The toddler age range is similar to the newborn age range. It is very difficult in many ways. There is a lot changing! People tend to either love the toddler stage or really struggle with it. This page tells you everything you need to know for your toddler. Get discipline tips, schedule tips, nap tips, sleep tips, playtime tips, and potty training tips!
Post Contents
- Stopping Tantrums
- 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
- Toddler Sample Schedules
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 20 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary {22.5 Months Old}
- Toddler Summary Index
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 30.5 Months Old
- Brinley Toddle Summary: 35 Months Old
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 22 Months Old
- What To Do When Your Toddler Stops Napping Daily
- Dropping Naps: A Quick Reference
- What to Do When Your Toddler Refuses to Take a Nap
- Dropping Naps: A Quick Guide
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 36 Months Old {3 Years Old}
- Poll Results: Dropping Naps
- Dropping the 3rd Nap: Impact on Baby’s Schedule
- 2 Year Old Sleep Regression
- Transitioning from a Crib to a Bed
- What to Do When Your Toddler Cries at Nap Time
- Get My Weekly Email!
- Thank you!
- Chores Your Toddler Can Do
- Toddler Chore Pack
- Looking for Toys Ideas?
- Potty Training
- Recent Toddler Posts
- Very Best Toys for Toddlers: 2 and Up
- The Best Toys for 18 Month Olds
- Distraction as a Discipline Tool: Tips for Parents
- Toddler Playtime Activities: Structuring the Day
- Pregnant and Toddler Won’t Sleep? What To Do
- Timing Naps for Toddlers
- More Toddler Help
- Musical Activities for Toddlers {Guest Post}
- Solve Sleep Problems for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- 2 Year Old Sleep Problems – How To Solve Them!
- Toddler Tantrums are Very Normal
- What to Do When Your Toddler Refuses to Take a Nap
- How Do Toddlers Act When Tired
- Distraction as a Discipline Tool: Tips for Parents
- Toddler Playtime Activities: Structuring the Day
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 29 Months Old
- Best Things:.2 Year Olds
- 2 Year Old Index
- Kaitlyn Toddler Summary: 2.75 Years Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary {23 Months Old}
- Book Recommendation: The Siblings’ Busy Book
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 36 Months Old {3 Years Old}
- Toddlers
- Toddler Feedings
- Toddler Naps and Sleep
- Sample Toddler Schedules
- Toddler Play Time
- Toddler Toy Lists and Gift Guides
- Toddler Books
- Toddler Tantrums and Discipline
- Toddler Advice
- Potty Training
- Toddler Summaries
- Toddler Travel Tips
Stopping Tantrums
Toddlers and tantrums are almost synonymous. You can’t have one without the other. Tantrums are part of development and they are normal, but there are things we do as parents that extend and increase tantrum likelihood. Read about common choices given to children they shouldn’t have and how to stop the tantrums that go with them.
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
Toddler Sample Schedules
Are you looking for schedule ideas for your toddler? This post is FULL of sample schedules for toddlers age 12-36 months old!
McKenna Toddler Summary: 20 Months Old
Brinley Toddler Summary {22.5 Months Old}
Toddler Summary Index
Brinley Toddler Summary: 30.5 Months Old
Brinley Toddle Summary: 35 Months Old
McKenna Toddler Summary: 22 Months Old
What To Do When Your Toddler Stops Napping Daily
At some point, your child will stop consistently napping every day. Learn what to do about inconsistent napping for 2-5 year olds.
Dropping Naps: A Quick Reference
What to Do When Your Toddler Refuses to Take a Nap
Dropping Naps: A Quick Guide
Brinley Toddler Summary: 36 Months Old {3 Years Old}
Poll Results: Dropping Naps
Dropping the 3rd Nap: Impact on Baby’s Schedule
2 Year Old Sleep Regression
There is a big regression around age two!
How to help your toddler through the 2 year sleep regression. Keep your little one sleeping well at night and napping well in the day.
Transitioning from a Crib to a Bed
This is a huge milestone for this age group!
Tips to transition from a crib to a bed. Find out the best age, if a toddler or twin bed is best, and tips for success!
What to Do When Your Toddler Cries at Nap Time
After going through all of the effort to teach your baby to sleep well, it can be unsettling and unnerving if your toddler starts to cry at nap time. Ten common reasons toddlers cry before nap time and what to do each time.
Chores Your Toddler Can Do
Are you looking for some chores your toddler can do? Do you love the idea of your toddler learning to do chores, but you aren’t sure what she CAN do? I have the answers for you here.
Toddler Chore Pack
My toddler chore pack is a great way to get you started on teaching toddlers to do chores. This digital download has everything you need to make a chore pack and also includes a one-page printable chore chart.
