Parent tips
Friendly, sourced answers to the questions parents of toddlers and preschoolers ask most.
When Do Toddlers Learn the Alphabet?
A calm guide to the ABCs: what the CDC milestones say, song vs letters vs sounds, and 6 easy alphabet games for home.
Read →How Much Screen Time for a 2-Year-Old? What the Experts Say
The AAP, WHO and Canadian Paediatric Society agree: about an hour or less a day at age 2, ideally watched together.
Read →When Do Toddlers Learn Colors?
What the CDC milestones say about colours, why mix-ups are normal, and 7 easy colour games for toddlers and preschoolers.
Read →How to Teach a Toddler to Count to 10
Reciting vs really counting, what the CDC milestones say, and 8 playful counting games and songs for toddlers and preschoolers.
Read →How to Watch YouTube With Your Toddler: A Simple Co-Viewing Plan
The AAP's cautious advice on YouTube for little ones, turned into a 5-step plan: stay close, use a playlist, autoplay off.
Read →Learning Songs for Toddlers: The Best Songs to Learn, by Skill
Classic songs for toddlers and preschoolers, sorted by what they practise: ABCs, counting, colours, animals, movement and routines.
Read →When Do Toddlers Learn Shapes?
Matching before naming, the first four shapes to teach, and 6 playful shape games for toddlers and preschoolers.
Read →Animal Sounds for Toddlers: List and Sing-Along Games
A list of 20 animal sounds with a tip for each, plus guess-the-sound games and Old MacDonald for toddlers and preschoolers.
Read →What Should a 2-Year-Old Know? Learning Milestones Without the Pressure
The CDC's milestones by age 2, quoted exactly, plus everyday ways to help and when to act early. No flashcards needed.
Read →Toddler Learning at Home: A 15-Minute Daily Song Routine
A gentle 15-minute song routine for toddlers and preschoolers, with an off-screen version of every step and a weekly theme plan.
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Sing along with Lumi and friends
New learning songs for toddlers and preschoolers. Free on YouTube.
