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Toddler Tales: Judgement day
At least I have a few years to go before D starts judging me, too... Here's something they don't tell you about parenting before it happens to you: as a parent, every action and choice you make is potentially subject to criticism, rude ... Read more

 

]]>criticismdisapprovalguiltjudging parentstoddler talestoddlersJennifer BartonTue, 22 May 2012 09:00:00 ESTToddler Tales: Bag of trickshttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/05/15/toddler-changing-bags/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/05/15/toddler-changing-bags/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/05/15/toddler-changing-bags/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: Bag of tricks
My bag of tricks... In the almost-two years since Diana was born, her nappy bag has been my saviour in times of need and my nemesis on a daily basis (I'm convinced I'm shrinking under the sheer weight of the thing). Over the months, ... Read more

 

]]>bagChanging bagsentertaininghandbagkidsnappy bagtantrumstoddlertoddler talesJennifer BartonTue, 15 May 2012 09:00:00 ESTToddler Tales: TDA (Toddler displays of affection)http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/05/08/toddler-showing-affection/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/05/08/toddler-showing-affection/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/05/08/toddler-showing-affection/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: TDA (Toddler displays of affection)
D teaches Broccs and Paddington the art of the joint snuggle Unlike PDA, I'm discovering that TDA (the toddler display of affection) is rather sweet, even when it's not directed at me. Diana's latest "signature move" is to approach ... Read more

 

]]>displays of affectionshowing affectiontoddler huggingtoddler talesJennifer BartonTue, 08 May 2012 09:00:00 ESTToddler Tales: Stairshttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/05/01/toddler-tales-stair-safety/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/05/01/toddler-tales-stair-safety/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/05/01/toddler-tales-stair-safety/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: Stairs
D concentrates - for once! - on getting down the stairs From the moment Diana started crawling, stairs have been a source of fascination for her and of terror for me. For D, stairs signify a new adventure every time she sees them; for ... Read more

 

]]>climbing stairslearningsafetysafety gatesstairstoddler stair safetytoddler stairstoddler talesJennifer BartonTue, 01 May 2012 09:00:00 ESTToddler Tales: Crying over spilled milkhttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/04/24/toddler-milk/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/04/24/toddler-milk/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/04/24/toddler-milk/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: Crying over spilled milk
Look - but don't say the word! - what D's grabbed from the fridge... I often hear parents of toddlers, when speaking to other parents of toddlers, spelling out certain words instead of saying them in front of their kids: "If the weather ... Read more

 

]]>milkspell out wordsspellingtantrumstoddler milktoddler talestoddler understanding wordstoddlersJennifer BartonTue, 24 Apr 2012 09:00:00 ESTToddler Tales: The escape artisthttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/04/17/toddler-gets-out-of-cot-takes-off-clothes/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/04/17/toddler-gets-out-of-cot-takes-off-clothes/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/04/17/toddler-gets-out-of-cot-takes-off-clothes/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: The escape artist
D prepares to escape... As a (slightly bedraggled) mother who spends her days chasing a toddler who's climbing, running, jumping, walking and stomping through her newly discovered world, I'll admit that I take comfort in the moments ... Read more

 

]]>escapekidsphysical developmentsafetytoddler developmenttoddler gets out of cottoddler physical developmenttoddler takes off clothestoddler talesJennifer BartonTue, 17 Apr 2012 11:20:00 ESTToddler Tales: Mile-high tantrumshttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/04/10/air-travel-with-active-toddler/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/04/10/air-travel-with-active-toddler/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/04/10/air-travel-with-active-toddler/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: Mile-high tantrums
D's got her favourite suitcase ready... but even Paddington can't help us now. Last week, I realised something: it's imperative that I start going on holiday more often. I know, it sounds indulgent. But I'm convinced it will help ... Read more

 

