The 12-18 month old age range is a transitional time from babyhood to toddlerhood. This page has everything you need to get your 12-18 month old sleeping well and on a solid schedule. There is also information to help with playtime and feeding time.
Post Contents
- All About the Pre-Toddler Age Range
- PreToddler Sample Schedules
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 14.5 Months Old
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 16.5 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary {17.5 Months Old}
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 16 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 13 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 13.5 Months Old
- Short Morning Naps
- Poll Discussion: Dropping Naps
- Surviving Dropping Naps
- Dropping Naps: A Quick Guide
- How To Fill Toddler’s Time When Transitioning to One Nap
- Dropping the Morning Nap Transition Time
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 36 Months Old {3 Years Old}
- Align Meals with the Family
- Don’t Lose Ground!
- Get My Weekly Email!
- Thank you!
- Screaming Non-Verbal Toddler
- Tips for Avoiding and Responding to Tantrums
- Toddler Tantrums are Very Normal
- How to Stop a Tantrum: Address the Choice Addiction
- How to Deal with Toddler Tantrums
- The “Mini-fit”: Responding to Young Tantrums
- The Screaming Non-Verbal Baby/Toddler
- Looking for Toys Ideas?
- Recent PreToddler Posts
- One Nap Schedules Perfect for Your Toddler
- How to Align Baby’s Meal Times with Family’s Meal Times
- Dropping the Morning Nap Transition Time
- 26 Best Toys for PreToddler: 12-18 Months
- How To Fill Toddler’s Time When Transitioning to One Nap
- Sample Toddler Schedules: 1-3 Years Old
- More Pre-Toddler Help
- Tips for Feeding Your Pre-Toddler
- Babywise Sample Schedules: 12-15 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 15 Months Old
- Distraction as a Discipline Tool
- One Nap Schedules Perfect for Your Toddler
- How To Fill Toddler’s Time When Transitioning to One Nap
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 13.5 Months Old
- What To Do When Your Pre-Toddler is Taking a Short Morning Nap
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 15.5 Months Old
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 15 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 17 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 16.5 Months Old
- More Than Making it Through the Day: 12-15 Months
- The Very Best Things about 12-15 Month Olds
- Helping Your Child Speak Words
- Pre-Toddlers
- PreToddler Feedings
- PreToddler Naps
- Sample PreToddler Schedules
- PreToddler Play Time
- PreToddler Tantrums and Discipline
- PreToddler Advice
- Pretoddler Summaries
All About the Pre-Toddler Age Range
This is the first post to visit when you have a 12-18 month old pretotdler. Get a sneak peak on the characteristics of a pre-toddler and know what to expect.
PreToddler Sample Schedules
Sample schedules are always helpful for knowing how to set up your day for your kiddo. Here are sample schedules for 12-15 months old.
Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 14.5 Months Old
McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 16.5 Months Old
Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary {17.5 Months Old}
Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 16 Months Old
Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 13 Months Old
Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 13.5 Months Old
Short Morning Naps
There is a 99% chance your pretodler will start to take short morning naps at some point in this 6 month period. When that happens, read this post to know what to do!
Poll Discussion: Dropping Naps
Surviving Dropping Naps
Dropping Naps: A Quick Guide
How To Fill Toddler’s Time When Transitioning to One Nap
Dropping the Morning Nap Transition Time
Brinley Toddler Summary: 36 Months Old {3 Years Old}
Align Meals with the Family
It is now time to align your toddler’s meals with the rest of the family. That means your pre-toddler’s meals are at the same time as everyone else. Here are the details on the steps you take to get baby eating meals at the same time as the rest of the family.
Don’t Lose Ground!
When we have young toddlers in the 12-18 month old (aka Pre-Toddler) age range, we kind of need to let go of the “progress” notion and simply hang on to one basic goal. Don’t lose ground!
Screaming Non-Verbal Toddler
Your 12-18 month old can understand A LOT more than they can verbalize. This leads to fits. This post helps you navigate these fits with grace.
Tips for Avoiding and Responding to Tantrums
Toddler Tantrums are Very Normal
How to Stop a Tantrum: Address the Choice Addiction
How to Deal with Toddler Tantrums
The “Mini-fit”: Responding to Young Tantrums
The Screaming Non-Verbal Baby/Toddler
Looking for Toys Ideas?
