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Pretoddler

Help for parents of pretoddlers. This is is for the age of 12-18 months. Find posts to help you navigate these months. Learn about dropping to one nap, dealing with mini-tantrums, and changing up the daily schedule.

Everything You Need to Know for Your PreToddler

February 14, 2023February 13, 2023 by valplowman
Pretoddler Brinley crawling

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One Nap Schedules Perfect for Your Toddler

January 18, 2023October 3, 2022 by valplowman
Napping toddler

When should a toddler move to one nap? Find out signs your toddler is ready for one nap, the best age for it, what your schedule should look like on …

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How to Align Baby’s Meal Times with Family’s Meal Times

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 by valplowman
baby eating family meal

When to move your child’s meal times so they are at the same time as the rest of the family. What time should baby eat dinner? When you first start …

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Dropping the Morning Nap Transition Time

January 18, 2023June 20, 2022 by valplowman
Toddler boy with blue eyes looking at the camera.

Signs your toddler is ready getting to transition to one nap. Toddlers are usually not quite ready to drop the morning nap all at once, but have some transition time. …

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Categories Naps, Pretoddler Tags dropping naps 164 Comments

26 Best Toys for PreToddler: 12-18 Months

August 30, 2022September 8, 2021 by valplowman
Pretoddler playing in the sandbox

26 of the best toys for pretoddlers. Great educational and fun toys and gift ideas for your 12-18-month-old little toddler. As a baby becomes a toddler, I think the “best” …

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How To Fill Toddler’s Time When Transitioning to One Nap

January 18, 2023April 19, 2021 by valplowman
toddler doing activities with mom

How To Fill Toddler’s Time When Transitioning to One Nap. What to do with the schedule when you are at one nap a day. Activities to do with your toddler. …

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Categories Pretoddler, Schedule Tips, Toddler Tags dropping naps 2 Comments

Sample Toddler Schedules: 1-3 Years Old

March 15, 2023March 9, 2021 by valplowman
Toddler happily looking into the distance

Are you looking for schedule ideas for your toddler? This post is FULL of sample schedules for toddlers age 12-36 months old! This post contains sample schedules for toddlers. These …

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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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