Your toddler might be snacking one to two times per day in addition to his regular three-a-day meals. Most toddlers only require about 1300 calories a day, so a snack for a toddler might be considerably smaller than a snack for an adult. If you’re like me, you want your child to have some variety in the foods he eats, so you may be constantly searching for easy snack ideas for your kiddo. Here are some snacks that should please your toddler without a lot of prep time.

Like everything having to do with babies and toddlers, there's not really a magic age for introducing silverware. Generally between one year and eighteen months a child should have an opportunity to begin learning how to use a spoon and a fork, but children typically do not master the use of utensils until the age of three or four.

I prefer to try herbal, natural methods for dealing with the little upset tummies and congested noses that my babies have. Sure, there's medicine available, but sometimes a gentler remedy works just as well. Here are a couple of recipes I use that are safe for infants: 

Sometimes you crave sweet stuff, and that's fine. But don't give in to the pregnancy urges that tell you to consume the entire carton of ice cream or package of Oreos. You're not helping yourself out at all. Sweet food won't kill you if eaten in reasonable amounts, so have a little bit of what you crave. Then help yourself to one of these better for you sweet snack options.

Any toddler mom has undoubtedly experienced the changing taste buds phoenomenon. One day you're beaming with pride because your child loves carrots, the next he's spitting them back at you. Why do toddlers taste buds seem to change so frequently?