Dining schedule for toddlers

Toddlers rarely follow a traditional meal pattern. They tend to need small and regular snacks. This suits small tummy sizes and provides the energy to keep moving all day. The amount eaten at mealtimes, in particular the evening meal, may be smaller than parents would like. However, children can balance the amount of food eaten with exactly how much they need if they are not forced to overeat or finish all the food on the plate.

From: Better Health Channel

How to manage diarrhea

To manage diarrhea: BRAT: Banana, Rice, Applesauce, Toast, Yogurt.

From: A Child grows in brooklyn.com

Swapping out toys

Toddlers get bored of seeing the same old toys every morning. Stash a group of toys in a closet, attic, or basement so that every eight weeks or so, you can replace the been-there-done-that toys with some “new” toys, toys from your very own store.

From: Grasshopper New Media

Right age for potty training

Most children are ready to potty train at age two; however the range of readiness for toilet training spans from eighteen months all the way to four years of age.

From: Epigee Women’s Health

Games for outside

Toddlers love to play outside, so look for games that can be played outdoors. A kids-style croquet set is a fun, easy-to-learn game that you can play with your child.

From: How to Do things.com

Book Suggestion

Guess How Much I Love You a toddler book.

From: Lil’ Fingers Storybooks and Games

Making bubbles at home

Make easy homemade bubbles, mix 1 cup of water and 1/2 cup of liquid dish soap and blow away.

From: LifeTips

Learning by experience

Infants and toddlers learn about and experience life through sense and motor explorations. They touch, taste, smell, observe, and move the world about them to make sense out of it.

From: Early Childhood Resource Institute

eye contact tip.

Eye contact and calm, soft interactions while feeding aid in digestion as well as in establishing trusting relationships with caregivers.

From: Wisconsin Child Care Improvement Project

Bullies

Is your child being bullied? Reassure your child there is no weakness in leaving the situation, to keep away from the bully.

From: Raising Kids.co.uk