While this is certainly true for adults who interact with the world in a much larger
way than toddlers, we as parents need to first model patience to our children.
Not exact matches
I was just wandering through our house, figuring out new
ways to declutter, as I have run out of places to stack things that are taller
than the
toddler.
It's interesting that they focus on the technicalities of whether sodium qualifies as a preservative in this particular product, whether the level of sodium in a serving falls within the maximum acceptable range for a
toddler, etc., while glossing over the elephant in the freezer - products like this just have
way too much sodium to ever reasonably be considered «healthy» or «eating well», and rather
than taking real steps to improve their products, Nestle has chosen to hide behind soundbites like «no preservatives!
Ultimately, my husband and I spent more time playing the age old game of chase - the -
toddler and keeping him out of harm's
way than we did watching the actual game, but we made a family memory that will stretch far beyond the final pitch.
My
toddler seemed to enjoy it well enough, but when it came down to it, she was
way more interested in eating the end product
than the process of baking the treats.
reading mysteries or watching them on TV), cooking, and drinking
way more caffeine
than she should... basically, doing anything she needs to do to survive the
toddler years.
Even though Spring hasn't quite shown her face just yet I'm so excited for gardening and I know my little
toddler will be too, what better
way to get those curious hands involved
than with their own tools!
With potty training,
toddlers have to learn how to recognize their urges and figure out how to respond to them in a different
way than before.
It was
WAY harder with lively and wild
toddlers than it was with the dazed infants we placed on a couch in Ethiopia a year ago.
Your
toddler may say» you love the baby more
than me» or even go as far to say» you don't love me anymore», these words will hurt us because we don't want to make them feel this
way.
Preschoolers have a lot of energy, which they use in a more organized
way than when they were
toddlers.
Toddlers (and people older than toddlers) respond the s
Toddlers (and people older
than toddlers) respond the s
toddlers) respond the same
way.
This makes
way more sense to a
toddler than, «Put your clothes back on!
Another
way to look at it is that if you wait until your child is a
toddler, you'll be experiencing accidents, too, only they're much bigger
than a baby's accidents.
It's easier said
than done, but coordinating nap time so that both your infant and your
toddler are asleep at the same time can go a long
way toward helping save mom or dad's sanity during the day.
Teens can be
way more challenging
than toddlers when it comes to talking about their day.
Toddlers are endlessly curious about the
way things work, so rather
than let them take apart, say, your laptop, give them a take - apart toy — complete with their very own, fully functioning drill.
This is easier said
than done with a
toddler who has multiple food allergies and a baby on the
way who already has strong ideas about what...
Perhaps you will explain something to a
toddler in a much different
way than you will relate to a 7 year old, but you can use gentle methods of logic and reason with both.
Newborns are
way easier
than toddlers, so that helped us a lot.
The term
toddler comes from the
way that children first walk, which is at first unsteady and more like a «toddle»
than actual walking.
It also is very helpful when we have to go a
ways in the city, because it's safer and faster
than letting my
toddler walk.
For safety, you could do this two
ways; freeze an entire banana and wrap the lower part with a paper towel so your baby (18 months old and older) can hold it and suck on the top with supervision, or chop the banana up into tiny cubes (less
than 1/4 inch) for your
toddler to chew on.
What better
way to illustrate the seed sower parable craft to your
toddlers than by growing something yourselves, watering and weeding the area and watching it grow to maturity?
Looks from strangers at the market are more often of concern
than of excitement, as they watch you tossing a bag of crackers at your
toddler while you try to bend down to grab the keys you dropped, which no one, by the
way, is offering to grab for you.
If yours is the type of
toddler who loves the library more
than the park, having a designated reading area is a great
way to round out your playroom.
The
ways that you'll treat these behaviors in an older child, who understands that biting is wrong, will be different
than how you will approach this with a
toddler.
Whether you're changing a newborn's diaper every ten minutes or wrestling your two - year - old and praying potty training comes sooner
than later here are six sure fire
ways to make your
toddler or baby diapering a change for the better.
I'll work myself up into a frenzy over a friend's kid who knows four - syllable words or the bilingual
toddler speaking
way more Spanish
than my kid.
Thumbprints are perfect for
toddlers and you to create together and what better
way than turning them into little chicks on an Easter Card from Red Ted Art.
Breastfeeding is more
than the biologically normal
way for me to feed and care for my babies and
toddlers, it has actually become one of the most important tools in my parenting tool box.
Prepare for a little more mess
than usual, and let her go at it — using a spoon is a great
way for your
toddler to improve her hand - eye coordination, exercise her independence, and make mealtime more fun.
If parting is more sorrow
than sweet for your little one, you'll want to find
ways to ease the pain that's caused by
toddler separation anxiety.
The best
way to make sure an ingrown fingernail doesn't happen is to cut your
toddler's nails straight across with a pair of nail clippers rather
than nail scissors.
«A key warning sign,» he says, «is any child much older
than the
toddler years who continues to act like a baby or
toddler — kicking and screaming, biting other children, not using age - appropriate
ways of communicating thoughts and feelings.
Lockwood explains: «Ideophones do more
than that: they are used to talk about intricate things like the feeling of moping over something trivial (kuyokuyo), or the unsteady
way that a
toddler walks (yochiyochi).»
I take Gracie to a
toddler gym class every week, and when I do I bring Jo in her car seat, and all the little
toddlers are
way more interested in her
than the class itself.
To be sure, it's
way less fun to buy them clothes now
than it was when they were babies /
toddlers.
Not a
toddler anymore, but a big boy...... who loves computer games and can knows his
way around an iPad better
than me.
To the public library, of course — a place which offers more
than just physical books on shelves, by the
way (programs for
toddlers and young adults, literacy programs, workshops for job searchers and senior citizens, free community meeting spaces, etc.).
As I started putting everything together, keeping my bag limited to just a few options, I realized there were so many more
ways to occupy a
toddler on an airplane
than I'd thought!
The failure of some of the babies to fulfill the prediction of the early test was attributed by Kagan (1994, pp. 204 - 206) to the
way their mothers treated them in the intervening 17 months: High - reactive infants whose mothers used a relatively tough child - rearing style were less likely to become timid
toddlers than those whose mothers used a wimpy style.
I always remind myself and others that
toddlers and young children have very few
ways of coping with their emotions, and sometimes it's easier to cry or act out
than to find the
ways or words to explain those emotions.