Toddler (13 - 23 months)

If your child has a challenge or two on the way to being potty trained, don't worry — it's completely normal. If you're looking for tips, here are a few practical solutions to some of the most common potty training issues. Read on.
Read Toilet Training Challenges and Solutions

Has potty training stalled in your house? Don't worry — it's completely normal for children to take their time. To help encourage your child to move forward, you may want to offer some fun incentives. Get more potty training tips.
Read Motivation and Rewards for Potty Training

Looking for ways to make potty training fun? One way is to make up a song to help your little one look forward to when it's potty time.
Read Tinkle Tinkle Little Star

Our son will be 17 months old soon and though he is taking his first steps, he is still unsteady and would prefer to hold our finger and take us around. Should we be allowing this or continually encouraging independent walking? He also does not like eating with utensils, and prefers using his hands. He has been eating like this since he was 9 months old and has not mastered scooping his food. Should we insist that he eat yogurt with a spoon, or just allow him to eat with his hands?
Read Is it normal for a 17-month-old to still be eating with his hands?

We are going to paint the rooms in our house and I have a 1-year-old and a 2-month-old baby. Isn't the paint smell dangerous for them?
Read Will the smell of paint harm my 1-year-old and 2-month-old?

My baby will be a year old in a few weeks and still will not eat by himself. He has absolutely no interest in even trying finger foods. He just throws everything on the floor. I show him how to pick it up and eat it; I stop his hand and say, "Don't throw. We eat the carrots, apples, whatever," but he throws and just cries until I feed him from the spoon. Should he be eating by himself by now? If so, what can I do to encourage / help him? Will my continuing to feed him pose any eating problems down the road?
Read How can I get my 1-year-old to feed himself?

Is trembling normal for an 18-month-old?
Read Is trembling normal for an 18-month-old?

My 3-year-old son says that he "HATES" people. Everywhere we go it's "I hate this" or "I hate that." I don't understand why he says this. My husband and I never say that. We try to tell him that it's wrong to hate, but he keeps on saying that.
Read Why does my 3-year-old say he "hates" people?

What is your opinion of child harness devices? I get so many ugly looks from people when my 19-month-old wears one, but I think they are a good safety idea.
Read Are child harness devices a good safety idea?

How do I handle a friend of my son's who can't keep her hands off him? My 18-month-old has an almost 3-year-old friend who is always touching him. He doesn't mind all the time, but she always has her hand in his hair or arms wrapped about his neck. What do I do?
Read How do I handle a friend of my son's who won't keep her hands off him?