Toddler

Everything you need to know about your growing toddler, from picky eating to potty training, navigating bedtime to managing tantrums.

Why I love being a mom of two kids under two

Why I love being a mom of two kids under two

Having my kids 15 months apart has been totally exhausting, overwhelming—and wonderful.

Emily Solberg

Best Toddler Alarm Clocks for Healthy Sleep 2025

Best Toddler Alarm Clocks for Healthy Sleep 2025

We found and ranked the best toddler alarm clock options to help your little one count more sheep than ever.

Bryce Gruber

Best Toddler Bike Helmet Picks 2024

Best Toddler Bike Helmet Picks 2024

We found all the best toddler bike helmet options for every type of little rider, and they're so cute!

Bryce Gruber

6 Children's Books About Race to Start the Conversation

6 Children's Books About Race to Start the Conversation

Consider swapping out your usual stories for these children's books about race to help expand your child's mind and understanding of the world.

Megan Sweeney

Does your kid need a physical therapist?

Does your kid need a physical therapist?

Heather Dixon

Why open-ended play is an essential part of learning

Why open-ended play is an essential part of learning

Open-ended play is any type of play that doesn't have limitations or rules. Learn what it is and how to encourage it.

Brianna Bell

10 Tips For Breezing Through Airport Security With Kids

10 Tips For Breezing Through Airport Security With Kids

Just leaving the house with kids is hard enough. Actually traveling with little ones in tow can feel nearly impossible.

Katrina Cameron-Epp

What is Montessori and how will it benefit your child?

What is Montessori and how will it benefit your child?

More than just play-based learning, discover the history, philosophy and the woman behind the Montessori method.

Valery Brown

5 Easy, Fun and Educational Activities for Valentine's Day

5 Easy, Fun and Educational Activities for Valentine's Day

5 easy, fun and educational activities for Valentine’s Day. Get crafty, spend time together and learn about kindness—no glitter required.

Becky Ward

5 milestone myths to let go of

5 milestone myths to let go of

Ingrid Cruz

This is the Best Toddler Purchase I Ever Made

Toddler development

This is the Best Toddler Purchase I Ever Made

I didn’t expect that my toddler carrier would be such a game changer, but it did wonders for me and my daughter when we were building attachment.

Rebecca Weigand

Labial fusion isn't the bizarre medical anomaly you might think

Labial fusion isn't the bizarre medical anomaly you might think

I was dizzy with questions about my two-year-old daughter's fused labia until the family doctor assured me that she was going to be just fine.

Rebecca Linkski

How to finally get your kid to wipe their own butt

How to finally get your kid to wipe their own butt

The butt wipe is the last step before total toilet independence, but you may need these tips to cross the finish line once and for all.

Ruba Hassan

This is the big secret to understanding your toddler

Toddler behaviour

This is the big secret to understanding your toddler

The terrible twos can be tough, but there are proven ways to decode your toddler's actions—and applied behaviour analysis is one of them.

Allison Kenien

Ultimate Guide to Kid Vomit: Causes and Treatment

Ultimate Guide to Kid Vomit: Causes and Treatment

From what causes kids to vomit to how to make clean-up a little less awful, here is everything you need to know about dealing with puke.

Today's Parent

27 wildly relatable memes about toddlers

Toddler behaviour

27 wildly relatable memes about toddlers

Welcome to my life. Toddlers are a unique and relentless kind of wacked. Naturally, that leads to some hilarious toddler memes.

Jessica Pollack

This TikTok mom found the simplest way to keep toddlers entertained

This TikTok mom found the simplest way to keep toddlers entertained

Yasmeen Aslam

Why is my toddler so obsessed with climbing everything?

Toddler development

Why is my toddler so obsessed with climbing everything?

From wriggling up the door frame to escaping their cribs, the toddler climbing phase is completely normal. Here's how to safely encourage them.

Vanessa Milne

You're not imagining it, toddlers are actually harder than newborns

Toddler behaviour

You're not imagining it, toddlers are actually harder than newborns

Never, in the history of time, has a newborn tried to put on their own socks, push their own stroller or buckle their own car seat.

Natalie Stechyson

6 things you should go ahead and let your toddler do

Toddler behaviour

6 things you should go ahead and let your toddler do

We all want to keep the chaos at bay, but you might be making your life harder by wielding too much control over your kid.

Kristen Thompson