Learning how to ride a tricycle is a huge developmental and gross motor step. See how we're handling this with our toddler.

The Best Toddler Tricycle: How To Teach Your Toddler to Ride a Tricycle

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Are you teaching your toddler to ride a tricycle? Before we started, we wanted to find the best toddler tricycle. After that it was a piece of cake (mostly!). A lot changes when children go from being somewhat mobile babies to being sometimes extremely mobile toddlers. At least that was our experience when Squeaker started to transition from barely walking without falling often to running through the house. She’s a curious child, like most children tend to be, and while we have our fair share of moments with her testing the limits or throwing tantrums of epic proportion (over mostly unknown reasons)… toddlerhood, so far, has been fun. It’s been enjoyable to watch the development to this point and I will continue to soak up…

The Passive Potty Training Method that Works for Us

The Passive Potty Training Method that Works for Us

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Children will potty train at different times. Some may show signs of readiness at a younger age while others may just not be interested. It could even be that some children will potty train willingly but then regress later. Potty training a child with special needs is another thing all together. But there are a few basic principles of potty training that should, in theory, work for all children. For us, we went with a passive potty training method. Ideal Age to Start Potty Training When your child is ready to begin potty training, she will show an interest. She will begin to want to observe your toilet habits and will ask questions. Explain that big people go to the potty instead of using a…

5 Tips For How to Better Understand Your Toddler

5 Tips For How to Better Understand Your Toddler

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Toddlers can be challenging. They’re argumentative and stubborn one minute but then loving and complacent the next. Some days you may wonder how you’ll both survive this sometimes tempestuous stage. Quite a bit of this has to do with understanding your toddler. And also understanding that their vocabulary isn’t as developed as ours. We’re adults, after all, and they still have quite a bit of growing to do. You can try introducing discipline with your toddler but also understand that they may not understand consequences. Toddlers can be a ton of fun, and a lot of work. It is easier to deal with toddlers, if you understand how they work. 5 Tips for How to Better Understand Your Toddler 1. Patience Is Not A Virtue…

How to Start Potty Training Your Toddler Girl

How to Start Potty Training Your Toddler Girl

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Potty training is a huge milestone for any child. But I have a bit of a confession to make: even though I’m a mom of 3, I am a potty training novice. And I’ll be perfectly honest with you- I find the prospect of potty training my toddler to be a little bit intimidating. Maybe I shouldn’t let it intimidate me so much and just get it over with. But I’m at a loss for where to begin! With my oldest, I had a lot of help from my mom. Sweet B still isn’t fully potty trained. And now, there’s Squeaker. My rambunctious, curious, talkative, stubborn toddler. When it comes to potty training her, I have a feeling that the internet is going to be…

Let's face it, even as a stay at home mom, sometimes we need a break from playing. Here are fun things to do with your toddler that they can also do alone or with minimal adult participation.

Fun Things To Do With Your Toddler That Won’t Drive You Crazy

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While it may be so easy and simple to just hand your toddler an iPad or Kindle, keeping them busy and occupied doesn’t always have to involve a screen. There’s nothing wrong with some screen time, just be sure that it’s in moderation. But how then, do you keep them occupied? Well, aside from some good old fashioned play time indoors, there are plenty of ways to keep your toddler busy. Some things are hands on, and why not? I have just as much fun coloring or playing with playdough as my toddler does. Other things you may need to do with your toddler and that’s okay too. They’re only young once and sometimes we might take for granted the opportunities that we have to…

Best Parenting Tips and Posts from Kori at Home

Best Parenting Tips and Posts from Kori at Home

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I am proud to be participating in the Top Parenting Posts series with The Jenny Evolution! This is a great group of bloggers who have teamed up to bring you their best parenting tips from the past year. Going through the top posts for my blog was the fun part. It really gave me a good idea of what you all are looking for and why you visited Just Another Mom last year. This year, with Kori at Home, I plan on bringing you more of that! So let’s get to that top Ten shall we? Last year, I was intentional about stepping up my game and posting more about Autism. It really resonated with you all as well! Three of my posts featuring tips…