Autonomy and big feelings

Moments at this age

Situations you would recognize, and the pages that start from them. In the middle of one now? It’s hard right now gives a calm next step in two minutes.

A meltdown or tantrum

Screaming, crying, hitting, going limp.

• What’s underneath the meltdownGuide

A limit set off big feelings

Pushing a “no”, refusing, melting down over a boundary.

• Limits without escalationGuide
• The toddler “no” is not the war you think it isArticle

Bedtime or night waking

Fighting sleep, waking in the night, stalling.

• Routines, transitions, and night-wakingGuide

I’m losing my patience

You’re the one running hot.

• Regulating yourself firstGuide
• When your own nervous system is the variableArticle

Something went sideways between us

You want to reconnect.

• Repair after the hard momentGuide

Leaving somewhere fun

The playground, a friend’s house, the bath.

• Leaving the playgroundLens
• Routines, transitions, and night-wakingGuide

Wondering if something is typical

Talking, moving, a milestone that hasn’t come.

• Communication SnapshotTool
• Milestone NavigatorTool
• Milestone trackerTool
• What to do with milestone worryArticle
• “Hearing two languages will confuse my baby and delay their speech”Graded claim

Deciding about screens

How much, what kind, and what it replaces.

• Screens, language, and attentionGuide
• Beyond “less is better”Guide
• A short, honest take on screen timeArticle
• “Screen time is harming my toddler's language development”Graded claim