Hi, I’m Nichole.

I’m a former kindergarten teacher of 8 years, a mom of three girls, and the founder of Toddler Tips and Tricks. I’ve spent years working with young children and learning how they communicate, develop, and respond to the adults around them.

My approach to toddler behavior grew from both my years in the classroom and my experience as a mom.

I grew up with the idea that children listened because adults were the ones in charge. But when I became a teacher, I couldn’t rely on simply demanding cooperation. I had to learn how to build trust, understand what children needed, and help them cooperate without relying on yelling or punishment.

When I became a mom, I brought those same principles home with me. I started digging deeper into the psychology behind children’s behavior and noticing something that changed the way I approached challenging moments:

Before you can change a behavior, you need to understand WHY it’s happening.

That idea became the foundation for everything I teach.

The same tantrum, refusal, or meltdown can have different reasons behind it. When you understand what’s driving the behavior, you can stop throwing strategies at the problem and choose a response that actually fits your child.

That’s why I created Toddler Tips and Tricks: to give parents a simpler way to understand what’s happening and know what to do next.