Joyful Toddlers | Enjoy Your Toddlers & Preschoolers
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Joyful Toddlers was founded in 2010 by Faith Collins as a resource for parents, grandparents, nannies, home daycare providers, early childhood educators, and anyone who spends their time with children ages 1-5.
Joyful Toddlers | Enjoy Your Toddlers & Preschoolers
1y ago
Dear Faith, My 5yo has enormous tantrums–kicking, hitting, even biting. We went through a phase of this at 3.5 when her younger brother came, but we thought it was solved. Now we don’t see any external factors. Her father wants to move to more punishment-based discipline. I don’t necessarily agree, but certainly need to find ..read more
Joyful Toddlers | Enjoy Your Toddlers & Preschoolers
1y ago
Help them Lower their Level of Arousal Help them Choose to Focus on Something Else ..read more
Joyful Toddlers | Enjoy Your Toddlers & Preschoolers
1y ago
Many of my readers don’t know that my mom is none other than Rahima Baldwin Dancy, author of the classic early childhood book You Are Your Child’s First Teacher. Up till now I’ve kept it mostly on the down-low, but now I’m letting the cat out of the bag! So…if you’ve read her book, then ..read more
Joyful Toddlers | Enjoy Your Toddlers & Preschoolers
1y ago
Children thrive when we slow down and do things with a “sense of spaciousness”: the attitude that we have enough attention for our task AND the child(ren), and that we have all the time in the world for whatever is happening right now. During the holiday season it can be especially hard to slow down.  ..read more
Joyful Toddlers | Enjoy Your Toddlers & Preschoolers
1y ago
Everywhere you look, the message about toddlers is that they are “terrible,” that their favorite word is NO, and that they’re using all of their energy to become independence from us. However, this cultural paradigm has gotten it all wrong! Toddlers and parents are not going from connection to independence. Rather, they are transitioning from ..read more
Joyful Toddlers | Enjoy Your Toddlers & Preschoolers
1y ago
Dear Faith, My 2yo son screams bloody murder every time I wash his hair. I’m ever so slow and careful, but nothing seems to help. He particularly hates it when water falls into his ears, which is almost impossible to avoid 100%. It’s gotten to the point where he starts crying as soon as I ..read more
Joyful Toddlers | Enjoy Your Toddlers & Preschoolers
1y ago
I know that parents are always on the lookout for healthy snacks that kids love. I serve these Oat Bars at my outdoor parent-child Play Garden classes, and parents always ask for the recipe. Well, here it is! They are super simple, with healthy ingredients, and the children love them. Healthy Oat Bars Preheat oven ..read more
Joyful Toddlers | Enjoy Your Toddlers & Preschoolers
1y ago
Dear Faith, My son is almost three and he’s very verbal, be he talks SO LOUDLY, all the time. I am very sensitive to noise and sometimes I feel like I can hardly stand to be around him. Telling him to talk more quietly doesn’t seem to have any effect. Dear Mama, I get migraines ..read more
Joyful Toddlers | Enjoy Your Toddlers & Preschoolers
3y ago
Dear Faith, My 5yo has enormous tantrums–kicking, hitting, even biting. We went through a phase of this at 3.5 when her younger brother came, but we thought it was solved. Now we don’t see any external factors. Her father wants to move to more punishment-based discipline. I don’t necessarily agree, but certainly need to find ..read more
Joyful Toddlers | Enjoy Your Toddlers & Preschoolers
4y ago
Nature-Based, Waldorf-Inspired Parent-Child Classes are a Wonderful Way to Spend the Summer. Enroll Today! Come play, bake, sing, and socialize with your child and other families in my beautiful Play Garden. Chat with other parents as you watch the children play in the sprinklers, dig in the sandbox, and water the flowers. These are the ..read more