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Does My Toddler Need A Vitamin Supplement?

Does my toddler need a vitamin supplement? Toddlers and food can be a slippery slope, which makes the decision about whether or not to give your little one vitamin supplements even more challenging. When you provide your toddler with choices from all the different food groups - and combine that with the opportunity to combine freedom with food by allowing her to experiment with color, texture, and taste - most toddlers are eating a balanced diet. However, that is not always the case for every... read more

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It’s Challenging to Read to My Toddler

We think of reading to a child as a quiet activity and sometimes it is - but not always at the beginning of toddler reading. Books open up new worlds for toddlers and can bring a shared experience of fun and playfulness with their special grownup. Toddlers by the age of 18 to 20 months are excited about words. Their receptive language is quite high (they can understand many words, even if they can't say them). Here are some things to think about when you are looking for toddler... read more

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Toddler is Lying – What Should I Do?

My toddler is 'lying'- what should I do? Toddlers (children between 18 months and 3 1/2 years) do not have the cognitive development to actually lie in the way adults understand lying. To lie, a child needs to understand that there is an actual objective truth - and toddlers are not yet dealing with that kind of truth. Toddler development is a period in which language and imagination are increasing quickly and along with this is an expansion of magical thinking. As toddlers develop... read more

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Toddler is Upset About Taking Baths

You asked and now you shall receive. It’s only fair for us to share all of this stored up knowledge about toddlers and what happens when they start toddling (and talking)! We will now answer, in a very public forum, all of those burning questions about children in their second year. Each month, we will tackle a commonly-asked-question from the point of view of a parent with a toddler. Chiming in to give her feedback will be an expert who has been there and done that. Earmark, share and add... read more

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Toddler Doesn’t Talk Much: Should I Worry?

You asked and now you shall receive. It’s only fair for us to share all of this stored up knowledge about toddlers and what happens when they start toddling (and talking)! We will now answer, in a very public forum, all of those burning questions about children in their second year. Each month, we will tackle a commonly-asked-question from the point of view of a parent with a toddler. Chiming in to give her feedback will be an expert who has been there and done that. Earmark, share and add... read more

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My Toddler Argues with Other Toddlers

You asked and now you shall receive. It’s only fair for us to share all of this stored up knowledge about toddlers and what happens when they start toddling (and talking)! We will now answer, in a very public forum, all of those burning questions about children in their second year. Each month, we will tackle a commonly-asked-question from the point of view of a parent with a toddler. Chiming in to give her feedback will be an expert who has been there and done that. Earmark, share and add... read more

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Toddler is Masturbating

You asked and you shall now receive. It’s only fair for us to share all of this stored up knowledge about toddlers and what happens when they start toddling (and talking)! We now will answer, in a very public forum, all of those burning questions about children in their second year. Each Wednesday, we will tackle a commonly-asked-question from the point of view of a parent with a toddler. Chiming in to give her feedback will be an expert who has been there and done that. Earmark, share and... read more

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What questions should I ask at my 2-year-old well visit?

You asked and you shall now receive. It’s only fair for us to share all of this stored up knowledge about a toddlers and what happens when they start toddling (and talking)! We now will answer, in a very public forum, all of those burning questions about children in their second year. Each Wednesday, we will tackle a commonly-asked-question from the point of view of a parent with a toddler. Chiming in to give her feedback will be an expert who has been there and done that. Earmark, share and... read more

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