Your 2-Year-Old: Baby Steps to Independence

		Your child is 2 years old.   Wrong age?

		Hello from BabyCenter! Baby Steps to Independence   Your preschooler's branching out. Increasingly he feels secure enough to play a little farther from you at the playground. Sometimes he even turns away from you around the house. Two-year-olds sometimes make a big show of "rejecting" one parent and wanting the other to get him dressed, read to him, play with him, and so on. Rest assured it's a temporary thing. Act normally, even if it hurts a little, and the phase will pass. Read more about your 2-year-old » Quick Clicks   • How to talk with your child about sex   • If you have more than one child, do you have a favorite?   • Does your child have turned-in toes? When Toilet Training Doesn't Take   Has your child lost interest in the potty after making a promising start?   • When to back off on toilet training   • Making the switch from diapers to training pants   • See how many other parents experienced a toilet-training setback Sponsor Links   Tom's of Maine Silly Strawberry toothpaste for kids Free shipping from The Land of Nod! BabyCenter recipe finder Seasonal crafts for all ages! • for your child Baby beavers are called kittens.   Share your own fun fact! »   Advertisement   Parent Tip   If another child takes a toy from my son, I always make sure he notices how he feels so that later when I ask him to give something back he's taken from another child, I can say, "Remember how you felt when....?" — Cathy Visit your child's birth club » Have a great week! Linda Murray Editor in Chief and a BabyCenter mom Advertisement
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