Toddler

How this mom advocates against childhood sexual abuse

We have to believe that it happens

7 positive ways to ask your children to put their things away

The tools for turning rough mornings into pleasant ones are in our hands.

Motherhood is: Waiting for my child to fall asleep

During the waiting, time changes shape. I can wait for half an hour and think it's been five minutes, and it happens the other way around too. I always feel like I should be using my time more productively, but I'm afraid to make a sound and I can't focus on anything anyways.

Have 3 kids? Here’s why I think you’re lucky

As soon as our third was born, I felt the freedom let go and be satisfied with just doing my best.

How to teach your kids to share—without the struggle

Sharing requires an understanding of ours and another's feelings and desires. Sharing is about being creative with another as you use something together, it is about being compassionate and giving, it is about being respectful.

5 tantrum-taming secrets from a family therapist

Rather than viewing these outbursts as wholly negative experiences, I try to see them as a vital part of how my child communicates with me.

8 important parenting lessons from the Dutch

4. Focus on simplicity

8 expert tips for raising an adventurous eater

Raised Real helps us conquer picky eating once and for all

Talking to your toddler boosts their IQ as pre-teens, says new study

Narrate what you see and do. Ask them questions. React to their verbalizations... There truly is no downside to it.

How many toys do kids really need?

The answer might surprise you.

Why I got rid of (almost) all of my child’s toys

The problem was that even with all of these toys, she didn't seem to be actually playing with anything!

Could the key to better play be providing fewer toys?

A recent study gives us some scientific insight.

You’re not failing, mama

If you're in a tough season right now, please let this be my reminder to you: You will catch a break. You will figure it out. You will find a way.

To get your toddler to do chores try the ‘Maya Method’

The goal here is empowerment, not efficiency.

Pretending to be a superhero can give your child ‘super powers’

When kids impersonate cool characters, they may take on the admirable qualities during ordinary tasks.

3 easy plans to transition from crib to bed—and how to make it permanent

2. The one-step-at-a-time switcheroo.

Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley is worried about her son’s delay, but it’s more common than we think

Lots of 2-year-olds are late talkers, mama.

4 gentle ways to deal with your child’s resistance to sleep

2. Turn to play.

How to Beat the Pickup Toddler Meltdown

Because the tears don't come down just at school drop-off.

My spirited toddler has trouble listening—here’s what works for us

Taya is more intense, perceptive, assertive, uncomfortable with change, sensitive, and energetic than others. She throws tantrums that would put the Tasmanian Devil to shame.