Welcome to The Toddler Handbook! Every week for four weeks, we'll be bringing you a special This Glorious Mess bonus episode about the highs and lows of the toddler years, enlisting an expert to give you the advice you need.

When you're a toddler, everything is new to you. But that means things can get difficult, and things like separation anxiety, crankiness and clinginess can be hard to deal with. Enter psychologist Rachel Tomlinson from Toward Wellbeing, to shed some light on the getting through the hard parts, as well as improving skills, learning new ones, and what to do if your little one is picking up words they shouldn't...

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Find Rachel's new book A Blue Kind of Day here

Find out more about Toward Wellbeing

Listen to our other episodes:
Naps, Nightmares & Big Kid Beds
Exactly How & When To Get Your Toddler To Eat
The Secret To Riding Out Tantrums

CREDITS:

Host: Tegan Natoli

Guest: Rachel Tomlinson

Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Engineer: Thom Lion

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