Toddler Development | Toddler Information and Articles

Toilet Training Stinks. Come join The Poo Party!

Kylie Orr A task dreaded by most parents is toilet training. How hard have you found it?

Losing my first baby tooth

Justine Davies If there’s one thing even more momentous than the hint of the first milk tooth breaking through your baby’s gummy smile, it’s the wobble and eventual loss of that first baby tooth to make way for the adult ones.

Calming the storm

QUIRKY KID There's a reason they're called the terrible twos. The period between 18 months and three years can be challenging for both parents and toddlers alike. But while tantrums and other forms of aggressive behavior are not uncommon amongst small children, it is important to recognise what your child is trying to tell you.

The nappy wars: when to toilet train?

Emily Dunn Let the child decide is the mantra recited by health professionals to parents considering toilet training their babies, toddlers and young children. It is a mantra that can be traced to the 1960s and leading paediatrician T. Berry Brazelton, who was among the first to advise against the often-harsh toilet-training techniques of the pre-war years in favour of a gentler, child-led approach.

Toddlers: developmental milestones

It is important to realise that a child’s developmental progress does vary greatly, and is not a race! Some children may miss out on developmental milestones all together – such as crawling.

Your Toddler - 13 to 15 months

It’s all happening now… your little baby is becoming a toddler! Read on for some helpful advice on some of the changes you can expect in the next three months. What an exciting year you have ahead!

Key Development Areas: 13-15 months

Brooke Wells Different forms of play are the main way a toddler of this age learns, as she expands on her physical abilities, such as walking, climbing and bending.

Your Toddler - 16 to 18 months

Your little baby is becoming a toddler and all sorts of exciting things are happening. Find out more about changes at this age including new teeth, growth, speech and becoming more mobile.

Key Development Areas: 16-18 months

Brooke Wells Your sixteen to eighteen month old toddler may experience a wide range of emotions due to teething, shyness, separation anxiety and when she isn’t allowed to be as mobile as she would like.

Your Toddler - 19 to 21 months

Toddlers can be cheeky little monkeys! Find out more about how your child is changing at this age including their growing independence, play group and making friends, allergies and food intolerance, avoiding tantrums.

Key Development Areas: 19-21 months

Brooke Wells Your toddler could begin toilet training during this time, as they sleep longer at night and often favour routines.

Your Toddler - 22 to 24 months

Your toddler is fast approaching their second birthday. Find out about toilet training, disturbed nights, independence and how to put on a birthday party for a two-year-old.

Key Development Areas: 22-24 months

Brooke Wells Your toddler will be quite adept with both her hands and legs and be close to finishing cutting all of her teeth by her second birthday.

Your Toddler - 25 to 27 months

Brooke Tasovac Your toddler is two! They will develop so much over the next year in terms of speech, growth, toilet training... read below for details on your toddler's growth over the next 3 months.

Key Development Areas: 25-27 months

Brooke Wells Your toddler’s attention span is growing at such a rate that she can give her attention to more than one thing at a time at this age.

Your Toddler - 28 to 30 months

Brooke Tasovac Your toddler is starting to talk more, showing a greater interest in socialising and is even developing a sense of humour! Read more about this three months of development...

Key Development Areas: 28-30 months

Brooke Wells At twenty eight to thirty months, your toddler’s memory enables her to recall events and people and easily find objects that are hidden from her.

Your Toddler - 31 to 33 months

Brooke Tasovac As your toddler approaches 3 you'll find she's crying less as her vocabulary increases, she's becoming increasingly fussy about what food she likes to eat and might even be ready to transition to a bed. Read more...

Key Development Areas: 31-33 months

Brooke Wells Your toddler will use her hands to do a number of things she hasn’t been able to do before such as dressing herself, drawing particular objects and using cutlery well.

Your Toddler - 34 to 36 months

Brooke Tasovac The 'terrible two's are winding down and she's becoming much more independent! Read more about the 3 months of development leading up to the age of 3.

Key Development Areas: 34-36 months

Brooke Wells Your three year old is speaking, socialising and moving around in a number of different ways from skipping to riding a bicycle.

Tantrums, tests and trying times

Amity Dry It was one of those classic on the ground, hands pounding, everyone look at me, screaming public meltdowns, where he cried “THESE JEANS ARE YUCKY” at the top of his lungs.

Meet my imaginary son, Teetee

Amity Dry My son has an imaginary friend. This is a new development and it has made for some delightful, and interesting, moments in our household of late.