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It seems to me that it's a lot harder to determine what a toddler's needs actually are, ya know? So that makes it hard to meet their needs. Hard to distinguish between needs and wants, etc.
My toddler is young, 20 months, so we're just getting into the territory but yeah, it's a lot more intellectually demanding in my experience. I've been reading "Becoming the Parent You Want to Be" and I find it really useful, (and very affirming) and also, the Gentle Discipline board here is awesome. I've been reading it constantly since dd was about 6 months to get lots of ideas ahead of time!!!!
My toddler is young, 20 months, so we're just getting into the territory but yeah, it's a lot more intellectually demanding in my experience. I've been reading "Becoming the Parent You Want to Be" and I find it really useful, (and very affirming) and also, the Gentle Discipline board here is awesome. I've been reading it constantly since dd was about 6 months to get lots of ideas ahead of time!!!!
