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
This is great! I have a 14 month old who is discovering his "frustrations" and it's great to have all these links in one place! One thing we struggle with is he wants to be outside ALL the time, which is great but not reality. If I take trash out to the garage he has a crying fit that I didn't let him go play with his wagon or if I let the dog out to potty he wants to go too. Reality is we go out for at least one playtime per day (weather permitting) but he wants to be out all the time. What do you suggest for dealing with this emotion and explaining to a 14 month old that there is a time for different activities and this just isn't it!
Oh Brayden was just like that. He ALWAYS wanted to be outside. I wonder if it is a boy thing. He has always been very obedient. I remember one time him following me into the house just screaming and crying because he wanted to stay out–he was barely two. My neighbor looked at us totally bewildered. He probably wondered why my child was following me when he was so adamantly against it! Ha!What worked for Brayden was giving him fair warning. So I would tell him beforehand how long he could stay out. I would also give him a fifteen minute warning, ten minute warning, five minute warning, two minute warning…to let him know it was almost time to come in. Not all kids do well with warnings, but you could try that and see if it helps.