Toddler Tips

When my husband said “that wasn’t bad” after we had just passed through security for the 10th flight flying with kids as a family of 5 in less then one year, I knew I had finally got down pat flying with my 3 boys – 5, 3 and nearly 1 year old. I had always …

Let me be the first to publicly declare this -I have used the same diaper cream on my son since day one. (That’ll be at the top of the list, that you’ll read below.) We’ve been extremely lucky that it’s worked well for him and haven’t needed to try a bunch of others. That said, …

I’m sure most of you are privy to the recent dust-up on a United Airlines flight when a mother and her child were removed from a plane because the two-year old boy would not quiet down. At least, this is the way I heard the story. There are conflicting accounts. The mother, as well as …

Run, don’t walk, to Amazon and order this Dinner Winner Plate! I know, I know. I can hear you saying it now, “Our kid plate/bowl/cup drawer is already overflowing, we don’t need another plate.” Or, “NOTHING will help my child’s pickiness … nothing.” I thought the same things, I promise. But the Dinner Winner plate is …

Sometimes my toddler gets so bored that he literally drives me up a wall! Then I remember that watching me cook or clean isn’t really all that exciting, especially when I am doing something that little hands can’t help with. When times like these happen, it’s good to have a list of super easy and …

Remember when I polled ya’ll for my recent trip across the country? Well, I’m back and so excited to share some of the things I learned while traveling with a 2 and 4 year old and that’s including activities for the airplane. The first leg of our trip included our adventure to the airport (we …

Please refer to your pediatrician or nutritionist before taking the advice expressed in this article about feeding a picky toddler. At my son L’s 15 month well visit, I casually mentioned to the pediatrician that I’ve been having a bit of trouble getting a well-balanced meal into my picky toddler. He suggested that I make …

Today we played a little game on the Baby Gizmo Facebook page called “The reason for a toddler meltdown is because……” Our Baby Gizmo editor started off the fun with “Right now, mine is: Because the banana won’t go back in the peel. Pretty sure my entire neighborhood can hear “Mama, put the banana back ON!”” …

The adventure of first solid foods is definitely a fun one. Then there is the next challenge. Teaching your child how to eat all by themselves, WITH utensils such as a toddler spoon. (Unless of course you’ve gotten to the point where it’s just easier to let them eat with their hands!) Forks are easy. …

I shared a few weeks ago that my son and I participated in a busy bag swap with our local mommy and me group. To recap- our busy bag swap was where each mom made the same busy bag activity, enough for each participant, and then we swapped with one another.  We walked away with …

As moms, the day is sometimes a series of events which call on our best efforts to swallow rage and exercise patience. Those days when all we’re doing is getting through it, possibly throwing up a prayer to the good Lord that we don’t maim an innocent bystander. On these days, we don’t give a …

It’s wintertime here in the States, which can only mean one thing- illness. Not what you thought I would say? Well, here in the North East, it seems as though everyone I know is sick. It has taken over my world lately. In fact, we basically had to cancel our Christmas because my husband and …