]]>air travel with toddlerflying with childrenkidstoddler talestoddlerstoddlers on planetravelling with toddlersJennifer BartonTue, 10 Apr 2012 09:00:00 ESTToddler Tales: Magic wordshttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/04/03/understanding-toddler-speech/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/04/03/understanding-toddler-speech/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/04/03/understanding-toddler-speech/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: Magic words
D with two of her new words, "Apple" and "Nana" Diana, being the child of a New Yorker, is in possession of an above-average amount of natural savviness. Or so I like to think. Whether out of necessity or simply to sleaze a few ... Read more

 

]]>first wordslearning to talkmagic wordstoddler speechtoddler talestoddler vocabularyunderstanding toddler speechJennifer BartonTue, 03 Apr 2012 09:00:00 ESTToddler Tales: Having a ballhttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/03/27/toddler-activities-playing-ball/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/03/27/toddler-activities-playing-ball/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/03/27/toddler-activities-playing-ball/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: Having a ball
D with her beloved football Diana has more in common with David Beckham than a similar hairdo and penchant for bulldogs: she loves to play ball. I assume the obsession started when Daddy began teaching her to throw and catch, aged ... Read more

 

]]>ball skillsballsfootballkidslittle kickerstoddler footballtoddler talestoy ballJennifer BartonTue, 27 Mar 2012 09:00:00 ESTToddler Tales: Mum's the wordhttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/03/20/toddler-mother-attachment/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/03/20/toddler-mother-attachment/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/03/20/toddler-mother-attachment/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: Mum's the word
Mummy's girl? I've been feeling rather smug lately. Diana, having mastered the word "Ma" several weeks ago, has since started saying "Mama," "Mummy," and even "Mommy" (my American influence still, occasionally, prevails). D says these ... Read more

 

]]>first wordskidsmamamummummytoddler communicationtoddler first wordstoddler mother attachmenttoddler speechtoddler talesJennifer BartonTue, 20 Mar 2012 09:00:00 ESTToddler Tales: Toddler palshttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/03/13/toddlers-making-friends-playing/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/03/13/toddlers-making-friends-playing/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/03/13/toddlers-making-friends-playing/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: Toddler pals
A toddler friendship at its most idyllic... Diana is becoming quite the social butterfly of the toddler set lately, and between playgroups and play dates, she's accumulated a lot of friends. With the exception of Diana's constant ... Read more

 

]]>extrovertfriendsmaking friendsplay datesplaying togethershynesstoddler friendstoddler friendshipstoddler interactiontoddler talestoddlersJennifer BartonTue, 13 Mar 2012 08:30:00 ESTToddler Tales: Keeping toddler appyhttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/03/06/toddler-apps/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/03/06/toddler-apps/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/03/06/toddler-apps/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: Keeping toddler appy
The Doodle Buddy works its magic on a photo of D I remember rolling my eyes when we were last in New York and a nice man advised us to get an iPad for surviving the plane journey - he had a toddler and said it was a life-saver. An iPad is ... Read more

 

]]>apps for iphonecomputerdoodle buddyduck duck mooseipadkidsonline gamessound touchtoddlertoddler appstoddler apps for smartphonetoddler talesJennifer BartonTue, 06 Mar 2012 09:00:00 ESTToddler Tales: Trick, then treathttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/02/28/toddler-parenting-techniques/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/02/28/toddler-parenting-techniques/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/02/28/toddler-parenting-techniques/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: Trick, then treat
Is D trying to tell me something? Having abandoned any attempts at learning how to parent my toddler through baby books, I've honed my own sort of parenting technique: Part Pavlovian rewards system, part random acts of desperation when ... Read more

 

]]>disciplinekidsnaughty cornerparenting techniquestoddler parenting techniquestoddler talesJennifer BartonTue, 28 Feb 2012 09:00:00 ESTToddler Tales: Uh-ohhttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/02/21/toddler-dog-walking/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/02/21/toddler-dog-walking/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/02/21/toddler-dog-walking/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: Uh-oh
Look who's walking the dog! Diana's vocabulary is expanding with ferocious rapidity, and last week, she learned the interjection: 'Uh-oh.' It has swiftly become her favourite (only?) expression, and she uses it whenever she drops ... Read more

