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Toddlers Take Flight: Tips for Toddlers on Airplanes
Traveling on planes can be cramped, you may miss a meal and be hungry, and without the right provisions a flight can be boring. Flights with your toddler in tow compound travel woes on another level. How can you keep your child comfortable too? With a few tips for toddlers on airplanes and innovative new product designs you and your little one will be flying high and happy. 4 … [Read more...] about Toddlers Take Flight: Tips for Toddlers on Airplanes
Ready to Read! Early Literacy Skills for Babies and Toddlers
As a children’s librarian, a large part of my job involves not only encouraging children to read, but helping to provide an education in literacy that will extend into the home, as well. The first time a child is exposed to literacy skills should not be when children enter preschool or Kindergarten, but as infants and toddlers. Libraries are great places for fostering early … [Read more...] about Ready to Read! Early Literacy Skills for Babies and Toddlers
Four Ways to Teach Young Children More Independence
As your children grow up into older, wiser kids, it can be hard to let them go, however, it's a parent's duty to help children become independent and learn to live their own lives, make their own decisions, and take responsibility for their actions. If you're stuck on how to teach young kids more independence, find different ways in this guide that you can use to help them … [Read more...] about Four Ways to Teach Young Children More Independence
Must-Have Potty Training Tips
Potty training can be a daunting task and often times parents find themselves frustrated with a stubborn toddler who simply refuses to participate. Here are 6 must-have tips potty training tips to help you and your toddler succeed without frustration. 6 Potty Training Tips to Help Even The Stubborn Toddler Succeed Watch for Signs of Readiness There is nothing more … [Read more...] about Must-Have Potty Training Tips
How to Promote Speech Development in Children
The normally innate ability of children to learn how to speak can be one of the joys of parenthood in early childhood development. And while children learn how to speak at varying rates, even within a single family, there are important ways to promote speech development in children. The following tips are recommended to encourage children who don’t have visual or hearing … [Read more...] about How to Promote Speech Development in Children
Creating a Loving and Safe Relationship Between Your Toddler and Dog
Any of us with young children at home can attest to the constant struggle of keeping them safe. I am the mother of three children, two school-aged girls and a one-year-old boy. With five years between my youngest and my middle child, I can honestly say that part of me forgot the challenges that the toddler years can bring. Currently, we are between dogs. So I really … [Read more...] about Creating a Loving and Safe Relationship Between Your Toddler and Dog
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