Ask Our Experts: 1- 4 Year Olds
From the moment they start to walk and talk, children present parents with a whole new set of demands - and issues. Our resident experts answer your questions about toddlers.
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Food and Nutrition
Toilet Training
Sleeping
Behaviour
Health
Family Relationships
Nursery and Playgroup
General
Food and Nutrition:
New! Is my toddler drinking too much milk?
New! Anaemic child won't eat meat
Toddler won't give up the bottle
Toddler won't try any new foods
Is 1-yr-old getting enough calcium?
15-months old but wants everything pureed
3-yr-old won't eat any vegetables
Toddler will only eat baby food
Can't cook for my toddler
2-yr-old still wants to breastfeed
Is my toddler getting enough protein?
Toddler has no appetite after gastric flu
What's a healthy diet for a chubby toddler?
Making a dairy-free diet appealing
Son makes himself sick after eating
4-yr-old is constantly eating
Lactose-intolerant toddler
Toilet Training:
Is 15-months too old for nappies?
16-month-old won't wear her nappy
20-month-old poos in the bath
Twins in poo power struggle
Toddler wetting himself again
3-yr-old regressing to wetting again
3-yr-old holds on and won't use potty
4-yr-old still poos in nappies
4-yr-old still wets herself
Sleeping:
Toddler nightmares
Toddler keeps waking up too early
2-yr-old won't stay in bed
Son won't sleep through the night
Behaviour:
New! Toddler suddenly scared of balloons
Toddler hitting mum
13-month-old keeps biting
Toddler keeps running off
My toddler bites babies!
Concerned with 3-yr-old's behaviour
Tantrums in public places
3-yr-old has imaginary friends
Bad behaviour and poor toilet training
4-yr-old scared of dogs
Tantrum time-outs not working
Persuading toddlers it's time to go home
Toddler's brutal honesty
Facial disfigurement and making friends
4-yr-old so shy outside home
Is my toddler dyspraxic?
4-yr-old giving cause for concern
Health:
New! Constipated toddler
New! Repeat ear infections
New! Toddler's tonsils and adenoid problem
New! Twins are permanently catching colds
Can diet boost a toddler's immune system?
22-month-old is a late teether
When should I take my child to the dentist?
4-yr-old grinds teeth in her sleep
How do you brush a toddler's teeth?
Toddler has bandy legs
Foreskin hygiene in toddlers
Family relationships:
Toddler prefers Dad to Mum
2-yr-old won't bond with father
Bad birth - no maternal feelings
Helping toddlers cope with parental absences
Dad returning from army
Am I a bad mum to my toddler?
We can't agree how to discipline
Talking to a 4-yr-old about the facts of life
Nursery and playgroup:
Is our toddler too energetic for nursery?
Toddler bitten at playgroup
Is my gifted toddler bored?
Is special needs a stigma?
General:
How do I keep a 1-yr-old amused?
When's the right time for another child?
Should I teach my pre-schooler to read?
Slow speech development?
Daughter has trouble saying certain words
How to encourage a child with slow speech development
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