Ever feel like your toddler is three steps ahead while your house is struggling to keep up?

In this episode, we laugh through the daily chaos and get specific about what truly helps in the toddler years: babyproofing that targets danger without shutting down curiosity, toy rotation that makes your space feel livable again, and the surprisingly powerful shift from constant “no” to offering simple choices.

Along the way, we reflect on the bigger questions that sneak in between snack negotiations and milestone moments: what does healthy progress look like in a world shaped by AI and automation? How do we hold firm boundaries while still leading with warmth, trust, and humor?

We talk practical setups, toddler tantrums as skill gaps (not moral failures), and how routines and autonomy can calm the toughest transitions.

If you’ve been navigating screen-time endings, diaper-change battles, or the mysterious toddler pointing that somehow means eight different things, you’ll leave with strategies you can try right away — and a reminder of our simple creed:

Secure what can harm, let safe learning happen, and keep showing up with heart.

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