Recent Baby Blog | 18-24 Months PostsAre You Causing Your Toddler's Sleep Problems?by Valorie Delp03 Apr 2008 06:55 AMYesterday I wrote about three bad habits you should avoid from the beginning if you want to help your baby establish healthy sleep patterns. 3 Bad Bed Time Habits You Shouldn't Startby Valorie Delp02 Apr 2008 03:41 PMI almost hesitate to post this. The truth is one family's bad habit might be another's god send. As someone who doesn't do sleep deprivation well, I find myself returning to this motto: do whatever allows you the most sleep. Ask a Baby Blogger: Help! My Active Toddler Is Way Too Active!by Valorie Delp30 Mar 2008 05:46 PMQuestion: Do you have any suggestions for how to structure and organize a day for an active toddler? My 18 month old is constantly on the go and I'm not sure I can keep up with her!!! As the mother of two active toddlers, I am full of suggestions. A Baby's Eating Habitsby Valorie Delp19 Mar 2008 05:21 AMIt's not unusual to hear a mom complain: "My baby only eats ________." You can insert any manner of descriptive food words there. The reality is that most babies pass through a "picky eating phase" to the displeasure of many worried moms and grandmoms. Toddlers and Grossologyby Valorie Delp23 Feb 2008 07:51 AMI consider myself fairly knowledgeable on all things baby. Ask a Baby Blogger: Chores for Two Year Olds?by Valorie Delp16 Feb 2008 06:31 AMQuestion: I want to teach my child responsibility and feel its important that she has chores and allowance. She will be turning 2 in a month. Do you have any suggestions? Whoa nelly! Take a deep breath and repeat this sentence: She will be turning 2 in a month. When Do You Give Up Your Stroller?by Valorie Delp08 Feb 2008 09:19 AMI'm always intrigued by parents' answers to this and their justifications for keeping the stroller. Not at all that I necessarily think it's bad to keep the stroller around. I just find that it's different for each family--and that some parents have very strong opinions about what to do. Is My Baby Gifted? How to Tellby Valorie Delp15 Dec 2007 04:52 AMI have been reading with great interest in the forums stories of moms everywhere whose children seem advanced. I have watched with great interest those parents on the Upper East Side who vie for that one coveted spot in the highly selective preschools. Do You Justify Your Toddler's Behavior Because of Their Age?by Valorie Delp16 Nov 2007 10:52 AMI admit it: my twins throw temper tantrums in public. Few parents I think escape the embarrassment of public temper tantrums. I actually don't mind them that much. I try to look at it as an opportunity to show my girls that I love them, but that I am mom and what I say goes. Tales from the Potty: The Right Kind of Attentionby Valorie Delp08 Oct 2007 03:13 AMHow you reward your toddler for pottying on the toilet and/or making an attempt to go in that direction is a key part of the pottying process. Recent Blog Comments tedgar says... "Yes, my daughter was a champ in the pee department." Dionna says... "We started late, too - about 7 months." |
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