NOTHING BEATS A TODDLER. There’s something about their sheer enthusiasm that fills me with utter joy. Even their tantrums can be really rather delightful as they’re so heartfelt. Toddlers may come across as negative (“No!” tends to be a favourite

Most parents find toddlerhood the hardest time to fly, mainly because your child is big enough to climb around on the seats but not old enough to read, play Nintendo or watch the in-flight video (although portable DVD players are a godsend). So from 18 months until about four, co...

? Even lovely ones, like crescents or semi-circles, are a toddler tongue-twister. And that star that twinkles in the sky is probably the only time we celebrate a shape in song with our babies. However, it seems that Tom’s celebration of certain shapes

It’s tough being a toddler. You are bombarded with new experiences, overwhelming emotions, a desire for independence and as yet none of the necessary logic to cope with this strange and confusing time. Really, it is no surprise that that your child

Toddlers are instinctively attracted to shapes that resemble the human face, hence your child’s love of squishy circular playthings.Even early friendships have their ups and downs – it is around the 18 month mark that toddlers begin to have

certainly to attempt air travel with your toddler, an activity that multiplies all the difficulties and stresses usually associated with air travel many times over. To help you get through this often traumatising experience, try following these top tips

is how Danny is feeling.” Be confident and firm.Demonstrate empathy Younger toddlers may not be able to understand an explanation, so you need to show empathy. When your toddler is hurt, show him that you are sad; if he is happy, be happy with him. Talk

  Lay your toddler down on a large sheet of paper and trace around her body using a crayon. Once you’ve finished, ask her to draw a left eye, then a right eye, the nose and smiling mouth and ask her to name them. Point to the position where the left ear

Most children start talking between about nine and 15 months, starting to enunciate clearly at about two years. However, not all children find language so simple and still haven’t produced their first words when all around them are already nattering away. Apparently, even Einstei...

That's Not My Snowman by Fiona Watt and Rachel Wells (Usborne, £5.99)A festive take on the excellent “touchy feely” series, each picture in this book has textured details – a soft hat, bumpy buttons – that help little hands to learn how to compare objects by touch.Buy That's Not ...