How to Take a Breath during a Toddler Meltdown
When your toddler is showing signs of a tantrum and you aren’t able to
stop it in time before it becomes a full breakdown, what can you do?
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Teaching Toddler Siblings to Get Along
Many families have children close together so that they have at least
two toddlers at the same time. Some friends of ours have two girls right
now that are just getting out of toddlerhood, but when they were a few
years younger, our friends noticed the older girl was beginning to be
very unkind to her younger sister.
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Best Vacation Spots for Families with Babies and Toddlers
Though summer is still about six months away, it never hurts to
tentatively start planning your vacation, especially if you have young
children. Vacationing with babies and toddler can be difficult, but if
you plan out the excursion well enough, it can be a fun-filled adventure
for your family.
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Inexpensive Daddy-and-Me Toddler Dates
There’s just something special about spending some time with your dad
away from the rest of your siblings and your mom that makes it extra
special. Even from a young age, kids enjoy doing activities with their
fathers, no matter the occasion.
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What Your Toddler's Tantrums are Telling You
My cousin’s twins had legendary meltdowns as toddlers, which caused my
cousin no end of trouble and made going out in public a hectic ordeal.
Many parents believe that their children have tantrums and meltdowns
because they are simply angry about something.
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Traveling with Baby without Losing Your Mind
A mother climbed on board with two toddlers tethered to her with child leashes and a baby strapped to her chest in a sling. Was there anything she could do to make traveling easier for herself, her children, and everyone else on the flight?
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How Much T.V. Should Babies and Toddlers Watch?
At some point in their lives, your children will probably watch some
sort of television program. This won’t ruin their lives or hinder their
development, but too much TV might prevent them from doing other enriching activities.
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How to Handle a Newborn and a Toddler at the Same Time
It can be tough to juggle two young children at the same time. Check out
a few of these tips for raising a newborn and toddler together without
losing your mind.
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How Important Is Having Children?
At some point in our lives, we are all faced with the question of
whether or not to have children. This question is a multi-facetted
question because there are a number of factors to consider when making
the huge decision of whether to have kids or not.
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Are Infant Simulators a Good Idea for Women?
These infant simulators may be good practice for women who want a little
more experience before having children. Several of my friends are only
children and have no younger cousins. This means that they often have no
experience around babies and toddlers.
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Is That Smile a Reflex or Are You Happy to See Me?
While it’s cute, the smiles are actually an instinctive reflex for the
four-month-old. When he sees the whole family smiling and looking into
his eyes, he automatically does the same.
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How Dad’s Parenting Style Differs
Though women get to carry around their baby for nine months prior to
giving birth, dads play a crucial role in parenting that just can’t be
mimicked by the mother. But research suggests that dads do it in different ways that kids crave as they grow and learn.
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Are You a Serial Yeller?
Have you had that moment yet? The moment as a new parent when you
realize you are treating your child exactly as your parents treated you,
despite your eternal vows to yourself to never turn into them?
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How to Make a Food-Refuser Eat His Food
As an adult, it’s difficult to understand a food refusal problem in
infants. My nephew recently started clenching his mouth shut when his
mom tries to feed him, and she’s concerned that he isn’t getting enough
nutrition.
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You Might Have Caused His Separation Anxiety
Last night my husband and I were discussing our different experiences
with separation anxiety as children. We assumed it must
have been a gender difference, but I looked into it and found that
gender actually has nothing to do with it.
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How Not to Photograph Your Infants
Check out some of these tips on how not to photograph your infant so
that your pictures will turn out better and maybe your children will
actually want to show their friends their baby pictures when they get
older.
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