For even those who know about parenting, toddler issues are especially difficult. This is an age when the child learns to separate from the parent in such a way that the parent finds the toddler always saying ?no? and running away from the parent, only to run crying back to the parent when something scary happens. Toddlers tend to be messy, scream at inappropriate times and finally learn they have a voice.
Parenting a toddler is much harder than parenting a baby. Babies tend to be rational about what they want and their needs tend to be related to eating, sleeping or voiding. Toddlers are more complex. They may want to eat but will be picky about what dish they want to eat out of. They may be sleepy but want their special blanket or simply run around acting out of sorts. Toddlers have a voice but it is not always clear what it is they want and this often frustrates parents.
If you know nothing about parenting, toddler parenting issues can seem overwhelming. Toddlers are too big to just handle when they get out of control. They sometimes need to be held down in order to control them. Parents lose the ability to just pack up the baby and go shopping. More than one parent has left the mall or grocery store because of a screaming child who didn't get what he wanted.
If you feel you need help with parenting, toddler specialists can work with you to bring your household back to some semblance of normalcy. You can attend a class for parents of toddlers. You can see a childhood therapist who can give you advice on sleeping problems, anger issues, separation anxiety and problems with daycare. In fact, one specialist you may not have thought of is your childcare provider. He or she knows a great deal about raising toddlers and can be a great source of encouragement for you.
In one of the worst issues of this kind of parenting, toddler bladder and bowel control often comes before we are expecting it. Very few toddlers will easily toilet train and many will resist using the child potty versus continuing to use diapers. This is why there is such a big market for diapers that just pull up by the child. The pull up can be changed if the child soils it by ripping the sides of the diaper. The child can gradually gain independence in toileting by using these pull ups without the risk of soiling clothes. Many children have been successfully weaned to toilet training using this type of diaper.
Another issue of parenting, toddler nutrition is a close second to toilet training. It seems toddlers are quickest to toss away the healthy food in favor of sweeter or more processed finger foods. Toddlers graduate from baby food to other food and they aren't always happy about it. Parents must think of creative ways to feed their toddler so that he or she gets the proper kind of nutrition to help them grow and develop normally.
The Contented Toddler Years
When most baby girls hit about 18 months they begin to show great interest in babies. It is always so cute to see toddlers, only barely past infancy themselves pointing to and trying to care for other children they identify as a 'bebe'. Most toddlers of this age and interest are provided with a baby doll of her own to love, in some cases many baby dolls.
Your toddler loves to hold and cuddle her baby. Why not foster that interest and imaginative play by adding the fun extras this Christmas? There are many different baby dolls to choose from. Everything from dolls that cry to dolls that wet their diaper after feeding them a baby bottle full of water.
Doll furniture is available in any shape or size you can imagine. There is no end to what you can find. If a real baby uses it, there is a replica made for her baby doll too.
Cribs for baby dolls come in all shapes, sizes and colors. It is so much more fun to shop for doll furniture to baby your baby's baby than it was to pick it for yourself. A word of caution here: toddlers like to climb. Large upright or rocking varieties might need to be carefully considered. More basic models that are close to the floor will keep your toddler out of trouble.
When it comes to doll furniture cribs are only the tip of the iceberg. You will find high chairs, mobiles, swings, rocking chairs, car seats, bouncy seats and diaper changing tables. Just remember your child is likely to test them for her own baby, so make sure they are sturdy and safe in case your child climbs in too.
Strollers are very popular as the 'little mommy' can pretend she is taking her baby for a walk in the park or across the family room to the grocery store she has set up on her own little table and chairs she also got for Christmas or her first birthday.
If your little mommy likes to bathe her doll there are accessories for that too: miniature tubs, towels wash clothes and shampoo bottles. There are even some kinds of dolls that show clean or dirty spots depending on the water temperature your child uses to clean their faces.
Baby towels, washcloths and blankets are important to round out the imaginary story your little girl will have made up, as she plays out the day, including putting her baby to bed at night, complete with bedtime stories.
A diaper bag is a must have for baby care, even when your baby is a plastic doll. Toddlers love to do what they see their parent's doing. Give your child a diaper bag and a few extras like tiny diapers, a set of wipes, bottles and Velcro bibs and they will have hours of fun simply packing and unpacking the diaper bag.
Don't forget the dress up clothes. Putting on a play dress, complete with high heels, hat and purse sets the stage for looking her best when she is out on the town with her newborn. In her fantasy world, she wants to look her best as she stops on the way to allow other fantasy mom's to ooh and aah over her carriage.
All of these play activities are important to discovering how the world works and to expand the imagination muscles that will help to form her ability to create a life of wonder and turn that into her own reality.
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