Toddlerhood
It’s magical to see just how much your child has grown, both physically and emotionally. Take time to understand your child’s needs and wants as you grow together.
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Your child-ready diet
Enjoy the recommended servings from the five food groups to give your pregnancy – and your child -to-be – a healthy start! Here’s what a day of nutritious, balanced eating could look like…
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How to provide a healthy toddler diet
A healthy toddler diet now can set your little one up for a lifetime of healthy eating. Here are some nutrition building blocks for the best food for toddlers.
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A guide to family meals for toddlers
Wondering how you can enjoy family meals for toddlers? Eating together is a lovely way to bring everyone together and to teach your toddler about healthy eating.
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Finding a Balanced Weight for Your Child
Your child’s ever-increasing play time means that they could be expending more calories than they are consuming. That is when you will notice your child begins to lose weight.
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How Does the Digestive Tract Work?
The food we eat goes through one long journey, where it travels from the mouth, all the way through the stomach and the intestines, and finally, excreted.
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3 Growth Nutrients That You Need To Know
Your child needs different nutrients for growth and development. While each one is important, there are three major nutrients that you need to know right now - proteins, carbohydrates and fat.
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Feeding Your Growing Child
After the first year, your child will seem to grow at a slower rate, and eat less often.
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Child’s Immunity Boosting Foods
Let Your Child Try These Immunity Boosting Foods The immune system
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The Immune System in the Gut
The immune system is the body’s line of defense in keeping your child healthy. And a large part of that system is in the gut.
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Encouraging Your Child to Eat Right
Every parent wants their child to eat right. When it comes to meal time, your child needs all the right nutrients, and in balanced portions
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Quality Over Quantity Protein
Nutrition is especially important during a kid’s early years. But this is actually a balancing act and not a “more is better” scenario.
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I am worried about my child’s height!
For some parents, their child’s height can be a major concern which is totally normal.
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Nutritional Deficiencies in Children
Did you know that nutritional deficiencies in children are not uncommon but they are often overlooked?
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How Hobbies Benefit Children and Their Learning Experience.
Hobbies can benefit children in so many ways. Help your children find fun hobbies with these simple tips!
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Fueling Child Growth With Nutrient Rich Foods
Did you know that healthy food for kids is essential to support a child's growth and learning?
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Sharpen Your Kids Learning Abilities with 13 Attractive Goal Setting Activities 1
Your child’s ability to set and achieve goals will determine their learning experience in school.
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Potty Training
Knowing when to start potty training is just as important as how. This article walks the new parent through the process with tips on what to do and what to expect.
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Toddlers’ Brain Development: What Every Parent Should Know
Toddlerhood is the most precious time for learning. We’ll tell you why.
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Outsmart Sugar Cravings: Strategies to Help Your Children
Is your child constantly craving sugar?
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Curious Kids Learn Faster. Here’s How You Can Guide Your Kids To Stay Curious!
Want your kids to become fast learners? Follow these easy tips to stimulate their curiosity, because curious kids learn faster!
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Having Fun without Fund
Zaid Mohamad, Certified Parental Coach and bestselling author, writes about his experience of places that parents can bring their kids to during the school holidays for maximum fun with minimum fun
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Family Uninterrupted
It's fast becoming the norm, even at home. Everyone together, but busy with their own electronics, oblivious to everything around them.
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Nutritional Deficiencies in Children
Did you know that nutritional deficiencies in children are not uncommon but they are often overlooked?
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Why You Should Develop Entrepreneurial Mindset in Your Child?
Unlocking the Entrepreneurial Mindset: Empowering Your Child's Potential for Success!
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Establish the Right Values
Every interaction with your child is an opportunity to teach values. This article provides helpful tips on how to inculcate good values early on.
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Impact of delayed growth and tips for parents to help their children
It is important for parents to note that children grow and develop at a different rate and individual differences are expected.
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What are Executive Function Skills and Its Importance to Children?
Executive Function is a set of mental skills that include working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control.
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Essential Skills Children Need For The Future
Life skills contribute to mental well-being. Prepping your child with essential life skills will help pave the way towards a brighter future for them.
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Ever Heard of Sphingomyelin? It’s Great To Support Children’s Brain Development!
Children learn and develop the most in their childhood years.
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Childs Brain Development in an Indoor Environment
Children in this digital era are leading an increasingly sedentary lifestyle
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Sibling Rivalry
Sibling conflict is inevitable and quite normal. Children are likely to fight over toys and tease one another.
