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Recent Posts
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The 7 Types of Toddler NO’s and How to Respond to Each One
Have you noticed that your toddler sometimes says no to things they usually love, something they just asked for, or even things that don’t make sense to say no to? If you are stuck in a cycle where your toddler is saying no to you at every turn and you don’t know why or what
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Your Toddler Isn’t Misbehaving—They’re Unanchored (Here’s What They Need)
Has your toddler ever been calm one moment and then absolutely unhinged the next? Chances are, the answer is yes. Toddlers are known for their extreme emotional swings, going from 0 to 100 in about three seconds. When these swings happen, they can throw us for a loop. In our own frustration, we tend to
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Stop Trying to Get Your Toddler to Listen: Right Intention, Wrong Strategy
When most of us think of what it means for a child to be a good listener, we probably think of a child who follows directions quickly, quietly, and without pushback, not just one who hears. But this “ideal” is actually compliance, and there is a big gap between a child hearing an instruction and
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3 Phrases That Calm Toddler Meltdowns Over Mistakes
Has your toddler ever given up at a task they barely even started? Have you seen them start to color in a coloring page, but one stray scribble out of the lines leaves them frustrated? Or have you found them screaming because the tower they built fell down, and they meltdown instead of rebuilding it?
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About Me
Hi, I’m Heather, founder of The Happy Toddler, Confident Parent Cohort
I’m a twin mama, Toddler Toolkit Podcast Host, a co-author of the #1 International Best Selling Book, The Perfectly Imperfect Family & the founder of the Happy Toddler, Confident Parent Cohort and Course. I have my masters in education and have taught pre-k through 9th grade in the classroom for ten years.
My passion is helping parents have long term customizable strategies that actually work so their toddlers can have the skills they need to advocate so they can get out of the discomfort of communicating through physical behaviors and tantrums and have a more joyful quality of life.
You can check out my free guide: The 7 Toddler Struggles and How to Solve Them FAST!
or find me on Instagram @heatherschalkparenting
If your a toddler parent, I have a cozy and friendly FB group community where we share resources and double the laughter, join here!
Empowering Parents, Calming Toddlers
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Very First: Swim Lessons with Twins
Part 1-meaning very first lesson! Boys 1st B-day at the Beach (a year ago as post was written). Swim lessons with twins? Is that even possible? Yes but you need two people obviously. We decided to go with British Swim School, which is swim lessons in our area, in the United States. The first lesson,
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Why ‘Calm Down!’ Backfires & What to Say Instead During a Meltdown
Have you ever told your upset toddler to calm down only for them to scream louder? Or maybe you’ve said, “Stop crying!” but then their crying just doubles in volume. In these moments we can feel overstimulated, frustrated, and out of control ourselves. We’ve all been there. Sometimes we get stuck saying things that we
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Why School Drop Offs Can Get Harder & How to Ease Late Separation Anxiety
As the school year begins and our toddlers start daycare or preschool for the first time, we might find that the first day goes more smoothly than we thought it would, but that a few days in our toddlers suddenly have a harder time separating from us. This can catch us off guard, especially if
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