Expert panel: Toddler

Hi, Thanks for your question. At birth, he was between the 3rd and 5th percentiles and now at one is on the 5th. This means he's been pretty well t...

Hi, What's important is that both at home and at day care she's managed in the same way. At 2.5 yoa she's still little and there's real benefits in...

Hi, Perhaps he's still a little young for the whole TT process to be making sense to him. Boys are generally slower than girls to become TT and som...

Hi, It may be better just to forget about toilet training for a while and take a very relaxed approach to it all. The risk with a toddler being fea...

This is a great question. It can help for toddlers to "link" wetting/pooing with the toilet, even if it's after the event. But ideally, try to sit ...

Hi, It does sound as if you're doing everything that you can. Often, in cases where toilet training is taking a long time and the child isn't reall...

Hi, At five years of age it's reasonable that he's toilet trained for wees and poos. There are a few reasons why kids of this age "hold on". They'r...

Hi, 2+ year olds generally have some forms of behaviour issues. This is age appropriate and completely normal. The trick is to decide how you're go...

Hi, It would be worthwhile (if you haven't already done this) to chat with his day care providers. Toddlers respond to changes in different ways a...

Hi, The first thing to remember is that at 19 months of age, he's still a work in progress. His brain is still so immature that to link action with...

Hi, This is probably just due to the changes she's going through and a transition from what she knows to what is different. Lots of toddlers feel m...

Hello, You could speak with your Child Health Nurse about what you can try. Your CHN would be able to give you some age specific suggestions and ...

Hi, You're right when you mention they're not as absorbent as nappies. But it really depends on the individual child and how much urine they produc...

Hi, Once strawberry birth marks fade they usually don't reappear. But it really depends on the extent and site of them. It would be worthwhile you ...

Hi, This is a common experience for lots of parents. By this age and stage the toddler is bigger and stronger of course, and nappy changing becomes...

Hi, All of these behaviours sound age appropriate. He's doing them because he's getting a reaction and also learning about his own power and abilit...

Hi, There are benefits to breastfeeding for as long as possible, both for the child and for the mother. Problems can happen if a toddler is filling...

Hi, The key to comfortable and successful weaning is to slowly reduce the total number of breastfeeds in a 24 hour period. If at 11 months he's st...

Hi, If his growth and development are otherwise fine, he's growing well and reaching all of his toddler milestones then you've probably got no reas...

Hi, At 13 months he's not aware of the social niceities and what's appropriate. He's still very little and as you've said, too young to toilet trai...

Hi, It sounds like you have a lovely family and secure home for your boy. So when sleep issues which you're experiencing emerge it's hard to pinpoi...

Hi, This is a fairly common issue, but for as long as you relent and put a nappy on her for poos, then she's likely to "hold on" until you do. At 3...

Hi, You could regularly, say every two hours take him to the toilet yourself and ask him to go. Take him to the toilet with you when you go and al...

Hello, There is no absolute age when toilet training should begin. Every child is unique and will develop skills in their own time. TT is largely a...

Hi, It's so hard sometimes to make a clear decision when there is so much invested in it. And to be honest, it's hard to predict at this stage whic...

Hi, This is a common situation and at 2.5 yoa she's still quite young to expect to be dry at night. Night time wetting occurs in a very deep phase ...

Hello, Some babies tend to pass large amounts of urine when they are asleep and because they're not changed as regularly as through the day, the r...

Hi, It may well be that this is a way for her to gain some more attention and demonstrate her dependence on you. Which is utterly normal at this ag...

Hi, This is not an uncommon situation. It can be very difficult if not impossible to pinpoint exactly why sleep behaviour changes. Sometimes it's j...

Hi, I've never heard of this before. I'd be covering off the basic causes to begin with though. Her diet, is she otherwise well, is she growing and...