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Our best parenting tips for toddlerhood stage
Tips to Help Encourage the Right Sleeping Position
Have you ever thought about ensuring your child sleeps comfortably and safely with the right sleeping position?
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Tips for potty training toddlers
Wondering how to potty train or when to start potty training? Read our potty-training tips and tricks to help toddlers hit the spot.
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How to handle toddler sleep problems
You know they’re tired, but they refuse to listen — and try as you will, the land of nod seems but a distant dream.
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Terrible twos coming up? How to deal with toddler tantrums
Now they’re walking and talking, your toddler’s asserting their independence more and more every day, as well as developing a strong willpower!
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Is a Germ-Free Home Free From Allergy?
As a parent, one of your main concerns in raising your child is the germs around the house.
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Our best articles about toddlers development
Following your child's growth
Your child is developing so fast! He is starting to discover his new world, thanks to your loving care and his rapidly awakening senses.
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Talking to your child
Your child is developing so fast! He is starting to discover his new world, thanks to your loving care and his rapidly awakening senses.
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Raising Healthy Active Kids
One can argue that raising healthy active kids is simple especially in a country like Malaysia.
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Growing Up with a Healthy Eq (Emotional Intelligence)
As a parent, you always want your child to have the best. Be it being in the best of health, or in development, we strive to raise children to their fullest potential.
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Optimal Growth – Brain and Physical Growth
Even at an early age, you can support your child’s growth, both in mental and physical development.
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Enhancing Brain Development in Your Child
Your child’s growing years are a time of learning.
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Epigenetics: Making the Most of Your Genes
Did you know that the story of your health doesn’t just start with your personal health? It goes as far back as your grandparents.
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Our best articles about toddlers concerns
How to help toddler tummy problems
Painful toddler tummy problems, including toddler diarrhoea and toddler constipation, are horrible for parents and little ones’s alike.
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Probiotics, Prebiotics and Antibiotics
Did you know what’s the difference between Probiotics, Prebiotics and Antibiotics?
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3 Simple Steps to Improve Your Child’s Immunity
The immune system is your child’s first line of defence against disease-causing microorganisms
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Constipation in Children
Constipation doesn’t only happen to grown-ups, but to toddlers and children as well. Constipation can cause discomfort, pain and may require intensive treatment if prolonged.
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Educating Your Child about Allergy
As a parent, you’ve probably wondered more than once how you can help your child if he or she has an allergy, or an allergic reaction.
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Can the Right Amount of Protein Prevent Obesity?
As a parent, you want nothing more than for your kids to grow up strong and healthy. Pediatricians today highlight the importance of avoiding the risk of obesity in children.
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Health Risks: It’s All In The Genes
Kids get their genes from their moms and dads. Because of this, traits like hair and eye color, handedness, blood type and even the presence of dimples are inherited.
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Toddlerhood is a significant phase in a child’s development, typically spanning from 1 to 2 years old. During this exciting period, toddlers exhibit a range of new skills, personality traits, and assert their independence while staying close to their parents or caregivers. Let’s explore the key aspects of toddlerhood:
- Physical Milestones:
- Walking: Most toddlers take their first steps during this time, followed by mastering stairs and running.
- Fine Motor Skills: They learn to undress themselves, use utensils, drink from cups, throw balls, and draw straight lines and circles.
- Cognitive and Communication Skills:
- Pointing to get attention and express desires.
- Saying single words (including “no”) and eventually forming short sentences.
- Understanding common objects’ purposes (phones, brushes, spoons).
- Recognizing body parts.
- Scribbling independently.
- Following 1- to 2-step verbal commands.
- Naming familiar objects and people.
- Sorting shapes and colors.
- Engaging in simple make-believe play.
- Social and Emotional Development:
- Temper Tantrums: Toddlers express themselves through tantrums when their bids for independence are denied.
- Fear of Strangers: They may display fear of unfamiliar people.
- Affection: Show affection to familiar individuals.
- Pretend Play: Engage in imaginative play, such as feeding a doll.
- Defiance: Express defiance when told not to do something.
- Social Interaction: Play alongside other children and begin including them in games.
- Parental Strategies:
- Promote Empathy: Encourage empathy by modeling kindness and explaining feelings.
- Conflict Management: Teach conflict resolution skills, such as sharing and taking turns.
- Household Participation: Involve toddlers in simple household tasks.
- Safety and Health: Ensure a safe environment and provide a balanced diet.
Remember that each child develops at their own pace, and milestones may vary. If you have concerns about your toddler’s development, consider scheduling a developmental screening with your pediatrician. Enjoy this dynamic phase of discovery and growth! 🌟👶🏽🌿
