![Brittany Cervantes says her son is "incredibly strong and determined".](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/7/p/v/e/image.related.landscape.380x253.gs7p1q.png/1477025630749.jpg)
Top Resources
![Naps are an important part of a child's daily routine, but your toddler can still fight naptime for a variety of reasons.](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/1/v/x/o/y/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.1vxnm.gmy9p2.png/1457054848961.jpg)
What to do when your child won't nap
Young children need to nap, but getting them to sleep can sometimes be a real challenge. We look at some of the reasons children resist naptime, and give solutions to help you restore their natural sleep patterns.
![Clingy child hugs his father](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/3/0/p/a/f/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.30p7t.gmy9p2.png/1457054848961.jpg)
How to handle a clingy toddler
The way parents handle clinginess can have a big impact on how long it lasts and how bad it becomes.
![<i></i>](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/w/a/a/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gmw9l6.gmy9p2.png/1476238076675.jpg)
![Girl with dummy](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/2/v/n/m/a/image.related.landscape.120x80.2vnk4.gmy9p2.png/1457054848961.jpg)
![Slip slop slap!](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/1/t/a/i/f/image.related.landscape.120x80.1tahr.gmy9p2.png/1457054848961.jpg)
![<i>The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep</i> has become a worldwide hit.](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/4/1/5/y/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.gj0skz.gmy9p2.png/1457054848961.jpg)
Latest
![<i></i>](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/5/n/7/b/image.related.landscape.300x200.gs5n10.png/1476843247189.jpg)
Celebrating our success stories as parents
Why are most conversations I have with parents about the one thing we're struggling with – not the many things our kids are accomplishing?
![Vasilina](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/4/n/x/y/image.related.landscape.300x200.gs4o02.png/1476832163081.jpg)
Toddler born without arms learns to feed herself with feet
She may have been born without arms, but little Vasilina has an abundance of courage and determination.
![The toddler speeds down the street on his dad's scooter.](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/4/w/8/c/image.related.landscape.300x200.gs4vvi.png/1476780148609.jpg)
Toddler careers down street on dad's motorised scooter
There's no doubt toddlers are adventurous. As this dad now knows, that is the reason it's not the best idea to leave them with alone a scooter while the engine is running.
![A a gift to charity be the new trend in present requests?](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/0/c/e/2/image.related.landscape.300x200.grvc2v.png/1476657469075.jpg)
Giving up presents of the sake of charity
Many friends have told me about parties where a charity donation in place of gifts was considered the norm.
![Blake and his hungry sidekick, Ren the dog.](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/z/k/g/3/image.related.landscape.300x200.grzjzq.png/1476152021841.jpg)
Toddler pours entire bag of dog biscuits down the toilet
Most mums of toddlers have a funny horror story about the time they turned their back for 30 seconds only to find mayhem on their return.
![A dirty floor.](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/z/9/p/f/image.related.landscape.300x200.grz9ov.png/1476186023360.jpg)
I'm a doctor. If I drop food on the kitchen floor, I still eat it
Our continued focus on this threat has long baffled me. Why are we so worried about the floor?
![There are no fights in the backseat of the White family car now.](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/y/v/c/1/image.related.landscape.300x200.gryv9w.png/1476073032963.jpg)
Dad of triplets has genius hack to stop backseat battles
As a father of two-year-old triplets, stay at home dad Jake White, is used to thinking on his feet. But his latest problem-solving hack is so genius that it has gone viral.
![Corissa with her son, who she calls Gizmo](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/w/6/6/3/image.related.landscape.300x200.grw59o.png/1475718126748.jpg)
Mum left speechless after stranger pulls out toddler's dummy
Most mums have been on the receiving end of some unsolicited parenting advice at some point.
![A Go Fund Me page was set up for young Eli, who suffered a cardiac arrest after he was bitten by a taipan.](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/t/p/q/9/image.related.landscape.300x200.grtnf0.png/1475534077310.jpg)
Boy fights for life after three snake bites
A two-year-old boy is fighting for his life in a Brisbane hospital a week after being bitten three times by one of the deadliest snakes in the world.
![Pregnancy with a toddler in tow can be exhausting.](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/q/v/j/5/image.related.landscape.300x200.grqttx.png/1475113405250.jpg)
The exhausting truth about parenting a toddler while pregnant
Parenting a toddler while I was pregnant was not as simple as I thought it would be.
!["We understand, we've all been there."](/web/20161021164249im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/m/v/u/n/image.related.landscape.300x200.grmnvw.png/1474602497313.jpg)
Not everyone who stares is judging you
It's Saturday morning and I'm enjoying – no relishing- some child-free shopping time.
Search pagination