Toddlers Archive

Everyone talks about the terrible twos, but parenting a two year old is easy-peasy compared to parenting a “threenager”. Growing in independence, but still very much needing Mummy and Daddy, they are full of attitude and angst that is often hard to …

We’re now halfway through the school year and, for my son, this has been a year of big change. The transition from the school nursery to reception class was pretty straight forward, since the reception year is all about learning through play. …

Once again Mumblog has been able to get exclusive access to a toddler’s secret diary. This one day account gives a fascinating insight into the motivations of a nearly three year old. Really Early Morning Woke up at 5.30am in the usual …

Some parents loathe them but for many of us parents, dummies (also known as pacifiers) are probably the best parenting invention ever, having resulted in calmer, happier babies and better sleeping habits. Babies get a lot of comfort from sucking and dummies …

“And though she be but little, she is fierce,” so wrote Shakespeare when describing Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but he may as well have written it about the typical two year old girl. Full of determination, and incredibly strong-willed, two …

There are two words that are guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of almost all parents of two year olds: Potty Training. It’s a rite of passage that we all went through ourselves as children, but helpfully have no memory of …

Here at Mumblog we have gained exclusive access to the diary of an almost two-year old. It’s a fascinating insight into a young, inquiring mind. Early Morning 1.30am Woke up feeling cold having kicked off all my blanket. Tried to climb out …

When your baby first pushed himself up onto his hands and knees and started to crawl, you rejoiced, elated that that he had met that important milestone. What you didn’t realise was that this was the start of a fraught couple of …

Before your baby learned to roll, nappy changing was easy. You lay your baby down, cleaned him up, replaced his nappy, and continued with whatever you were doing before. Then your baby learned to roll and it became a bit trickier, you …

Urban Dictionary defines the phrase “First World Problems” as “Problems from living in a wealthy, industrialized nation that third worlders would probably roll their eyes at.” For most adults, they are trivial annoyances that interrupt the flow of our comfortable lives, but …