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Your game plan for helping a preschooler learn to cooperate, go to bed easily, avoid potty accidents and talk instead of hitting or tantrumming.
ArticlePlay, Creativity and Toys
Why Play is so important to your child's development and how to choose toys to nurture intellectual, emotional, physical and social development.
ArticleHow to Prepare Your Child for the New Baby
If you're pregnant and have another child (or two), here are some tips to reduce sibling rivalry and foster a close sibling bond right from the start.
ArticlePreparing Your Child for the Separation While You Birth the New Baby
If you're worried about leaving your older child when you give birth to your baby, here's your gameplan to best prepare them AND set your mind at ease.
ArticleWhen Your Older Child Hits the Little One: A Script
Did your toddler or preschooler just hit their little sibling? Of course you see red! Here's your script to intervene -- and prevent a recurrence!
ArticleThe Cure for Whining
Whining is a symptom of a deeper issue. So if you want to eliminate whining, you have to address what's underneath.
ArticleWhy Every Home Needs a Calm-Down Corner
Use time-ins, a cozy corner and co-regulation to help your child calm those big emotions. This is simply a comforting place where people in your home go to calm down.
ArticleEmpathetic Limits in Action: Leaving the Playground
A script for setting limits with a toddler or preschooler. Before long, your child will climb reluctantly from the swing into her stroller when you say it's time for lunch....
ArticleWhat's Wrong with Timeouts?
Timeouts ARE punishment, not any different than when you were made to stand in the corner as a child.
ArticleTeaching Kids To Share
We all want our children to be generous. But that isn't what they learn from forced sharing. Try self-regulated turns, which also strengthens sibling bonds.