Parents worry about everything, which is completely normal. One question parents usually have is when they should move their toddler from the crib to a big kid bed. There is no set time and some toddlers may be ready as early as 18 months, while others may be closer to three years. It is completely [...]

Toddlers are so active that they don’t take very well to having to sit in a car for long periods of time. They may be able to make it from the house to the park without too much of a fuss, but any more than that and you are likely to hear some noise. If [...]

Does your child have night terrors or nightmares?  Do you know the difference?  Most parents who deal with night terrors know that they are not dealing with just your average every day nightmare!  Night terrors are intense and they are different than nightmares in that the child often seems to look right through their family [...]

Co-sleeping is great for families because it allows everyone to get more sleep and makes nursing at night easy on mom. However, there comes a time when parents are ready to have their bed back and co sleeping ends. This is tough for a toddler who is used to snuggling up with his parents every [...]

Breastfeeding is an interesting topic because doctors have really gotten more women to breastfeed their infants by emphasizing that breast is best. However, once you pass the year mark many pediatricians, family, and friends start to get a little squeamish that you are still breastfeeding. It’s kind of shocking to many breastfeeding moms who have [...]

A night terror is scary.  When your child sits up in their bed in the middle of the night and lets out a blood curdling scream your first instinct is to run to them and pick them up and try to hold them tight.  When your toddler is experiencing a night terror this is the [...]

Teaching a toddler colors is much like teaching a toddler anything else. You have to repeat, repeat, and repeat! Eventually, it will click and your toddler will know colors. As soon as she understands what a color is then she will be able to better learn other colors. The key is to start slow and [...]