Starting to get the hang of this parenting-a-toddler thing, even though your kid is changing by the second" There?s a lot to keep up with, we know. If you notice anything these days, it will be that they?re discovering the world around them?they?re all about looking, touching, listening and getting into everything they possibly can. You may also notice that they?re getting a bit more emotional, which means those dreaded terrible-two tantrums may be just around the corner.
15-month-old development and milestones
What they?re up to

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Study: Reading aloud to toddlers can make them less hyper as schoolagers
At this month?s visit, your child?s healthcare provider will make sure they?re on the right track, according to the Nipissing District Developmental Screen (the gold standard in tracking kids? development). Here?s what your kiddo will be doing around the 15-month mark.

Using five or more words
Trying to show you something using sounds or words while reaching or pointing and looking at you
Imitating a few animal sounds
Using connected sounds that seem like stories
Responding to their name when called
Picking up and eating finger foods
Recognizing some body parts on themselves and their dolls
Crawling up the stairs
Walking sideways while hol...