Embarking on the journey of toilet training can feel like navigating uncharted waters for many parents. With a plethora of methods and advice available, it's natural to feel overwhelmed and unsure of where to start.

Toilet training is a significant milestone in a child's development, often filled with triumphs and setbacks. When you add travel into the mix, the challenge intensifies.

Toddler meltdowns, also called temper tantrums, are common in children aged 1-3 years. This is because a toddler’s brain is yet to learn more socially acceptable ways of how to express feelings.

For many parents, potty training can be a source of anxiety. One common concern revolves around the "right" age to start this transition.

It can be hard enough to make decisions about how to dress ourselves when the weather is hot, not to mention the little people in our lives. It’s common for parents to feel uncertain about how best to manage changes in the weather which can make it even more difficult to make the right choices.

Toilet training, a significant developmental milestone in a toddler's life, marks a transition from nappies to using the toilet independently. While it can be a challenging time for both toddlers and parents, it is a crucial step towards greater independence.

Speech and language development is an important part of your child’s overall development. Even from birth, babies are communicating in the best way they know how. Your baby will learn to talk as a result of the sounds they hear from you and other people.

For a few years now, the ‘catch word’ in raising children has been resilience. But many parents are confused by what resilience is and why it’s so important. Essentially, resilience is the ability to bounce back after challenges and to recover quickly.

Toddlers are notoriously fussy eaters, to the point where generations of parents have often felt a sense of despair over how to best manage this behaviour. And although we’ve all heard the old mantra of “children eat when they want to”, this isn’t particularly helpful when our own toddler seems to be eating very little. Read on to understand more about fussy toddler eating and what can help.

It’s easy for parents to become stressed about their toddler’s toilet training, though for most children, toilet training happens when they are ready. Development, environment, gender and motivation all play a part in learning how to use the toilet and to transition out of needing to wear nappies.

No matter what gender a child may be, toilet training is best left until a toddler is around two years of age. By then, most are capable of understanding what’s involved and can follow basic instructions.

As new research unfolds, we’ve come to understand more about the important role fathers play in their children’s lives. For too long we used to believe that the real parenting was done by mothers, with fathers playing more of a supportive role. But it’s far more complex than that. Ideally, parenting is a shared responsibility between both parents taking an active role in their children’s lives.

Now that the overnight temperatures have dropped, you could be finding your child is wetting their bed. Even children who’ve previously been dry at night, will often start bedwetting when it’s cold. Just like adults, children seem to have a lower tolerance for a full bladder during winter and struggle to ‘hold on’ until they get to the toilet.

We used to think that toddler tantrums were always about getting more attention. It made sense then, to follow the conventional advice to ignore toddler tantruming and withdraw attention so the child’s negative behaviour wasn’t reinforced. However, we now understand much more about the way a young child’s brain works and there are changes in the recommendations around how to manage tantrums.

It’s understandable that new mothers get most of the attention when it comes to mental health. Adjusting to becoming a parent is unique for everyone, though it’s fair to say that most women experience significant physical, emotional and psychological changes during pregnancy and after having their baby.

Many parents become anxious about how their toddler will adjust when a new baby is coming into the family. As well as concern, guilt is a common emotion for parents who can feel they’re giving a message of ‘you’re not enough’ to their toddler. And although as adults we understand this is not true or even rational, these feelings can be hard to ignore.

There have been many changes in the recommendations around feeding babies solid food. As new evidence unfolds, we understand more about the timing and types of foods young children need to grow and thrive. It’s not only the how and why of food which is important, but the way parents engage with their child when they’re eating.

Toilet training is one of many developmental stages in a child’s life. There’s no one ‘right’ age when children are toilet trained, though most need to be between 18 months and three years of age before making a start. Some children learn to be toilet trained very quickly and others take their own sweet time. When they are ready and their body and brain mature enough, it progresses quickly.