Try funny voices, point out objects you know and don’t worry if your child would rather just sit on the book.
Articles on Toddlers
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Drinking a lot of cow’s milk can increase your child’s risk of low iron. Here’s what to look out for.
Caring for a toddler can be challenging and requires patience. Understanding the psychology behind a toddler’s actions can help weather some of the rockier days.
Sleep can be one of the trickiest things for families. New research closely examines the relationship between sleep and screen-use in young children.
It can be tempting to feed young children early, then sit down to a separate meal once they’re in bed. But having family dinners pays off in the long term.
Up to 25% of infants diagnosed with abusive head trauma – otherwise known as shaken baby syndrome – die, and a substantial percentage who survive are left with long-term disabilities.
A well-known book or episode can provide comfort in a world full of strange new things.
Young children’s development between the ages of 2 and 5 is shaped by a range of influences.
At a global level it is rare to find fossilised hominin tracks.
Toddler milk is high in sugar and can leave toddlers reluctant to try new foods. It’s also heavily marketed to time-poor parents. We’re worried.
We found each of the books tended to give parents one approach for dealing with their child’s sleep, rather than a range of options.
Revisions to the CDC’s developmental milestone checklists removed crawling as a skill that babies pick up at a typical age. A biomedical engineer describes how more research may clarify its role.
A unique dataset from 32 children on 36 different play dates provided the opportunity to study how young children develop peer relationships, and how consistent they are with different children.
‘Free sugars’ should only make up 10% of children’s diets. But Australian toddlers are eating 11% sugar on average.
The impact of using electronic devices is critical during the first years of life, both visually and on the cognitive and social development of the child.
Parents often worry that their child might not be talking enough.
Can you use a test intended for adults or older children? How do you test a wriggling or grumpy small child anyway? We’re infection control and child health researchers. Here are our tips.
Terrible or terrific? There is a lot going when you’re two.
Children who are fed diets high in added sugars are more likely than children with lower sugar intakes to have a number of negative health consequences as they develop.
The Biden administration wants workers in child care and pre-K programs to earn at least $15 per hour.
Top contributors
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Lecturer Nutrition Sciences, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University
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Head of Ear and Hearing Health, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Curtin University
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Professor Emerita of Anthropology, African Studies, and Gender and Women's Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, University of Dundee
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Senior lecturer, School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Early Childhood Development, The University of Western Australia
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NHMRC Early Career Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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PhD candidate, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Abertay University
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Piano Performance Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Education, Australian Catholic University
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Professeur Titulaire. École d'optométrie. Expertise en santé oculaire et usage des lentilles cornéennes spécialisées, Université de Montréal
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Professor of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto
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Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Research Chair in Early Childhood Development and Education, Concordia University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Adelaide University