Why is My Toddler So Angry? A picture -- especially one in motion --is worth more than a thousand words. There are plenty of instances where words do not need to be said to understand someone's emotions; their actions and facials expressions are more than enough. Screaming, shouting, pouting, crying, and furried eyebrows are reactions that are no stranger to toddlers, we expect them. However, there are times when we simply do not understand where it is coming from or the point of it.  They have arms and legs too and they will know how to use it! You...

Every Parent's Nightmare Picture this: you’re driving up to the daycare, ready to drop off your toddler for the day so you can head to work and you feel the dread begin to creep in.  You send up a silent prayer, “Please let it be a  good day”, and keep your fingers crossed.  Your toddler, who up till now has been happily munching on Cheerios, realizes where he is and begins his daily resistance.  You carry him to his room, all the while giving hugs and kisses and trying to calm his fears, but as soon as he sees the...

Sadness and Depression is Real in Toddlers Although the world is growing and changing every day, there are certain things that will never change such as the gift of human emotions. We all feel happy, scared, anxious, sad, upset, or worried all the time depending on the situation, and children feel the same way too. There isn't a soul in the world that couldn't disagree kids do not feel happiness and bliss, but a lot of people believe it to be preposterous that kids could feel true sadness or depression. In fact, the two were never even considered or accepted...

Baby's First Words Children are exposed to human speech patterns before they are even born. By the time they are a year old, their baby babble becomes more distinguishable as simple words, like “mama” and “dada”; by the second year they are able to string together two-word sentences.  By age three they are able to make most consonant sounds and be understood most of the time; by age four, children are quite talkative and able to be understood.  By the time a child turns five, he or she is capable of making all vowel and consonant sounds, complex sentences, proper...

Toddlers learn by doing It’s difficult as a parent to watch your youngster struggle with a problem, whether it’s putting together a jigsaw puzzle or figuring out how to work a contraption. You want so much to just tell them the answer or show them how to do it, but you know that solving one’s own problems is the best way to learn.  Doing the puzzle or working the contraption for them doesn’t help them learn how to be patient, try different methods or figure out a solution on their own, and developing problem-solving skills is vital to childhood development....

When Children Feel Pain No one likes to feel pain, and everyone (men, women, and children) expresses it in different ways. Children may or may not be able to signal that are pain and it will be up to you to determine if they are in acute or chronic pain. Even children have various tolerances for pain so every child will be different, but there are things they will do or you can determine to find out when they are in pain.  They will either eat less or lose their appetite High-pitched crying Restlessness Grows upset or pulls away anytime...