These posts all relate to the age rage of 12-18 months old.
- Pre-Toddler Age
- Parenting Your Pre-Toddler–With Confidence!
- Pre-Toddler Months: Words To Live By
- Pre-Toddlers and Emotions
- Unique Variables
Post Contents
- Best Things…Stages
- Childproofing
- Discipline (see also Discipline Index)
- Gear and Toys
- Goals
- Independent Playtime
- Language Development
- Learning Time
- Mealtime
- More Than Making it Through the Day
- Playtime (see also “Independent Play” above)
- Potty Training
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary
- Problem Solving
- Schedules
- Sickness
- Sleep
- Television
- Thumb/Finger Sucking
- Toys
Best Things…Stages
Childproofing
Discipline (see also Discipline Index)
- Actions Precede Beliefs
- Behavior, Food, and Sleep
- The Best Parenting Tool You Will Ever Have
- Boundaries (Toddlerwise)
- Boundaries: Part II (Toddlerwise)
- Childishness vs. Foolishness
- The Choice Addiction (for Toddlers)
- Commanding Obedience within Reason
- Controlling the Young Temper
- Discipline Foundations
- Discipline Methods: 10 Months and up
- Discipline: Progress is a Spiral
- Discipline: Step-by-step Process
- Discipline Strategy: Surrender with Dignity
- Distraction as a Discipline Tool
- Encouragement
- Encouragement as Discipline
- Frustration Tantrums
- Guidelines for Logical Consequences
- Help A Reader Out: Pre-Toddler Hitting
- How to Handle an Aggressive Toddler
- How to Set Boundaries
- How To Stop a Tantrum
- How You Should Respond to Frustration Tantrums
- Library Training
- The “Mini-fit”
- Obedience Percentages
- Public Behavior
- Self-Control: A Foundational Virtue
- Substitution: Toddlerwise
- Teaching Child to Come When Called
- Teach What Obedience Looks Like:
- Teaching Your Baby “No”
- Toddlers: You’re Being Too Easy if He’s Not Throwing Fits
- Too Many Freedoms
- The Screaming Non-Verbal Baby/Toddler
Gear and Toys
- Baby Stuff I love: Art Time
- Baby Stuff I Love: Bathtime
- Baby Stuff I Love: Mealtime
- Baby Stuff I Love: Outdoor Toys
- Best Toys for Baby: 12-18 Months
- Best Toys for PreToddler: 12-18 Months Update
- Coats and Carseats {Coat Compression}
- Great Children’s Books
- Reader Favorites: Pre-Toddler Toys
- Timeless Toys
Goals
- Beliefs and Goals (Toddlerwise)
- How To Think
- Immediate Happiness Is Not The End Goal
- Pre-Toddler Goal: Don’t Lose Ground
Independent Playtime
- Benefits of Independent Play
- Falling Asleep During Independent Playtime
- How To Child-Proof Your Space for Independent Playtime
- Independent Playtime is Not…
- Independent Playtime Lengths
- Independent Playtime: The Ultimate Overview
- Ransacking During Independent Playtime
- Resistance to Independent Playtime
- Roomtime
- Starting Independent Playtime Late
- Won’t Stay in Independent Playtime
Language Development
Learning Time
- Book Review: The Toddler’s Busy Book
- Factors that Influence Learning
- How To Do a Learning Activity of the Day
- The Learning Process (Toddlerwise)
Mealtime
- Adding Milk/Dairy to the Diet
- Appetite vs. Hunger
- Creating a “Good Eater”
- Dropping the 4th Feeding
- Family Mealtime: Preparing for Success
- Feeding Your Pre-Toddler
- Food Amounts for Toddlers
- Food Portions for Children Baby-8 Years
- Mealtime Booster Seats
- Mealtime Offenses (and Defenses)
- Overcoming the Picky Eater
- Pre-Toddler Mealtime Expectations
- Pre-Toddler Mealtime Milestones
- Pre-Toddler Milk Intake
- Refusal of Favorite Foods
- Snacks for Babies and Toddlers
- Snack Time
- Throwing/Dropping Food off of the Tray
- Toddlers and Spoons
- Weaning: Breast, Bottle, and Formula
More Than Making it Through the Day
Playtime (see also “Independent Play” above)
- Balancing Time With Children
- How To Use Free Playtime in Your Child’s Schedule
- Spending Time with Baby/Child
- Structured Playtime
- Structured Playtime With Siblings {Sibling Playtime}
Potty Training
McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary
- Pre-Toddler Summary: 12 Months Old
- Pre-Toddler Summary: 12.5 Months Old
- Pre-Toddler Summary: 13 Months Old
- Pre-Toddler Summary: 13.5 Months Old
- Pre-Toddler Summary: 14 Months Old
- Pre-Toddler Summary: 14.5 Months Old
- Pre-Toddler Summary: 15 Months Old
- Pre-Toddler Summary: 15.5 Months Old
- Pre-Toddler Summary: 16 Months Old
- Pre-Toddler Summary: 16.5 Months Old
- Pre-Toddler Summary: 17 Months Old
- Pre-Toddler Summary: 17.5 Months Old
- Pre-Toddler Summar: 18 Months Old
Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 12 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 12.5 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 13 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 13.5 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 14 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 14.5 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 15 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 15.5 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 16 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 16.5 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 17 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary {17.5 Months Old}
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary {18 Months Old}
Problem Solving
Schedules
- Reader Sample Schedules: 12-24 Months Old
- Sample Schedules: One Year and Up
- Babywise Sample Schedules: 12-15 Months Old
Sickness
Sleep
- 2 Year Old Sleep Problems–How To Solve Them!
- It’s Okay If Your Little One Sleeps Only 10-12 Hours of Sleep
- Bedtime
- Bedtime Routine: Storytime
- Consistent Bedtime
- Dropping Naps: A Quick Reference
- Dropping a Nap: A Weaning Process
- Dropping the Morning Nap (from 2 to 1 naps): Transition Time
- How To Fill Toddler’s Time When Transitioning to One Nap
- Importance of Exercise and Stimulation for Sleep
- New Skills and Sleep Disruptions {Rolling, Crawling, Standing, etc.}
- Overstimulation for Toddlers
- Pre-Toddler Waking Early from Morning Nap
- Problem Solving Tip: What Has Changed?
- Season Changes Disrupting Sleep
- Sleep Begets Sleep? The Truth About Sleep
- Sleep Totals for 12-15 Months Old
- The Babywise Mom Nap Guide: How to establish successful naps from birth through the preschool years
- The Sun and Sleep
- Timing Naps for Toddlers
- Toddler/Child Getting Out of Bed
- “Upcited“
- What To Do When Your Little One is Playing in the Crib/Bed
Television
Thumb/Finger Sucking
Toys
