Toddler Tips 1 - Listen to what your children have to say. They like to know that they are important to you and that you have an interest in what they have to say.

Toddler Tips 2 - When your child misbehaves, criticize their behavior and not the child himself or herself. For example, if they are running in the house, you tell the child that running is wrong, as opposed to telling the child that they are being bad.

Toddler Tips 3 - Be sure to spend time with your children and take an active role with them during this time. Play with them instead of watching TV or reading while they play. They want your attention, and sometimes misbehavior is a sign that they do not feel they are getting it.

Toddler Tips 4 - Try to be consistent with your child. Both parents need to have the same set of rules, and should let others who may be looking after the child (i.e. a baby-sitter or relative) know what those rules are so there is consistency from one person to another.

Toddler Tips 5 - If your child is misbehaving and you put them in time out, a good rule of thumb is that the time out should last for as many minutes as they are years old. For example, if your child is three years old, the time out is three minutes. If they are four years old, the time out is four minutes. Establish a set place for time out to occur, and do not move this place.

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Toddler Tips 7 - Watch what you say around your child! Children like to mimic the sounds they hear around them, regardless as to whether or not they know what they mean. If you curse, odds are your child will curse, too! It may seem amusing at first, but it's not so funny if your child says an inappropriate word in front of a group of people or other children!

Toddler Tips 8 - When selecting toys for your child, keep in mind that small children like toys that look like real things, such as airplanes that look like airplanes, or dolls that look like babies. Children also are more stimulated by toys with multiple uses, such as blocks, than they are with single-use toys, such as coloring books.

Toddler Tips 9 - Institute a rotation of toys for your child. Put certain toys out on the shelf for a specific period of time, and then remove them and replace them with other toys. This way your child is less likely to be bored with all of their toys. You may also wish to arrange the toys neatly in a shelf instead of jumbled in a toy box, since this will help a child better be able to decide what to play with.

Toddler Tips 10 - If you are traveling a long distance with your child, be sure to stop and let your child stretch and play every now and again to let their blood flow and to let them get some fresh air and exercise.

Toddler Tips 11 - If your small child is fascinated by the kitchen, but is frustrated because you have toddler-proofed it with locks on the cabinet doors, try to set one cabinet aside that can be filled with non-breakable items that the child can play with, such as Tupperware and other plastic containers, that they can get to with easy access.

Toddler Tips 12 - Young children thrive on routine. They should know when it is time to get up, time to eat, time to take a nap, and time to go to bed. If you need to change your child's routine at all, try to make the change slowly and on an incrimental basis so that they become better-adjusted to the change, whatever it may be (i.e. end of pacifier use, change to Daylight Savings Time, going to preschool instead of staying home, etc.).

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