toddler seek to gain independence through purposeful exploration

Easy, tested toddler seek to gain independence through purposeful exploration for busy weeknights.

I remember the moment my daughter, then two years old, tried to put on her own shoes — not because I asked her to,…

I remember the exact moment I realized that my toddler wasn’t just wandering around the house aimlessly — she was exploring, trying to make…

I remember the day my daughter, then two and a half years old, grabbed a kitchen towel and insisted on wiping the counter herself.…

I remember the day my daughter, then 2 years old, stood in the middle of our kitchen, staring at the cereal box like it…

I remember the day my daughter grabbed the toy hammer and started ‘helping’ me fix the kitchen shelf — even though she was only…

I remember the day my daughter, Lila, grabbed my phone and started pressing buttons with her tiny fingers. It wasn’t the first time she…

When my daughter, Lily, was two years old, she would spend hours pouring water from one container to another, even though she didn’t know…

As a parent, I remember the moment my toddler, Mia, reached for the handle of the kitchen cabinet and, with a determined yank, opened…

When my daughter turned two, she started pulling the legs off the table and marching around the kitchen like a little general, determined to…

I still remember the day my daughter grabbed the handle of the kitchen cabinet and tried to pull it open — her little fingers…