From a change of scenery to the books that help, experienced parents reveal how they handle the chaos of toddlerhood.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The “Jessica” trick works by distracting toddlers during tantrums, breaking their emotional loop. While distraction can help in ...

My daughter Carys was two when she discovered the devastating injustice of gravity. She’d been carefully stacking wooden blocks into a tower. It was higher than any structure she’d built before, but ...

You may not even know someone named 'Jessica,' but by simply calling her name, you may calm your toddler's tantrum. But there are some shortcomings. The “Jessica” trick works by distracting toddlers ...

As a mom of six, I can assure you that of all the things I have tried to deal with toddler tantrums, telling my tot, “Jessica’s here,” is not one of them. Because, um, who’s Jessica? And why would ...