Messed up in front of your child? Learn the simple cover-up technique to turn angry slip-ups into lessons your child can learn from.

Cold tea. Bathroom audiences. Conversations hijacked by stick stories. Toddler life is noisy, clingy, and often makes you wonder if you’ll ever eat a hot meal again. Here’s why it’s normal, why it feels so intense, and how to survive with a shred of sanity (and maybe a biscuit in hiding).