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Toddler behaviour

Screaming tantrums in public and the notorious terrible twos: Learn how to handle the many ups and downs of toddler behaviour while maintaining your sanity.

What to do when your toddler won't eat anything but snacks

What to do when your toddler won't eat anything but snacks

They want Cheerios, Goldfish and cheese. Here's how to not turn every meal into a literal food fight.

Dawn Yanek

Why toddlers put stuff up their nose

Toddler behaviour

Why toddlers put stuff up their nose

From tiny pieces of food to Lego parts, chances are they're going to stick something up there. Here's what to do when it happens.

Dawn Yanek

How to get your toddler to wear winter clothes

How to get your toddler to wear winter clothes

Teresa Pitman

Why your toddler is obsessed with being naked

Toddler behaviour

Why your toddler is obsessed with being naked

Anyone else feel like they’re living in a toddler-only nudist camp?

Dawn Yanek

Don't worry, your toddler is not a jerk

Toddler behaviour

Don't worry, your toddler is not a jerk

Kids this age are like little Neanderthals. Don’t take it personally.

Simone Olivero

How to deal when your toddler keeps climbing out of his crib

Toddler behaviour

How to deal when your toddler keeps climbing out of his crib

Have you caught your toddler scaling the sides of his crib? Here’s when to expect this phase—and what to do next.

Claire Gagne

How to discipline a toddler who's testing you

Toddler behaviour

How to discipline a toddler who's testing you

As your little one begins to assert their newfound independence, you wonder how to discipline a toddler who won't listen. Don't sweat it— we've got you.

Cassandra Drudi

The surprising upside to your kid’s brutal temper tantrums

Toddler behaviour

The surprising upside to your kid’s brutal temper tantrums

Why little kids’ tantrums are actually productive and how to make the most of this growth opportunity.

Courtney Shea

Toddler, I love you but please leave the baby the eff alone

Toddler behaviour

Toddler, I love you but please leave the baby the eff alone

You’re wonderful, my precious firstborn. But please get the hell off the bed and away from me and the tiny sleeping baby, for the love of all that is holy.

Claire Lawrence

What to do when your toddler hates their high chair

Toddler behaviour

What to do when your toddler hates their high chair

Some toddlers hate their high chairs and protest being at the table. How should you react? Here's how to get through meals without a power struggle.

Ariel Brewster

10 things only parents of high-spirited kids would understand

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10 things only parents of high-spirited kids would understand

Some people call this kind of kid "high-spirited." So how do you know you've got a high-spirited child on your hands? Check this list.

Cassandra Drudi

PSA, parents of toddlers: age three is way harder than the terrible twos

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PSA, parents of toddlers: age three is way harder than the terrible twos

If you're already dealing with a tantrum-prone two-year-old, I'm sorry to tell you that having a threenager is even harder.

Natalie Serianni

How To Discipline A Toddler? 14 Tactics That Actually Work

How To Discipline A Toddler? 14 Tactics That Actually Work

Disciplining toddlers can be tough, but if you’re frustrated with your kid’s antics, here are some tricks that actually work.

Laura Bickle

Why are toddlers miserable when you take them where they want to go?

Toddler behaviour

Why are toddlers miserable when you take them where they want to go?

I was horrified. We had planned this. She not only knew about it but also really wanted to go. Why was she being so difficult?

Dawn Yanek

My son is like a human Tasmanian devil

Toddler behaviour

My son is like a human Tasmanian devil

After two kids, my husband and I thought we had this parenting thing down pat. But then my third son hit the terrible twos.

Sarah Bradley

10 ways to keep your toddler busy

Toddler behaviour

10 ways to keep your toddler busy

Need to get something done, but your toddler's demanding your attention? Try one of these 10 ideas to buy you some time.

Jennifer Hughes

Yes, my kid is on a leash. Don’t judge me.

Toddler behaviour

Yes, my kid is on a leash. Don’t judge me.

I never thought I’d be one of those moms who is literally tethered to her child. But my kid is like the Usain Bolt of bolters.

Deana Morton

Tips to survive flying with a toddler

Toddler behaviour

Tips to survive flying with a toddler

Flying with a toddler can be turbulent. These tips will help you make it to your destination with fewer tears shed.

Laura Grande

5 tantrum triggers and how you can avoid them

Toddler behaviour

5 tantrum triggers and how you can avoid them

Five scenarios that make your toddler more prone to tantrums—and how to avoid them

Jessica Snyder Sachs

Toddler discipline methods that ACTUALLY work, according to a data-obsessed economist mom

Toddler behaviour

Toddler discipline methods that ACTUALLY work, according to a data-obsessed economist mom

In her new book, "Cribsheet," data-obsessed economist and mom of two Emily Oster determines which toddler discipline tactics get results.

Emily Oster