It is time to update your toy collection for your little toddler. I have the best toys compiled for you in one place here.
Recent PreToddler Posts
One Nap Schedules Perfect for Your Toddler
How to Align Baby’s Meal Times with Family’s Meal Times
Dropping the Morning Nap Transition Time
26 Best Toys for PreToddler: 12-18 Months
How To Fill Toddler’s Time When Transitioning to One Nap
Sample Toddler Schedules: 1-3 Years Old
More Pre-Toddler Help
Tips for Feeding Your Pre-Toddler
Babywise Sample Schedules: 12-15 Months Old
Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 15 Months Old
Distraction as a Discipline Tool
One Nap Schedules Perfect for Your Toddler
How To Fill Toddler’s Time When Transitioning to One Nap
Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 13.5 Months Old
What To Do When Your Pre-Toddler is Taking a Short Morning Nap
Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 15.5 Months Old
McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 15 Months Old
Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 17 Months Old
Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 16.5 Months Old
More Than Making it Through the Day: 12-15 Months
The Very Best Things about 12-15 Month Olds
Helping Your Child Speak Words
Pre-Toddlers
Here is all of the pre-toddler information you need broken down into categories.
PreToddler Feedings
- Adding Milk/Dairy to the Diet
- How to Align Baby’s Meal Times with Family’s Meal Times
- How to Prevent Your Child from Becoming a Picky Eater
- Mealtime Booster Seats: When to Move and Good Features
- Pre-Toddler Mealtime Expectations
- Pre-Toddler Mealtime Milestones
- Pre-Toddler Milk Intake Totals to Expect
- Refusal of Favorite Foods
- Snacks for Babies and Toddlers
- Tips for Feeding Your Pre-Toddler
- When Does a Toddler Master Spoon Skills
PreToddler Naps
- Dropping the Morning Nap Transition Time
- What To Do When Your Pre-Toddler is Taking a Short Morning Nap
- In Action: Dropping the Morning Nap
- Importance of Exercise and Stimulation for Sleep
- Overstimulation for Toddlers
- Sleep Totals for 12-15 Months Old
- Timing Naps for Toddlers
Sample PreToddler Schedules
See pretoddler summaries linked below
- Babywise Sample Schedules: 12-15 Months Old
- One Nap Schedules Perfect for Your Toddler
- Sample Toddler Schedules: 1-3 Years Old
- More Than Making it Through the Day: 12-15 Months
- More Than Making it Through the Day: 15-18 Months
PreToddler Play Time
- 26 Best Toys for PreToddler: 12-18 Months
- Benefits of Independent Play
- How To Fill Toddler’s Time When Transitioning to One Nap
- Helping Your Child Speak Words
- How To Child-Proof Your Space for Independent Playtime
- Independent Playtime Lengths by Age
- Roomtime: Structured Playtime Alone for Kids
- Surviving Teething
- TV Time Under Two
PreToddler Tantrums and Discipline
- Distraction as a Discipline Tool
- Helping Pre-Toddlers with Intense Emotions
- How to Set Boundaries for Children & Siblings
- How Your Child’s Behavior is Tied to Food and Sleep
- The “Mini-fit”: Responding to Young Tantrums
- More is Caught Than Taught with Pre-Toddlers
- The Problem with Constantly Needing to Correct a Child
- The Screaming Non-Verbal Baby/Toddler
- Using Encouragement as a Discipline Tool
PreToddler Advice
- All About the Pre-Toddler Age Range
- The Very Best Things about 12-15 Month Olds
- Best Things: 15-18 Months Old
- Parenting Pre-Toddlers Goal: Simply Don’t Lose Ground
- Parenting Your Pre-Toddler–With Confidence!
- Pre-Toddler Months: Words To Live By
- Unique Variables that Will Shape Your Pretoddler
Pretoddler Summaries
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 12 Months Old {One Year}
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 12 Months Old
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 12 Months, 1 Week
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 12.5 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 13 Months Old
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 13 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 13.5 Months Old
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 13.5 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 14 Months Old
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 14 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 14.5 Months Old
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 14.5 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 15 Months Old
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 15 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 15.5 Months Old
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 15.5 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 16 Months Old
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 16 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 16.5 Months Old
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 16.5 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 17 Months Old
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 17 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary {17.5 Months Old}
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 17.5 Months Old
- Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary {18 Months Old}
- McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 18 Months Old
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