Many parents who have weaned their babies are aware of the power-struggles that can accompany getting your child to try new foods or to even eat the one food they liked last week. A good reason why introducing new foods
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This article is for mums who want to start giving their little ones chores to do but are not sure what practical chores to assign to them. Most children are vocal and mobile at 15 months, this is the age
Temper tantrums are an emotional outburst associated with children, ranging from whining and crying, to screaming, kicking and stomping among others. This emotional outburst is often sudden and need not be provoked before a child who is prone to throw
There is really no standard or fixed time for you to replace your child’s crib with a toddler bed, when the time is right for your toddler to graduate from a cot to a bed, you will oftentimes know. Most
By Stephen Shankland Whether or not to send your child to child day care is a hard choice for some parents to make. Of course you want to spend as much time with your child as possible before they enter
Dear Mimsters, I need your diverse opinions on this. What does my four year old son mean by what he has been saying to me and how do I fix this? Recently, my little son who is will be 4
Mark Wealth When your baby is about a year, he starts becoming a toddler. This is about the time you should help him transit from a crib or your bed to his own bed. Are there guidelines to choosing a
By Ndidi Adekunle This particular age group is known for endless energy, self-centredness, and stubbornness. Now, it’s not as though our ‘angels,’ particularly set out to be mean. Let’s just say they’re ‘testing their boundaries’ and are in the process
There is no doubt that interrupting toddler’s sleep is hard HARD work for parents – especially when combined with having to care for other children. However, it is important to understand that night-waking is a normal part of early childhood
A woman named Chen, 27, was caught on camera kicking and hitting her toddler daughter relentlessly because she wouldn’t stop crying. Metro reports that the woman was also seen throwing her daughter down a flight of stairs which prompted the
Nollywood director, Imoh Umoren‘s 2-year-old son has become an Internet sensation after losing in his school’s inter-house sport race. Imoh Junior had been competing in the toddlers category of his school, but as soon as he noticed his dad in the
Jennifer Belle Aise, who is said to be a University of Benin (UNIBEN) student , recently took to her Facebook page to brag about drugging her little nephew with weed simply because he didn’t greet her in the morning. She posted
The family of Florence Jackson, a little girl diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma at just 16 months, have reached their target of raising over £250,000 in just 11 days from people’s donations and contribution. The toddler went through 20 rounds of
Toddlers are probably one of God’s cutest creations, when they aren’t making a fuss that can send you over board. Nap time or sleep time, can be one of those periods, when your toddler, might not be as cute as
A two-year-old boy was rescued from a washing machine after he got stuck in it while playing at his home in Shizuishan, northern China. Firefighters were called and in order to rescue the toddler, they had to dismantle the entire
Over the weekend, the little boy pictured above was savagely attacked by their family dog in Bangkok, Thailand, leaving him severely injured. The toddler’s family, Suda Neimyanon, posted photos and videos on Facebook to tell parents to be extra vigilant
This photo of an innocent young toddler has sparked nationwide outrage. A Facebook user, Aishat Alubankudi, shared the photo of the baby boy, who was allegedly inflicted with the fresh tribal marks by his parents, on her page and captioned
A tear-jerking video of a little girl born without arms, eating with her feet has gone viral after her mum shared it on Facebook. Elmira Knutzen posted footage of her daughter, Vasiliny scooping up a bowl of food using a
In the course of defending his mother from her abusive lover during a fight about groceries, a 2-year-old boy was beaten to death by the man. According to Mirror, the toddler, identified as Jamil ‘JB’ Baskerville Jr was present when his
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old fashion designer identified only as Ituah, for allegedly raping a 2-year-old girl in the Oshodi area of the state. PUNCH learned that the incident occurred last Sunday at about 5 PM inside Ituah’s shop
Our in-house nanny answers your baby, toddler and preschooler questions… Q: My 3-year-old son hates hospital visits, even routine ones. He’ll throw epic tantrums, yelling so loudly and refuse to get out of the car. I practically have to drag
I am still in shock as I type this – my head is spinning in circles. I have read about this ugly experience severally and told myself that it cannot happen to me but I guess I was wrong. I
In Dallas, a 3-year-old boy reportedly died due to his parents’ negligence as he was killed by brutal heatwave after his parent’s left him inside the car while attending a church service. According to reports from CDB News, the tot passed
A cute video of a baby making a phone call has gone viral on the Internet, with over 195,000 views and several likes. In the video, the baby can be seen having an animated conversation in baby language with an imaginary person
Nifemi’s older sister was potty trained at 22 months and I wanted her to also have the bragging rights to say she was potty-trained before 2! Also, she was to start nursery school in September and I wanted her out
