Spotting Vision Problems

Toddlers are rarely able to let parents know that their eyes are bothering them in some way; if their vision isn’t what we call normal, they certainly aren’t aware that it’s any different than any one else’s. Most often it’s a parent’s observation that tips off the doctor to a potential vision problem. So keep [...]

Spanking Your Toddler, Discipline or Abuse

Although, today’s research shows that spanking is not effective, from time to time, parents still tend to spank their children as a means of discipline and punishment.. Children who are spanked frequently may give up repeating their misbehavior, just to avoid a repeat spanking, but they obey because they are afraid. So, instead of learning [...]

Signs Hearing Problems Children

Many toddlers may seem not to hear at least half of what their parents say, but in most cases, it’s just a matter of selective listening or inattention. The child who truly doesn’t hear well usually exhibits one or more of the following signs of hearing loss (although some of these may also be exhibited [...]

Safe Play For Toddler

Swings, slides, jungle gyms – such are the stuff of a young child’s dreams. But dreams can turn into nightmares – in the form of blackened eyes, broken limbs, and worse – if playground equipment isn’t as safe as it should be. To ensure the safety of the equipment your toddler plays on at home [...]

Room Safety For Toddler

The world of toddler who is walking and climbing expands rapidly. Virtually overnight, almost everything is with reach.
To best protect your toddler, you will have to maintain safety environment around him, especially at home.
Parents should pay attention and making safety changes with: the windows ( included it’s glasses, frame lock, height, and width); the doors [...]

Peace Talking To Children

We don’t have to be an international diplomat or negotiator to encourage peace conversation with our children. In fact, children who have been taught to understand the importance of verbal conflict resolution – such as the art of using right words instead of physical aggression to deal with frustrations and anger – will end up [...]

Nurturing the Scientist in Your Toddler

There are many little scientists in every toddler. Look closely at yours, and you will not only see a physicist in the sand box, but a botanist,entomologist, and geologist in the park, an oceanographer at the beach, a chemist in the kitchen, an inventor in the playroom, an astronomer at the window – all examining, [...]

Much Risk Under the Sun

Though all children should be protected from the damaging rays of the sun, some kids are at greater risk that others. These include children with red or blonde hair and fair skin; those with blue, green, or gray eyes; those who live in a tropical or sub-tropical climate or at a high altitude; those with [...]

Messy Self Feeding

There is no denying that disarming an eating toddler and taking full control of the feeding process will bring any meal to be faster, more efficient, and much tidier. However, for a toddler, eating is not an exercise in speed, efficiency, and neatness. In addition to provide him with some nourishment, eating is an important [...]

Help Toddler Dealing With Fears

Many fears are simply outgrown as the toddler matures into a more confident and worldly preschooler. But others persists throughout early childhood, and – if they can’t deal with – sometimes into adulthood. Gently helping toddlers face what scares them is the best way to ensure that today’s fears won’t continue to hold them back [...]