 

]]>dogkidsnew wordstoddler developmenttoddler dog walkingtoddler imitationtoddler independencetoddler talesToddler tantrumstoddler vocabularytoddlersJennifer BartonTue, 21 Feb 2012 09:01:00 ESTToddler Tales: Hair-raisinghttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/02/14/toddler-hair/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/02/14/toddler-hair/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/02/14/toddler-hair/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: Hair-raising
D tries out the 'Beckham circa '03' look. PA I've had a rough week. Diana has been off her timetable - waking up early in the mornings and as a result getting cranky, throwing tantrums and barely being able to make it through her music ... Read more

 

]]>buncheshair cutkidskids hairkids hairstylesponytailtoddler hairtoddler hairstylestoddler talesJennifer BartonTue, 14 Feb 2012 09:00:00 ESTToddler Tales: She understands me!http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/02/07/toddler-understanding-words/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/02/07/toddler-understanding-words/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/02/07/toddler-understanding-words/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: She understands me!
Diana does laundry duty At almost 18 months of age, Diana has reached a huge milestone: she understands me when I speak to her, even though she still isn't speaking back in English yet - although she has added some impressive new ... Read more

 

]]>developmentfirst wordskidstoddler developmenttoddler talestoddler understandingtoddler understanding wordsJennifer BartonTue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 ESTToddler Tales: A lover and a fighterhttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/01/31/toddler-hugging-and-hitting/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/01/31/toddler-hugging-and-hitting/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/01/31/toddler-hugging-and-hitting/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: A lover and a fighter
Diana plants a smooch on Bolshy Diana has become very affectionate lately. She'll blow kisses, give hugs - unprompted - and assume a funny sort of expression where her mouth puckers and twists, a sign that she is ready to give someone a ... Read more

 

]]>hittinghuggingsigns of affectionthe hitting stagetoddler affectiontoddler aggressiontoddler hittingtoddler talesJennifer BartonTue, 31 Jan 2012 08:30:00 ESTToddler Tales: The panic buttonhttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/01/24/toddler-safety/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/01/24/toddler-safety/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/01/24/toddler-safety/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: The panic button
Safer than standing up and trying to fling herself from the high chair, I guess... Yesterday, I bit off a piece of lime green crayon in Giraffe, chewed and swallowed it - all in the name of toddler safety. Since Diana had just bitten off ... Read more

 

]]>child safetyhighchairkidsputting in mouthrisk takingrisk taking kidstoddler developmenttoddler safetytoddler talesJennifer BartonTue, 24 Jan 2012 09:10:00 ESTToddler Tales: Bookwormhttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/01/17/toddler-reading/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/01/17/toddler-reading/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/01/17/toddler-reading/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: Bookworm
D at a particularly riveting page... Diana has recently developed a hunger for literature. She has gone from a babe who couldn't even pretend to keep her eyes open when I read to her to one who eagerly and proactively initiates ... Read more

 

]]>bookschildrens booksindependent readingkidsreadingteaching toddler to readtoddler developmenttoddler readingtoddler talesJennifer BartonTue, 17 Jan 2012 09:00:00 ESTToddler Tales: Babe of few wordshttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/01/10/toddler-learns-new-words/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/01/10/toddler-learns-new-words/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/01/10/toddler-learns-new-words/#comments Filed under:

Toddler Tales: Babe of few words
Diana learns the word "dog;" Bolsh is thrilled, clearly. The inevitable has happened. Diana has learned the word for her favourite being in the world (after Daddy): "Dog!" After weeks of moo-ing, baa-ing and clucking (no woof-ing ... Read more

 

]]>dogkidslearning speechlearning to talklearning wordsspeakingtoddler developmenttoddler learns new wordstoddler speechtoddler talesJennifer BartonTue, 10 Jan 2012 10:30:00 EST