Toddler

When you tell your 5-year-old it's time for bed and she immediately puts her hands over her ears and starts humming a tune to herself, it's safe to say she's ignoring you and your big bedtime plans. But why do toddlers cover their ears? It’s not…

Hi, let's talk about Fisher-Price's newest little member of the family, Rollin’ Rovee, and how he kind of looks like the baby of a Roomba and a Furby in the best way possible. The Fisher-Price's Rollin' Rovee toy has a light-up face with huge round…

Welcome to Everything Is Embarrassing with Sam and Haely. Consider this our little corner to share our most awkward, questionable parenting moments so you’re able to feel better about your own life. If you want advice, we aren’t it — we’re just two…

At nearly 2 years old, Chrissy Teigen knows her son Miles loves doing a few things in life: playing with tiny cars and, well, driving his mother mad while "trying to break his bones." The Cravings cookbook author, who shares 21-month-old son Miles…

Little fans of the cartoon Bluey: prepare to get super excited and wag your bum in much the same manner as your favorite blue pup, because all kinds of cute toys featuring this frisky, friendly dog family will soon be hitting American toy stores.…

Children's book characters have always been a natural fit in the wild world (think: The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Secret Garden, Where the Wild Things Are), but 2020 has brought with it a storm of gentle, thoughtful, sharp, and fantastical…

Once a baby takes their first steps and gets a taste of that independence, it's unlikely they'll want to sit down any time soon. With all the new exploration (and safety hazards) there are some products for when baby starts walking that are worth…

Whoever established "talking to a brick wall" as the height of frustrating conversations clearly never attempted to argue with a child about whether or not their top is on backwards. These kinds of "debates" are a mainstay in parenthood, with the…

So you’ve purchased all the colorful, character-covered fork and spoon sets Target has to offer in the hopes your toddler will finally get excited about using them. And then those cute tot-sized utensils end up on the floor yet again. Is it OK if…

Every night for months and months, my daughter would climb out of her big girl bed and toddle over to her father and me. We'd put her back, soothing her and begging for her to sleep. It was a nightmare. We didn't know how to keep a toddler in bed,…

Moms who are in the tantrum phase know all too well that the screaming, crying, perhaps-we-need-an-exorcism fits can be tough. But why do toddlers throw themselves on the floor when they get really worked up? Why is a full-body collapse the normal…

It’s not uncommon for little ones to ask the same questions over and over (are we there yet?) or collect hoards of random objects they find at the park, so it's difficult to know what separates typical toddler behavior from something more serious.…

My youngest was a wannabe crib climber from the time he learned to pull up, and eventually transitioned to full-on midnight escapes by toddlerhood. I wish I had known some ways to keep a toddler from climbing out of a crib back then to save me from…

My kids have a shelf of picture books that exists to acquaint them with Harriet Tubman, Frida Kahlo, Martin Luther King, Jr.; historical figures whose lives have been flattened into something neatly storybooky for a 3-year-old, and occasionally…

Many parents track how quickly their kids learn to speak, but have you ever wondered when babies start to sing? A recent study found that babies may try to sing along to music as early as 15 months old and it might be the cutest bit of research…

Little Stormi Webster isn't so little anymore. Hard to believe, I know, but Kylie Jenner shared precious footage of Stormi counting to 10 just a few short weeks after the toddler celebrated her second birthday. The Kylie Cosmetics mogul has been…

Having manicure dates is something a lot of moms look forward to doing with their little one. So, if your kiddo is suddenly showing interest in your nail polish, you may be wondering: Is nail polish safe for toddlers? With more and more attention…

When you became pregnant with your second child, you might have thought through how you'd slip in naps for extra energy, or how you'd explain to your 2-year-old why you were suddenly barfing. But you may not have considered how you were going to…

Last year, parents thought they'd seen the last of retailer Gymboree. It was sad to see it go, and while rumors of its potential re-opening were rampant, no one was sure what would happen. Well, just a year after closing, Gymboree is back in…