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Toddlers

When Should We Transition From Crib to Toddler Bed?

September 15, 2009

Have you been wondering when to transition from crib to big kid or toddler bed? You’re not the only one. Here is an email I received recently, along with my response.
Hi Stacie,
My husband was just asking me when we should transition to a big girl bed. My daughter is about 22 months, and although [...]

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How A Mommy Learns To Potty Train

September 8, 2009

Before you read this post, please be sure to read How A Toddler Learns To Potty Train. Then come back here for part two.

When it comes to potty training, I am not the expert. I am the experienced. However, experience alone does not produce an expert. Can anyone relate to that? Before you click away, [...]

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How A Toddler Learns To Use The Potty.

August 31, 2009

I recently shared about my potty training mistakes in a previous post. This time around (with baby #4), I took a step back and approached potty training very differently. I’m a reflective kind of person and after going through this phase of life with 3 previous children, I have to wonder why this time around [...]

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How To Make Books Come Alive With Your Toddler

August 18, 2009

I get a lot of questions about what kind of books to get for a toddler. Or, I hear moms say “She just won’t sit still long enough to read a book.” I certainly know the limits of a toddler, but it is possible to enjoy a book with him. If you want to know [...]

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When Should I Begin Potty Training?

July 17, 2009

Deciding when, and how to move our wee one out of the diapers and toward a new found freedom is something every parent must eventually face. Though the common timeframe offered by experts is somewhere between 18 months and 3 years, age is never as relevant as readiness.

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A Daily Routine For Infants & Toddlers

July 14, 2009

All 4 of my babies were on a predictable and easy schedule one week home from the hospital–NOT. Our first babies were twins and I stumbled around for 3 months trying to figure out what to do with them all day and night long.
There are too many opinions on the subject of baby schedules. Many [...]

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Speaking Of Food

May 26, 2009

Are you struggling with how to get your toddler to eat healthy foods? As your baby starts talking and eating table food, there ensues a power struggle like no other. You have had the pleasure of feeding her what you want to feed her for months. Now, she has decided to rebel against all of [...]

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Six Ways To Soothe Teething Pain

May 24, 2009

You may be familiar with the following signs of teething: irritability, drooling, sleeplessness, biting or chewing on everything, low-grade fever, diarrhea, ear pulling. We feel so helpless when our babies are in pain, but be careful about turning to medication too soon. There are many others ways to soothe sore gums without medicine.

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Learning To Sneak Healthy Ingredients Into Family Meals

May 14, 2009

We’ve been very fortunate to have kids who eat well. But we do have trouble introducing new foods now that our kids are older. We insist that they at least try a food before rejecting it, but now I have a new weapon. I’m learning how to sneak healthy ingredients into foods that my family [...]

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