
Toddler potty training: setting the stage
Learn nine ways to help your toddler get comfortable with the toilet and noticing their body's signals.
Learn nine ways to help your toddler get comfortable with the toilet and noticing their body's signals.
Your child can potty train using a floor potty or a seat that fits on a regular toilet. Learn the pros and cons of each style.
By staying close and being a calm, steady presence, you’re actually helping your toddler learn to become more independent in the future.
Before the frustration gets to both of you, try this approach to make your toddler feel heard and build their vocabulary in the process.
Destructive play is a powerful learning opportunity for your toddler. Learn how to make it work for both of you.
Tantrums are part of toddler life, but these ideas may help you nip some before they start.
Up to 15% of young children will intentionally bang their head on the wall or floor at some point. Here's what to do when it happens.
Try these four steps to reconnect and teach your toddler how to handle moments that don't go the way we'd hoped.
Try these 3 simple ways to get more valuable face-to-face time with your toddler.
Many shows and apps targeted at babies and toddlers are marketed as “educational,” but that doesn’t always mean much.
Learn four strategies to help your toddler enjoy—and learn from—parallel play.
A study of 270 toddlers found three key factors that predicted toileting success.
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Even before your toddler is ready to start using the potty, reading books about the experience can help them understand what the process is all about.
Your toddler is slowly learning that their actions have consequences. When you give and explain appropriate consequences, they’ll start to understand what they can and cannot do.
Discover lesser-known tips and facts about teaching your child to use the toilet from Lovevery's senior child development expert.
Learn the signs your child may be ready to potty train and expert tips for introducing the concept.
Learn how to create an effective toddler bedtime routine from our certified sleep consultant, Lauren Lappen.
Studies show that a child’s sleep environment can strongly impact their sleep quality. Try these research-backed strategies tonight.
Pretend play lets your toddler learn by trying new roles. Discover why pretending along with them matters and tips for playtime.
Learning that emotional connections can get disrupted and repaired is an important lesson for your child. Try these four steps to reconnect.
Help your toddler learn to take others’ perspectives and solve complex problems with these expert tips to encourage creative and divergent thinking.
What’s behind your toddler’s separation anxiety? Here are four things to know about separation anxiety.
Ask yourself these six questions to decide if a limit is worth setting.
Many toddlers are drawn to “destructive play." Read our tips on how to prepare for this behavior and how to react when your toddler tests limits.
Having their nails cut is a little bit scary for your child. Here are some adjustments that might make the process a little easier for both of you.
TV screens have long been known to disrupt sleep in children, and now researchers are learning that handheld devices are an even bigger issue.
Learn how to use two popular Lovevery toys to encourage learning in children with disabilities, diagnoses, or learning exceptionalities.
Logical consequences are about helping your toddler regulate their emotions and their body. They're meant as a reset—not punishment.
Read our three steps to setting toddler limits with empathy and understand what empathetic boundaries teach children.
When your toddler tests boundaries, you may wonder what you’re doing wrong. Remembering these 3 toddler truths can help.
Some toddlers are less soothed by close physical contact than they were as babies. Learn what to do when a hug won't work.
When children are enjoying an activity, they just want to keep doing it. Read our 6 steps to help your toddler transition.
When your toddler repeats certain actions and behaviors, they're doing something called "schema" play. Learn about the eight different kinds of play schemas.
Separation anxiety doesn't happen only to children—it affects parents, too. Read 4 tips to help you deal with your separation anxiety.
All toddlers have temper tantrums. Learn the dos and don'ts to help you and your child through public and private meltdowns.
Toddlers understand that they can make things happen with simple actions. Here are 4 ways to deepen their understanding of cause and effect.
Co-regulation is the process of showing your toddler how to manage emotions by doing it together. Try these expert tips the next time your child gets upset.
Are you eager for your toddler to play longer with a toy? Learn what you can do to help them get the most out of their playthings.
Big feelings are a sign of your toddler's healthy social-emotional development. Learn three ways to help you and your child manage them.
Parents of children with disabilities can subscribe to customized Play Kits based on their child's development goals and interests.
As your toddler becomes more independent, you have an opportunity to help them cultivate healthy self-esteem. Here are 4 ways to help your toddler develop it.
Timeouts are a controversial topic. Learn if timeouts are bad and how to help your toddler reset themselves.
Going to bed can be hard for your toddler—and when they cry, cling, or continue to call your name night after night, it can be hard on you, too.