Life With a Toddler

Two-year-old Michaela escaped from her baby gate using a toy necklace.

'Houdini' toddler escapes baby gate using sneaky tool

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"When I saw the fish in that tiny plastic cup,silently I seethed."

My daughter received a pet fish at a birthday party, and I was not happy

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Toddler's homemade Women's March sign goes viral

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Naps are an important part of a child's daily routine, but your toddler can still fight naptime for a variety of reasons.

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.

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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.

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3 definitive signs your child is ready to transition from cot to bed

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A visit from the dummy fairy

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Slip slop slap ... but which sunscreen is best?

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<i>The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep</i> has become a worldwide hit.

The book that promises to put your children to sleep

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What every parent should remember about tantrums

For anyone with a toddler, it's a familiar scenario.

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'If you interrupt my baby's nap, you will ruin my life'

The world hasn't seen fury like the parent of a woken baby.

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Sarah Louise Bryan and the shoes that started it all.

Mum demands $530 for daughter's shoes after playdate

A mum has made a pretty bold move by demanding $532 for a pair of her daughter's shoes that were damaged at another family's house.

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A toddler's guide to helping around the house

If a toddler was to write a guide to 'help' you with the household chores, it would go something like this.

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A toddler has rescued his twin brother from underneath a fallen dresser.

Amazing footage of toddler rescuing twin from fallen dresser

When Kayli Shoff woke up, she wondered why she couldn't hear her two-year-old twins.

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When a woman complained about my kids in a restaurant, here's how I responded

I thought she was going to say, "I have grandchildren your kids' age" or "Isn't this the best age?". She didn't.

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The CFA crew work at helping the toddler whose fingers were stuck.

Toddler with three fingers stuck in bath plug hole taken to hospital

A toddler who got three fingers stuck in a bath plug hole was forced to travel to hospital with part of the tub still attached to her hand.

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This 3-year-old and his carrots will put a smile on your face

Sometimes – okay, often – we're left scratching our heads over the things our little kids do.

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Parenting down versus parenting up: life with two or more kids

Sometimes as a parent it is important to remember that you really can't please everyone all the time.

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There's a very special story behind this two-year-old's teddy bears

They're very significant, but the two-year-old doesn't know it yet.

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"If parents protect their child from uncomfortable emotions, when they're older they won't know how to cope with those ...

Why saying 'no' to your kids should make you feel good

Rather than feeling bad about saying "no" to our kids, here's five reasons why we should feel good about it.

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