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Paper drawing of concentric hearts, indicating the growth of kindness skills over time.

How to Teach Manners to Toddlers (Without Nagging)

Nina Ottman

Teaching kindness isn’t a one-and-done lecture. It’s daily practice. A handful of tiny, repeatable actions you can recognize and improve on every day. When manners are made visible (polite words,...

How to Teach Manners to Toddlers (Without Nagging)

Nina Ottman

Teaching kindness isn’t a one-and-done lecture. It’s daily practice. A handful of tiny, repeatable actions you can recognize and improve on every day. When manners are made visible (polite words,...

Beyond Potty Training Basics: How to Stay Motivated and Make Progress

Beyond Potty Training Basics: How to Stay Motiv...

Nina Ottman

So you started potty training. You got the chart. You celebrated those first triumphs with wild applause and a glitter sticker. Maybe you even said “we’re almost there!” But here...

Beyond Potty Training Basics: How to Stay Motiv...

Nina Ottman

So you started potty training. You got the chart. You celebrated those first triumphs with wild applause and a glitter sticker. Maybe you even said “we’re almost there!” But here...

Toddler bed piled high with stuffed animals

Toddler Bedtime Routine Reset: Creating a Calm ...

Nina Ottman

Your bedtime routine used to work . . . until it didn’t. Suddenly the routine that used to mean lights out in 15 minutes has turned into a 45-minute circus...

Toddler Bedtime Routine Reset: Creating a Calm ...

Nina Ottman

Your bedtime routine used to work . . . until it didn’t. Suddenly the routine that used to mean lights out in 15 minutes has turned into a 45-minute circus...

Side-by-Side Start: Introducing Toddler Responsibilities the Easy Way

Side-by-Side Start: Introducing Toddler Respons...

Nina Ottman

Toddlers aren’t born knowing how to scrub their faces, tidy their toys, or set the table (weird, but true). Just like we teach them to say “please,” or put their...

Side-by-Side Start: Introducing Toddler Respons...

Nina Ottman

Toddlers aren’t born knowing how to scrub their faces, tidy their toys, or set the table (weird, but true). Just like we teach them to say “please,” or put their...

Demonstrating kindness through stuffed animal role play

Subtle Strategies for Modeling Kindness to Todd...

Nina Ottman

If you’ve ever caught yourself saying “Be nice!” on repeat for the tenth time before 9 a.m., you’re not alone. Teaching kindness to toddlers is a long game. But there...

Subtle Strategies for Modeling Kindness to Todd...

Nina Ottman

If you’ve ever caught yourself saying “Be nice!” on repeat for the tenth time before 9 a.m., you’re not alone. Teaching kindness to toddlers is a long game. But there...

Potty training reward sticker chart for toddlers

What to Expect the First Week of Potty Training

Nina Ottman

(Spoiler: There will be pee. And possibly tears. But also progress.) Introduction So you’ve stocked up on undies, picked your method (or just decided to wing it), and circled the...

What to Expect the First Week of Potty Training

Nina Ottman

(Spoiler: There will be pee. And possibly tears. But also progress.) Introduction So you’ve stocked up on undies, picked your method (or just decided to wing it), and circled the...