🌟 Toddler Learning Milestones
Plus, what is "positive parenting"?
Jed Baker
September 28, 2025
🌟 PARENTING
Positive Parenting: A Complete Guide for 2025
Positive parenting is a science-backed, connection-first approach that emphasizes respect, empathy, and long-term skill-building over punishment or rewards. Rooted in research from experts like Dr. Laura Markham and Dr. Becky Kennedy, it reframes discipline as teaching—not controlling—so kids feel emotionally safe while still learning boundaries and accountability. Instead of relying on yelling or time-outs, positive parenting focuses on regulation, modeling, and firm-but-kind communication to shape behavior in a sustainable, respectful way.
This guide breaks down what positive parenting looks like in real life, especially for today’s parents raising kids in a noisy, high-pressure world. You’ll learn key principles, practical examples, and tools for managing tantrums, setting limits, repairing after conflict, and staying calm when emotions run high. It’s a comprehensive but approachable roadmap for anyone who wants to build a stronger parent-child bond, nurture emotional resilience, and raise kids who feel seen, understood, and secure.
🌟 FAVORITE TOYS
New Toys from Bluey we Love!
Get ready for big laughs and even bigger adventures with the all-new Bluey Chat Mates Figures! Bluey, Bingo, and Muffin come to life with 10 fan-favorite phrases—just press their noses to hear iconic lines from the show. Each figure stands 6 inches tall, making them perfect for little hands, with poseable arms and legs for endless play.
Take the fun even further with Bingo & her Scooter, inspired by the “Piggyback” episode! This set includes Bingo, her bright scooter, and a helmet for wheely fun adventures. Love the Grannies episode? Check out the Grannies Car with Janet (Bluey), complete with hilarious phrases, stylish glasses, a grabber, and a classic car for wild rides.
And don’t forget the exclusive Chat Mates Muffin, available only at Walmart—packed with attitude and laughs!
Whether recreating favorite scenes or making up new ones, Chat Mates bring Bluey’s world to life!
🌟 TODDLERS
Toddler Learning Milestones
Toddlers between one and three are in the middle of a breathtaking transformation: they’re testing muscles, shaping words, imitating everything you do, and building the emotional scaffolding for empathy and self‑control. First steps, first scribbles, first friendships — each moment signals an expanding sense of self and the world.
Parents reading about milestones here will find vivid explanations of what’s typical at this stage, framed as ranges rather than rigid checklists, plus concrete ways to nurture growth without pressure. Narrating everyday routines, offering choices, modeling emotional language, and weaving in music and stories become simple, screen‑free ways to support a child’s emerging skills while keeping family life calm and connected.
🌟 TLDR
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