Toddler advice
Date Published: August 31, 2026
Understanding traumatic stress in toddlers
Traumatic events can occur to people at any point in their lives. These events have a way of affecting us for periods of time well after the incident has occurred. When traumatic events happen to or are witnessed by children, we may justifiably worry that it will affect their emotional and mental development. It's therefore important to watch out for the symptoms of traumatic stress in toddlers and young children and to understand what steps are available to you in helping them to process the trauma.
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Date Published: August 25, 2026
Toddlers and TV
While the temptation to veg out in front of the TV is pretty strong at the end of a long day, the decision to allow toddlers to watch television comes with a few more considerations
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Date Published: August 25, 2026
Toilet Training Setbacks and Solutions
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Date Published: August 25, 2026
Toddlers, children and thumb sucking
Thumb sucking is very common in infants, and even ultrasound scans show babies sometimes sucking their thumbs while in the womb. Sucking is a natural reflex in newborn babies that allows them to feed, and it often extends to sucking on the thumb or other fingers as a self-soothing behaviour, with up to one third of babies below 12 months of age being regular thumb-suckers.
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Date Published: August 25, 2026
Tricks to Help your Toddler Want to Sleep in Their New Bed
#1 Let them choose
If you can, bring your toddler to the bed store or let them help you browse online. If your toddler chooses their bed or even just the bedspread, they could feel more excited by and attached to it.
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Date Published: August 25, 2026
Understanding and managing temper tantrums
Tantrums, especially public ones, are the a fear of many parents. They can be frustrating to deal with and have brought many a parents close to a meltdown themselves. But understanding a temper tantrum can help you deal with them more effectively, and ultimately help your toddler become a more resilient child.
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Date Published: August 25, 2026
Understanding Asthma
Asthma is a relatively common condition in children, and about one in five children will experience asthma at some point. The symptoms can range from mild to severe and can usually be treated with medication, like Ventolin. Asthma can be managed effectively, and most children with asthma will be able to enjoy healthy, active lifestyles.
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Date Published: August 17, 2026
Talking about death with your toddler
Every person at some point in their lives will be touched by the death of a loved one. This inevitable truth becomes more apparent the older we get, but for toddlers and young children it can be a hard truth to grasp. The challenge in explaining death to toddlers is not necessarily the grief that you might expect them to feel, but that death is a tricky concept for toddlers and young children to understand.
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Date Published: August 10, 2026
Toddler safety on rural properties
Rural properties contain a variety of hazards that are not found in urban or even many regional homes, and the risks for toddlers and small children on rural properties is far greater than those elsewhere. Minimising these risks is important to ensure your todder’s safety while living on or visiting a rural property.
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Date Published: July 31, 2026
Positive Thinking Exercises For Your Toddler
You may be used to seeing your toddler swing from happy-go-lucky to tantrum-time in seconds; they are still learning how to regulate and understand their emotions. You can support your toddler through this time of self-discovery by opening up conversations about how they’re feeling and how to enjoy more positive thoughts through positive thinking.
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Date Published: July 31, 2026
Postnatal depression
Postnatal depression is a relatively common condition experienced by parents within their post-birth year. Postnatal depression (also called postpartum depression) can be described as low feelings that persist and disrupt your normal life and emotions following birth.
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Date Published: July 24, 2026
Managing a toddlers sweet tooth
“Can I have some juice?” “Mum, I want an ice-cream.” Sounds familiar, right? There’s a reason that children have a sweet tooth. Kids are evolutionarily programmed to prefer a higher level of sweetness than adults because, for children, growth is imperative and they have high energy demands. Sugar is naturally high in calories, and sweet foods are the quickest way to get them.
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