [Read more...]

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