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4 Simple Habits That Make Parenting a Toddler MUCH Easier





These are my 4 best tips for any parent raising a toddler and trying to manage all of the challenges that come with it 😀.

Your toddler’s brain is developing at an incredible rate. They’re experiencing lots of new emotions, and learning how to deal with these big feelings is as challenging for them as it is for you. The good news is, this stage of development doesn’t last forever. And there are things you can do to make it easier.

These tips will help you manage challenging toddler behaviour (including reducing the frequency of tantrums), and also help make life with a toddler in the house a little less stressful.

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33 thoughts on “4 Simple Habits That Make Parenting a Toddler MUCH Easier”

  1. Great video! When it comes to yes space, I think it’s important to have a shift in perspective and realize that for some time now you need to give up on things for the sake of child’s safety and development. We got rid of a coffee table for instance. And I rearranged kitchen drawers so I don’t have to worry that my 1.7 months old daughter is getting into trouble. She also likes dishwasher and I encouraged her in helping me emptying it (plates only, not sharp cutlery of course). By doing this she also lost interest in the drawer with plates very quickly 😂 It does take a lot of patience, but children really need our empathy more than anything. I don’t care about candle holder or picture frames really. I still have a nice and pleasant environment at home and it’s baby proof at the same time. I just told myself to take it easy and that it’s temporary 🙂

  2. Babies/toddlers are members of the family and if you’re welcoming them in, you should be willing to make accommodations for little humans. And making the little changes to the environment and the way you interact, you’re creating a healthy environment for the toddler and for yourself.

  3. When mom was running her daycare, she had the ‘Clean Up’ song. When it was getting towards time to start a new activity (get ready for lunch, go outside, ‘school work’) she would say “Ok, let’s do the Clean Up song.” They’d sing through once while mom would put one or two things away, and then the kids would get engaged and start picking up themselves.😊

  4. Hi Emma, I’m wondering if you are only treating children without health issues. If not, I’d love to see some videos targeted for special needs parents as well. Most videos I see online talk about the normal developmental milestones and issues, yet a video focusing on the adjusted milestones, advices for special needs parents etc. would be much appreciated. I’m sure the 1% (parents of children with disabilities or syndromes) would enjoy the visibility.

  5. Thank you soooo much! This is exactly what I needed as we’re in this exact phase. She broke some of our child locks in the kitchen and now makes it a game opening drawers.

  6. I said to my 18 month old recently, i know, all you hear is no. Lets try some yes. So if he keeps going after thibgs he shouldn't, or doing things he shouldn't every no has a yes. No, don't bounce on the dog, yes bounce on the bouncy horse. No, don't throw the block. Yes throw the ball. And so on. And sometimes for really big items like a pen, something he loves to play with and I swear he gas a stash, i give him multiple yes options. No, Mommy's pen. Yes, your car, train, book, snack. Kind of like trading

  7. The amount of time i say wall slowly and end up screaming st him by the pool but he still doesnt listen. I liie that hes so funny but man its tiring having a wild child

  8. The last example about going down the slide 5 more times I also find it helps when I say to my toddler that was so much fun it’s great coming to the park isn’t it did you enjoy yourself. We will come back to the park again soon. It’s time to do x y z now. Bye park! See you soon! She’s only 20 months old but seems stop a tantrum as it is starting to begin. Thought I would share the tip here as it is sort of linked and other parents might find it useful too. I love you channel Emma ❤

  9. My parents used to give us time in relation to cartoons. I had no idea how long 1 minute was but absolutely could conceptualize, "We're leaving in an opening of Captain Planet".

  10. Emma can you do a video on how to train toddlers to hold your hand when out and about? My toddler refuses to hold my hand in the shops, runs away regularly and to avoid dangerous situations like in a car park we have to carry her inside but this causes tantrums and she kicks us and screams the place down.

  11. Everything in this video is gold. I wasn't sure how to warn my toddler we're changing activities, so I just started saying "Okay one more __ and then we're taking a bath." Where one more is honestly super vague it just means soon. But it helped drastically. I love the five minute timer idea, he's probably ready for that method now. We've been using the other points in the video, and it's amazing how obedient my toddler is when I just tell him behaviors I want rather than don't want. He has moods of boundary testing, but he at least knows what I want him to do lol.

  12. Thank you for these videos. I’m a gen X grandma who is mostly responsible for my 3 y/o grandson. I know there are better ways to negotiate the toddler years than how I did with my kids. Do you have a video on a toddler being (frequently) demanding and getting upset for having to wait for any request?

  13. Help my 3 and a half year old will sit on toilet in nursery and do small pees but at home refuses to sit on toilet and will just wet herself. Been trying for months and not getting any better. She tells me she needs a poo or wee but just refuses to sit on the toilet or potty what can i do ??

  14. Theres no way in hell I can rotate my sons toys😂 he has adhd and autism, and he likes tractors. He can list off every tractor he has, along with everything that came with it.

    Funnily enough, transitioning between tasks is fairly easy for my adhd child, since we have a lot more breaks. Our natural breaks happen almost every time he loses focus and changes tasks himself. All I have to do is catch him, before he himself finds something else to do.

  15. Hello Emma please can you confirm what age range is classified as the toddler stage?

    I'm not sure if a 16-month old would be able to understand all these communication tips. A toddler would probably be 2 years and above, I suppose? Or am I wrong in my assumption?

  16. I did the toy rotation with my kids when they were kids. They are in their mid to late 20’s now. A lot of her techniques are what we did with our kiddos back in the day. I didn’t learn them when they were super young, I wish I did, but when we did, it became golden! Great advice for a parent!

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