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Sleep

How to Tell When Two Naps Are No Longer Appropriate

The two-nap schedule is the most stable nap pattern in the first two years, which is why parents are usually slow to give it up — and rightly so. The...

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Sleep

When a Child Is Ready to Transition to One Nap

Knowing when to move from two naps to one is one of the most practically important decisions of the toddler sleep period. Move too early and the child...

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Sleep

Sleep in Children Aged 12–18 Months: Key Changes

The period from 12 to 18 months is one of the most complex for sleep, combining a major nap transition with a developmental regression and the emergen...

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Play

Play Ideas for Children Aged 12–18 Months: Movement and Discovery

The 12–18-month-old has just become a walker, and the world looks different. Cupboards open. Kitchen drawers turn out to contain whisks and Tupperware...

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Play

Play Ideas for Children Aged 12–18 Months Through Movement

The first steps — typically taken between 9 and 15 months — transform the child's relationship to their environment. The walking toddler is newly inde...

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Emotions

Emotional Development at 12 to 18 Months

The shift from 8 months to 14 months is one of the most dramatic in child development. The placid baby who accepted being put down now arches their ba...

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