Toddlers
Are reward charts really the best way to handle toddler tantrums?
Reward charts are a mainstay of modern parenting. Popularised by experts, such as SuperNanny Jo Frost and Gina Ford, sticker charts are commonly used in order to tame toddlers, stop tantrums and encourage kids to eat up their food. After all, children love More »
Being pregnant on a skiing holiday
When I was pregnant with number two in 2007, we went skiing. Bad planning on my part, but my husband likes it and I like my husband. We had a 15 month old at the time. It was not easy looking after a toddler when 5 months pregnant on a rather nippy winter holiday. More »
Annabel Karmel's Chicken and Apple Balls
Heathy, tasty dinner ideas for children from the New Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner More »
Keeping your toddler in bed at night
Does this sound familiar? You have just put your lovely little toddler to bed and you're about to sit back and relax for the evening when you hear footsteps coming down the stairs... More »
Festive baking ideas for you and your toddler
When it's cold outside there's no better place to be than in the kitchen with the kids. More »
Toddler hailed as a hero for making life-saving call using mum’s mobile
A diabetic mum has revealed how her three-year-old son's quick thinking saved her life when she collapsed More »
Toddler fitted with pacemaker to keep her alive when she cries
A toddler has been fitted with a pacemaker to stop her passing out every time she is told off. More »
Toddler kept alive by James Bond-style CCTV nursery
Parents of a little boy with a rare medical condition reveal how they keep him under constant surveillance as he may stop breathing at any moment More »
Shopping with toddlers: 10 tips for better in-store behaviour
I love food shopping, so my kids have grown up with supermarkets being a positive experience. The only stressful thing about it for me is the classic mum bugbear of people without small children zipping into the parent and toddler parking spaces. More »
Tips for parents on dealing with toddler tantrums
When the "terrible twos" hit, sometimes even before your child is two, you suddenly find yourself trying to cope with a screaming little person with flailing arms and kicking legs, wreaking havoc, acting as if the world is about to end unless you do exactly what More »
Meet the mum fundraising £150K to save her cancer-stricken toddler’s life
Little Sophie Roberts’ parents have just a few weeks to raise more than £150,000 for their daughter’s potentially life-saving operation More »
Child Safety Week: How to choose a car seat
Whatever stage you’re at (whether you’ve just found out your pregnant, or you’ve got a toddler running around) we know that it can be daunting knowing how to keep your child safe. And nothing is more scary (or confusing) than More »
Swimming is my favourite toddler activity
I should have known really. With a seaside-loving mum and a Search and Rescue winchman dad, my daughter was always going to be a water baby. Since birth, she's always been happy in the wet stuff, taking to her baby bath with the sort of enthusiasm normally More »
Why mum friends are the best
I quickly realised that when you have a baby it can be a lonely business. When I was at home with a new born, my work colleagues and friends were all occupied during the day and, quite understandably, they weren't terribly interested in the tiny details of my More »
Car journey checklist: everything you need for a long ride with kids
Ever since my son was a little baby he has not liked the car, in particular long trips. It has gotten easier now that he's a toddler and we can use things to entertain and distract him. To benefit other parents I have put together our list of tried and tested More »
How to negotiate mealtimes with a fussy toddler
Many parents find themselves up against a picky eater and we have had to deal with this problem with a couple of our children. We soon realised even the youngest of toddlers can be quite stubborn when it comes to what they will and will not eat and it's not easy More »
Can meditation make you a better parent?
Melissa McClements found it hard to cope with her daughter's tantrums - until she joined a parent and toddler meditation class. How do you stay calm when your child misbehaves? More »
Introducing your new baby to your toddler
So you've decided to have a second baby. All is well, you are prepped, you are ready and now you are just waiting for the newborn to arrive. Out of nowhere someone asks "Is your toddler ready for his/her baby brother or sister?" That 'helpful' someone starts to More »