Toddler Development & Growth

Chinese toddlers are being offered 'chief executive classes'.

Chinese sign up toddlers for chief executive classes

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5 tips to help you deal with a clingy child

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Technology is helping children have meaningful relationships with family members who do not live nearby.

How technology can create meaningful relationships for toddlers

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8 different kinds of tantrums

I never thought I’d say this, but for a brief moment last week, Kim Kardashian and I had something in common: both our kids had public tantrums.

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Dealing with toddler sleep regression

Although toddler sleep problems can be frustrating for parents, they are actually perfectly normal.

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Expert Q&A;: Gross motor skill development in toddlers and preschoolers

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Dealing with a toddler's morning tantrums

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Dealing with a toddler who lies can be tricky.

How to react when a toddler lies

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What’s in a milestone? Understanding your child’s development

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This quarterly guide to your toddler's second year contains information, tips and useful contacts on your toddler's development between one and two years.

Got questions? Head over to the Essential Baby forums to chat with other parents and carers about anything to do with your toddler, including toilet training, food for babies and toddlers, allergies and intollerances and play & activities.

What I learnt from my son who wouldn't speak

For nearly two years, my son didn't talk. Not much, anyway.

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What you need to know about W-sitting

When Katie noticed that her son Jack was sitting with his legs folded underneath him in a 'W' shape she didn't think much of it. "I'd seen other kids sitting that way, so I just assumed it was a toddler thing and nothing to worry about," she recalls.

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Sports are meant to be fun for children, not frightening.

When does encouragement become pressure?

I've spent the last decade of my life ferrying boys from swimming to football to soccer and tennis. Now it's my daughter's turn.

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It can be concerning when your toddler walks on their toes instead of their whole foot.

What it means when toddlers walk on their toes

When toddlers are learning to walk, many spend some time walking up on their tip toes, which is known as toe walking.

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Tablets can be good tools for play and learning, provided you get the right apps.

How iPad screen time can be good for kids

Depending on the sources you read, handing an iPad to a small child is akin to throwing them a packet of cigarettes. But this is not the necessarily the case.

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It is normal for a two-year-old to be scared in some situations.

We're afraid our toddler is too fearful

Q: Our 2-year-old is scared of many things: using slippery dips, going on ferris wheels with his parents, playing in ball pits, even riding a merry-go-round on his dad's lap. He seems to be hyper-aware of his surroundings.