A Smart Toddler Uses Problem Solving Skills
One of the fun things about being a mom to a smart toddler is watching his mind at work. It's like all the effort that Norton wasn't willing to put into talking, he put into being a little engineer. Yesterday my little engineer demonstrated some pretty smart toddler reason...
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Mommy Guilt, Infant Crying, and Toddler Tantrums
I suspect that mommy guilt is a universal phenomenon. If you work, there’s some mommy guilt because you’re not home with your child 24/7. If you stay at home, there’s that mommy guilt because you wonder what kind of example you’re providing for your child. How can you tel...
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A Defiant Toddler Hurts
Norton is really a fairly typical two year old. He can be happy, sweet, and loving. He can also be a wickedly defiant toddler who rages at perceived injustices.... Those injustices, of course, primarily revolve around things like Mommy not allowing cookies for breakfast or i...
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Toddler Milestone – Norton’s First Dental Visit
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For a while now, I’d been trying to get this toddler milestone done. The Northern Health Authority had said that the first dental visit should happen around one year. The American Academy of Pediatrics had said two years. My own dentist ...
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Toddler Talking Gets Obstinate
Every day, I’m amazed by Norton’s improving proficiency with toddler talking. Every day, I get to hear more of my toddler talking and we’re getting that much closer to making it past his toddler language delay. He’s not up to the point of using full-blown sentences, but he...
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