How to get pre-school kids to tidy up

by Tiffany Markman | toddler issues | 1 comment

Mess makes my head hurt. Plus, I like white floors, white sofas, spotless towels, unblemished walls and non-sticky everything. Guess I shouldn’t have had a kid then, huh? …

Oh, pretty please for potty parity!

by Tiffany Markman | toddler issues | 1 comment

I’m losing the battle with my husband when it comes to toddler toilet accompaniment in public. And I’m so frustrated that I need to open the issue to the floor, so to speak.

So, here we go …

Feeding tricky toddlers

by Sally Shuttleworth | toddler issues | 1 comment

You are not alone if you dread dinner time in your household. This is in addition to the general mayhem of trying to prevent the dog from getting the best bits (he knows just where to sit!), to trying to keep the bowl upright on the table.

Dumping the dummy

by Jacqui Van Rensburg | toddler issues | 0 comments

So, Matthew just turned 3! Huge milestone for us, as this was the age we decided he needed to give up his dummy (pacifier). But we had NO idea how this was going to happen.We received many suggestions, like…

Separation anxiety

by Gina Jacobson | toddler issues | 8 comments

Aaron is a pretty well adjusted 2 year old. He moved from his cot to a big boy bed without a hitch. He started school with very few tantrums or clingy moments.

Playschool and big boy beds

by Gina Jacobson | toddler issues | 4 comments

Aaron is finally going to play school, he starts on Monday 25th January. I am nervous and excited for him…

Tommy Thumb, Tommy Thumb where are you?

by Madelein | toddler issues | 3 comments

I think if you had to ask my 5 year old son’s thumb that question, it (he?) would just gargle – In your mouth, in your mouth and how do you do?