Looking for Toys Ideas?
The Best Toys for 18 Month Olds. A big list of toys worth getting for your 18 month old toddler to play with. These are great for a gift list! From here, you can also link to toys for 2 year olds and toys for 2.5 Year Olds.
Potty Training
Many toddlers are ready for potty training (though not all! If your toddler is ready, check this post out for help getting started. There is not one right way to go about potty training, so find a way that sounds doable to you and go with that.
Recent Toddler Posts
Very Best Toys for Toddlers: 2 and Up
The Best Toys for 18 Month Olds
Distraction as a Discipline Tool: Tips for Parents
Toddler Playtime Activities: Structuring the Day
Pregnant and Toddler Won’t Sleep? What To Do
Timing Naps for Toddlers
More Toddler Help
Musical Activities for Toddlers {Guest Post}
Solve Sleep Problems for Toddlers and Preschoolers
2 Year Old Sleep Problems – How To Solve Them!
Toddler Tantrums are Very Normal
What to Do When Your Toddler Refuses to Take a Nap
How Do Toddlers Act When Tired
Distraction as a Discipline Tool: Tips for Parents
Toddler Playtime Activities: Structuring the Day
McKenna Toddler Summary: 29 Months Old
Best Things:.2 Year Olds
2 Year Old Index
Kaitlyn Toddler Summary: 2.75 Years Old
Brinley Toddler Summary {23 Months Old}
Book Recommendation: The Siblings’ Busy Book
Brinley Toddler Summary: 36 Months Old {3 Years Old}
Toddlers
Here is all of the toddler information you need broken down into categories.
Toddler Feedings
- 2 Important Tips for Overcoming the Picky Eater
- 10 Smart Mealtime Rules for Children
- Adding Milk/Dairy to the Diet
- Child Won’t Eat Favorite Foods
- Correct Food Portions for Kids from Baby-8 Years
- How to Prevent Your Child from Becoming a Picky Eater
- How to Teach Table Manners to Your Child
- Mealtime Booster Seats: When to Move and Good Features
- Refusal of Favorite Foods
- Snacks for Babies and Toddlers
- When Does a Toddler Master Spoon Skills
Toddler Naps and Sleep
- 18 Month Sleep Regression: How to Help
- 2 Year Old Sleep Problems – How To Solve Them!
- 6 Steps to Get Your Child to Sleep In Later in the Morning
- How Do Toddlers Act When Tired
- How To Deal with the 2 Year Old Sleep Regression
- How To Fill Toddler’s Time When Transitioning to One Nap
- How to Know When Your Child is Ready to Stop Napping
- In Action: Dropping the Morning Nap
- Importance of Exercise and Stimulation for Sleep
- Overstimulation for Toddlers
- Pregnant and Toddler Won’t Sleep? What To Do
- Solve Sleep Problems for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Timing Naps for Toddlers
- Transitioning from a Crib to a Bed
- What To Do When Your Child is Scared of the Dark
- What To Do When Your Toddler/Child is Getting Out of Bed
- What to Do When Your Toddler Cries at Nap Time
- What to Do When Your Toddler Refuses to Take a Nap
- What To Do When Your Toddler Stops Napping Every Day
- When Do Children Stop Napping and What To Do Instead
- You Cannot Force Kids to Sleep
Sample Toddler Schedules
See also toddler summaries linked below
- One Nap Schedules Perfect for Your Toddler
- Optimal Waketime Lengths for Toddlers 12-24 Months Old
- Sample Toddler Schedules: 1-3 Years Old
Toddler Play Time
- A Parent’s Complete Guide to Structured Playtime
- A Simple Toy Rotation for Busy Moms
- Benefits of Independent Play
- How To Fill Toddler’s Time When Transitioning to One Nap
- How To Get Your Child to Happily Play Alone
- Helping Your Child Speak Words
- How To Child-Proof Your Space for Independent Playtime
- How To Start Independent Playtime Late
- How To Use Free Playtime In Your Child’s Schedule
- The Importance of Free Play Time & How To Fit It In
- Independent Playtime Lengths by Age
- Musical Activities for Toddlers {Guest Post}
- Reading to Toddlers
- Roomtime: Structured Playtime Alone for Kids
- Surviving Teething
- Tips to Prevent Ransacking During Independent Playtime
- Toddler Playtime Activities: Structuring the Day
- What to Do When Your Child Falls Asleep During Independent Playtime
- When Your Child Won’t Stay in Independent Playtime
- What to Do When Your Kid Resists Independent Playtime
Toddler Toy Lists and Gift Guides
- 7 Building Toys Your Children Will Love
- 8 Different Styles of Puzzles You Should Get for Kids
- Best Educational Games for Toddlers and Preschoolers!
