Expert panel: Toddler

If you’re finding your baby won’t take the bottle, then you may need to speak with your child health nurse, perhaps an admission to an ...

I’m not sure without looking at them. It may be a fungal infection causing this or perhaps a bacterial infection. Either way a check with you...

Her child care centre should be providing latex free gloves for her nappy changing, no doubt on this at all. It’s part of her care, there is ...

Not an uncommon problem I’m sorry to say. It does sound as if you’re doing all that you can. Sitting her on the toilet when she legitim...

Hi Michelle, Don’t be alarmed, this is a common problem. Try not to invest too much emotional energy into though, he’ll pick up on your...

It really depends on how old she is as to whether there will be alignment problems with her teeth. It’s very hard to stop determined thumb or...

Their brain evolves, becomes bigger and more capable of independent thought. Experiences, genetics, environment, affection, and stimulus all help a...

It can be, particularly if she’s in pain. It would be worthwhile having her checked by the ENT, to see if she’s recovering as she shoul...

I hear your concern about him through your email. Without seeing him or doing an assessment,I can’t honestly say if his attention span fits i...

Common problem, though not always easily fixed. The issue with toddlers is that they don’t have much empathy and can’t understand they ...

Yes, you can offer her rolled oats and most other varities of cereal. Baby cereal is ideal because it’s got lots of iron, but so do other cer...

Hair twisting/pulling/tugging is very common. Mostly, as you’re finding, when the child is tired and as a means of self soothing or a pre-set...

No, Why should you feel selfish about this? If he’s happy and developing appropriately, has contact with other people and seems fine, then wh...

What you are doing is fine, just stick with it. You need to be very matter of fact, no nonsense about this. Try not to give her too much reassuranc...

Hi, You need to stop blending her food and even if she doesn’t eat it for a day or so, stick with doing this. Encourage her to feed herself t...

This is not an uncommon problem. Some kids are genuinely frightened of “letting go” when they poo, relinquishing control can be scary a...

For as long as she has milk or food overnight, she will develop what we call “learned hunger”. There are benefits to ceasing all cups o...

Hi Sharon, I think it would be useful to have a chat with your GP or the hospital where your boy had his treatment about getting a referral to an o...

At two years of age it is completely normal for toddlers to still be wetting at night. She is too little and her brain too immature to wake during ...

Full cream cow’s milk, not reduced fat will be fine. There’s no need for follow on formulas unless there is a genuine nutritional defic...

Hi, It could be useful to stop using the dummies for both children at the same time. Hard I know but if he sees she has one and he doesn’t th...

You just need to collect all of her bottles and throw them away. This will be hard but it really is necessary at this age. Tooth decay, speech and ...

If you’re using a good quality disposable and changing it regularly, then you’re doing all you can. Some mothers use two disposables, o...

Discipline measures will be wasted at this early age, he’s too young and his brain too immature to link behaviour with consequence. He certai...

This can be so distressing for everyone, but good on you for trying. You could try to disguise it in juice, his milk, jam, jelly, ice-cream or cust...

You can only persuade him. At three he is old enough to be toilet trained though through the winter months this can be more difficult. Sending him ...

I would think you have a couple of options. You could forget about the undies for a week or so and just go back to pull-ups, this may “short ...

She could just be doing it for cause and effect reasons. If you’re reacting when she does it and responding in a way she sees as favourable, ...

This is a common problem, influenced by the larger bladder capacity as toddler’s mature but aren’t old enough to be dry at night yet. Y...

Hi, He may be incubating an illness and is in the early stages. All varieties of S26 are essentially the same, dried cow’s milk which is modi...