Steps and Stages

Signs Your Baby is Going Through a Growth Spurt

Signs Your Baby is Going Through a Growth Spurt

"Oh, they're just going through a growth spurt!" We've heard it over and over, but are baby growth spurts really responsible for all those changes?

Karen Robock

Should your toddler use a sippy cup?

Should your toddler use a sippy cup?

Sippy cups—although convenient—have their downsides.

Sarah Remmer

Your toddler: 15 months old

Toddler by month

Your toddler: 15 months old

Looking, touching, listening and getting into everything they possibly can. Sound familiar? Learn all about life with your 15-month-old.

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Your toddler: 16 months old

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Your toddler: 16 months old

Language development, learning to share and climbing out of the crib—toddlers have a mind of their own. Learn all about life with your 16-month-old.

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Your toddler: 17 months old

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Your toddler: 17 months old

Your toddler now has the capacity to decide whether or not they want to be honest, patient, careful or helpful. Learn all about life with your 17-month-old.

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Your toddler: 18 months old

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Your toddler: 18 months old

From learning to say “no” to starting potty training, here’s what to expect with your 18-month-old.

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Your toddler: 19 months old

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Your toddler: 19 months old

Your toddler is officially closer to 2 than 1, with all the cool milestones, new words, goofy energy and hardcore devotion to favourite stuff to prove it.

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Your toddler: 20 months old

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Your toddler: 20 months old

Toddlers this age are living large, trying everything out and showing more self-awareness. Learn all about life with your 20-month-old.

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Your toddler: 21 months old

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Your toddler: 21 months old

How to help your child develop a positive self-identity and channel that boundless energy. Learn all about life with your 21-month-old.

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Your toddler: 22 months old

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Your toddler: 22 months old

Dealing with toddler independence, bad behaviour and swear words. Learn all about life with your 22-month-old.

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Your toddler: 23 months old

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Your toddler: 23 months old

The 'why' phase, possessive toddlers, potty training and your child's second birthday. Learn all about life with your 23-month-old.

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Your toddler: 2 years old

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Your toddler: 2 years old

There’s so much to love about this age, despite the bad rep of the “terrible twos.” Learn all about life with your 2-year-old.

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Your toddler: 1 year old

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Your toddler: 1 year old

Happy first birthday to your little love! You officially have a toddler now and their brain is working at warp speed. This is life with a 1-year-old.

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Your toddler: 13 months old

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Your toddler: 13 months old

Walking, new language skills and adjusting to daycare or an extended maternity leave. Learn all about life with your 13-month-old.

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Your Toddler: 14 Months Old

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Your Toddler: 14 Months Old

Toddler demands, separation anxiety and diaper changes on the go. Life with your 14-month-old is next-level.

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Your baby: 5 months old

Your baby: 5 months old

Rolling, babbling, grasping and giggling, your 5-month-old can do it all. And if you’re lucky, they’re also getting the hang of that sleeping thing.

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Your baby: 6 months old

Your baby: 6 months old

Eating solids, sitting up and starting to (kind of) talk now—and is that kid crawling?! Learn all about life with your 6-month-old.

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Your baby: 7 months old

Your baby: 7 months old

Your baby is a crawling (or soon-to-be), babbling little creature. Welcome to life with a 7-month-old and the second half of the first year!

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Your baby: 8 months old

Your baby: 8 months old

If you’re smitten with motherhood, this is a wonderful time to revel in your baby’s adoration. Learn all about life with your 8-month-old.

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Your baby: 9 months old

Your baby: 9 months old

Increasingly mobile and nearly talking, your 9-month-old is busier than ever—if you’ve ever wanted to repack every drawer in your house, now's your chance!

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