- The Best Toys for 18 Month Olds
- Best Toys for Toddler: 18-24 Months
- Very Best Toys for Toddlers: 2 and Up
- Best Toys for Toddler…2.5 and Up
- Outdoor Toys Children Will Love
- Book Review: The Toddler’s Busy Book
Toddler Books
- 15 Must-Own Picture Books
- Great Picture Books for Boys
- Great Picture Books for Girls
- 27 Books Worth Owning From Board to Chapter Books
Toddler Tantrums and Discipline
- Discipline 101: The basics of correcting children
- Distraction as a Discipline Tool
- How to Deal with Toddler Tantrums
- How to Handle an Aggressive Toddler
- How Often Can You Really Expect a Child to Obey
- How to Set Boundaries for Children & Siblings
- How to Stop a Tantrum: Address the Choice Addiction
- How to Use Substitution for Toddler Discipline
- How To Teach Your Child to Come When Called
- How Your Child’s Behavior is Tied to Food and Sleep
- More is Caught Than Taught with Pre-Toddlers
- The Problem with Constantly Needing to Correct a Child
- The Screaming Non-Verbal Baby/Toddler
- Toddler Tantrums are Very Normal
- Training in Times of Non-Conflict
- Training Toddlers: Actions Precede Beliefs
- Using Encouragement as a Discipline Tool
- Valuable Discipline Tips for Toddlers
- What to do When Your Child Yells and Screams
- Why Toddlers Really Need Boundaries
- Why You Should Teach Your Toddler to Have Self-Control NOW
- Wise In Your Own Eyes Explained
- You’re Being Too Easy if Toddler’s Not Throwing Tantrums
>>>Read more about discipline and correction here
Toddler Advice
- Best Things: 18-24 Months Old
- Best Things:.2 Year Olds
- 10 Truths About Parenting a Toddler
- 12 Chores Your Toddler Can Actually Do
- Childproofing vs. Houseproofing
- Comforting a Sick Toddler/Baby
- How To Teach Children to Share
- More Than Making It Through the Day: 18-24 Months
- Parenting Toddlers: a Critical Phase of Learning
- Should You Control the Environment of Toddlers?
- Surviving Eczema
- Surviving the “I Do It Myself!” Phase
- Teaching Kids to Behave at the Library
- Weaning from the Pacifier: When, Why, and How
- Weaning Thumb/Finger Sucking
- Help A Reader Out: Toddler Crying Mid-Nap
- Help a Reader Out: Toddler Prayers
- Book Recommendation: The Siblings’ Busy Book
Potty Training
- 7 Best Potty Training Methods
- Babywise Mom Potty Training Method
- How To Get Your Little One To Pee or Poop on the Potty
- How to Potty Train and Maintain Your Routine
- Potty Training at Night: How to Have Success!
- Potty-Training Using the “Oh Crap!” Method
- Potty Training: There is More Than One Right Method
Toddler Summaries
- Brinley Toddler Summary {18.5 Months Old}
- Brinley Toddler Summary {19 Months Old}
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 19 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary {19.5 Months Old}
- Brinley Toddler Summary {20 Months Old}
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 20 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary {20.5 months old}
- Brinley Toddler Summary {21 Months Old}
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 21 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary {21.5 Months Old}
- Brinley Toddler Summary {22 Months Old}
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 22 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary {22.5 Months Old}
- Brinley Toddler Summary {23 Months Old}
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 23 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary {23.5 Months Old}
- Brinley Toddler Summary {24 Months Old}
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 2 Years Old!
- Brinley Toddler Summary {24.5 Months Old}
- Brinley Toddler Summary {25 Months Old}
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 25 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary {25.5 Months Old}
- Brinley Toddler Summary {26 Months Old}
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 26 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 26.5 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 27 Months Old
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 27 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 27.5 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 28 Months Old
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 28 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 29 Months Old
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 29 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 29.5 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 30 Months Old {2.5 Years}
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 2.5 Years
- Kaitlyn Toddler Summary: 2.5 Years Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 30.5 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary {31 Months Old}
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 31 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary {31.5 Months Old}
- Brinley Toddler Summary {32 Months}
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 32 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary {32.5 Months}
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 33 Months Old
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 33 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 33.5 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 34 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 34.5 Months Old
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 2.75 Years
- Kaitlyn Toddler Summary: 2.75 Years Old
- Brinley Toddle Summary: 35 Months Old
- McKenna Toddler Summary: 35 Months Old
- Brinley Toddler Summary: 36 Months Old {3 Years Old}
- McKenna Summary: 36 Months Old
Toddler Travel Tips
>>>See all of my toddler posts here
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