From about 18 months, your toddler makes important developmental strides. Suddenly, she’s running, climbing, jumping and saying some basic words. It’s during this time that another special part of her development starts to take shape, and soon she’ll demand to be her own boss.
Clothing choices become all-out battles, mealtimes turn into tantrum hour, and simple tasks seem to take hours. Daily parent-toddler clashes are impossible to avoid, and parent patience begins to wear thin!
LETTING GO
Long before your toddler verbalises her independence with: “I can do it!” she has already begun exercising her autonomy by starting to crawl, pull herself up or squirm around when you change her nappy.
Learning independence
