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and try to accept that things will get messy. Your baby will probably enjoy choosing items from her plate, so you can try offering a selection of foods and colours rather than mashing everything together. Feeding herself doesn't, though, mean eating alone

until shortly before her third birthday. What you can doTalking to your toddler is still the key to her language development, but by now you should have moved on from your earlier monologues on what what going on around you and what you were doing

. This can also offer plenty of opportunity to talk about different shapes, colours and pictures. If you're playing with a matching puzzle it will help to talk him through the puzzle, show him the card with a triangle and as k him to find the other triangle

. This is incredibly exciting for her and can be a bit of a headache for you. Of course, you have to again re-assess your baby-proofing and re-think what is potentially within your toddler's reach.Even if your toddler is now almost running around the place she'll still

carrying things, 'talking on the phone' or kicking a ball - with walking.By now you will probably know whether you have a 'climber' or not: Most toddlers at this age like to try to climb stairs (though he may still need your help) and to climb up on things

extra care to guard against him slipping when you're cleaning. If you're wiping down units why not give him his own clean, dry cloth to wipe the fronts of the cupboards or walls with?NB: All babies develop at their own pace and some will reach

tones of voice as a means of expressing herself and by now you can probably tell when she's simply labelling an object because she can, and when she's asking for something. As your child walks more confidently and is beginning to talk, she's also likely

Those early days with your baby should be the happiest of your life together. You're getting to know each other, bonding, and starting to work out a routine around each other. But it can be easy for the smiles to turn to tears when it's just you

Congratulations on your baby's second birthday! You've both had a year packed full of changes and your baby has gone from crawling tot to busily active and chatty toddler. Once you've recovered from the chaos of the birthday party give yourself a