Toodlerhood
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How to Relieve Toddler Constipation: 3 Ways
Help! Our Toddler is constipated Have you ever struggled with constipation for yourself ? Now seeing your sweet child struggle with it too? It’s a terrible thing to experience as a Mother and that’s why we are here today with this post. Here’s an overview of what we will be talking about today: 1. What goes in – Diet 2. Activity 3. How it comes out: Poop time Diet Toddlers are notoriously called picky eaters for good reason. It wasn’t until we had our second child, Maria, that I realized toddlers can love food. I thought they all hated it. Which reminds me, check out this about why you should…
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5 ways to Include Toddlers in a Daily Routine.
Now that our oldest is almost 2!I’ve been thinking of more ways to include him in our day to day activities at home. We’ve noticed it is much easier to include him in our tasks with just a little modification than to tell him no.Sure, there are times when the answer will be no, but where we can… why not ? It makes for such fun times in our home. Toddlers are honestly super smart and given the opportunity they surprise you. In this post we will be going through 5 tasks we do with our Toddler: 1. Turning off the fan2. Watering Plants3. Peeling a Banana4. Putting clothes in…
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8 Reasons Why More Children is Less Stressful
Thinking about getting better at Parenting?The answer might be to have MORE babies! Yes! That’s right! More Children= Less stress.Who would’ve thought?Well we did and if you want to find out why! Continue Reading. You will be glad you did. I’m quite excited to write this one!As a mom of two under two, I’ve been asked so many times… how do you do it?To which my answer is… It is by God’s Grace and a huge thank you to the people who he has placed in our lives because…. it has been a time! I suppose this ought to be a thanksgiving post. After all…it has been a wild ride.So…
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How to Raise Cooperative Toddlers- Part 2
The babies are asleep, so here’s part two!In this post, we will talk about: 1. Bad Behaviour2. Separation3. Play Dates4. Mealtime5. Bringing another baby home Bad Behaviour There are no bad children, only children who haven’t been taught how to behave and interact socially. Similarly, there are no bad parents, just parents who haven’t learned how to teach their toddlers.When a child displays undesirable behavior, we correct it by showing her the right thing. For eg, if little Johnny throws his toy away because he doesn’t want to use it anymore. Don’t hit him or say you’re bad for doing that – pick up the toy and say, Johnny, the…
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How to Raise Cooperative Toddlers- Part 1
Toddlerhood has to be the most challenging and amazing stage of parenting. I’m constantly in awe just watching our son grow, run around, and kiss his little sister. He’s the best big brother.I often pause and say ‘God, you good enuh’ because I remember this little boy in my tummy. In this post, we’ll go through five tips on raising cooperative toddlers.It is important to remember that each child has a unique personality, and as a parent, we should love this child for who he or she is and not who we want them to be. The five tips we’ll look at in this post are: 1. Not Saying No2.…