Toddler
How can we help a 3 1/2-year-old who steals?
Question: What can we do about our 3 1/2-year-old, who steals things from her siblings or my purse? She hides them in her backpack. Talking to her ...
How Understanding ‘Power’ Can Help With Toddler Behavior
Back to basics parenting boils down to four major tools you need to understand in order to resolve 90% of behavior issues at home with your little ...
Toddler Pushing Boundaries? Learn Techniques to Help you Best Handle the Situation
For example, I am a stickler for children speaking without whining. As such, children in my care know that I expect them to speak in a nice voice i...
How To Help a Child Who is Shy
The 3-year-old boy hides his face in his mother's skirt when he's introduced to new neighbors. The 4-year-old girl blushes and opens her mouth word...
How to Handle Toddlers Hitting Stage
Has your otherwise friendly toddler suddenly started hitting people? Many children this age start communicating their feelings physically, partly a...
Fighting Toddlers: Handling Aggressive Behavior
A certain amount of pushing, grabbing, and even punching is normal when young children get together. Most of the time it's nothing to worry about. ...
Toddler Biting: How to Help a Child Who Bites
Biting is very common among children ages 18 months to 3 years. Most biting reflects not only a toddler's feelings, but also her limited expressive...
Discipline: How to Talk to Toddlers
Most parents talk too much or use unclear language when they discipline a small child. Too many words and vague complaints only confuse and overwhe...
Teaching Toddlers to Share
I know a sweet, delightful 3-year-old who is very generous for her age ... unless one of the other kids in her play group wants to play with the k...
Toddler and Parent Separation Anxiety
Separation from a parent is a normal part of childhood development, and of parenting too. It's marked by developmental milestones like learning to...
Potty Talk: Curbing Bad Language in Toddlers
If you listen closely to the words preschoolers use, you'll find that their vocabulary is not as innocent as we might hope. Their conversations are...
Why Some Children Cry More Than Others
There are children who routinely respond with tears to what seems like only the slightest provocation or challenge. Often they are viewed with disd...
