Parenting
Modeling the Behavior You Want to See
Parents often focus on telling children what to do: "Be kind," "Use gentle words," "Listen carefully." However, children learn more powerfully by watc...
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Parenting
Hitting and Kicking: Understanding the Developmental Context
Your toddler hits when they don't get their way. Your preschooler kicks during an argument with a peer. Your child strikes out when frustrated or over...
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Emotions
Sleep and a Child's Psycho-Emotional State
Parents often focus on the behavioral problems of tired children—the whining, clinginess, and tantrums—without realizing these are emotional symptoms...
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Emotions
The Relationship Between Sleep and Behavior in Young Children
Parents often seek help for behavioral problems—a child who won't listen, throws tantrums, acts aggressive, or won't cooperate. They might try behavio...
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Emotions
How Physical Discomfort Influences Behavior
Experienced parents often describe a characteristic observation: their child is inexplicably difficult for days, sleep falls apart, nothing seems to h...
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Emotions
How Lack of Sleep Affects Emotional Regulation
One of the most powerful—and often overlooked—influences on a child's ability to regulate emotions is sleep. When a child has adequate sleep, they can...
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Emotions
Why Fatigue Increases Tantrums
Parents notice a clear pattern: when their child hasn't slept well or napped, tantrums increase. A request they handle calmly becomes a screaming fit....
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Daycare
What Children Do Not Tell Parents About Daycare
Young children frequently don't tell parents about conflicts, hurt feelings, peer aggression, or struggles at daycare—not because they're hiding infor...
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Daycare
What Happens if Your Child Regresses at Daycare
A child who was toilet trained can suddenly have accidents again when experiencing stress, starting daycare, or facing major changes. This regression...
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Daycare
A Child's Emotional State After Daycare
A common parent experience: you pick your child up from daycare and they fall apart. This seems to contradict the daycare teacher's report that your c...
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Daycare
When a Child's Behavior Requires Professional Attention
Daycare often triggers behavioral changes—clinginess, irritability, temporary regression. These are normal adjustment responses. However, some behavio...
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Daycare
Extended Hours at Daycare: Effects on Children
Many working parents rely on extended daycare hours, with their children spending 10-12 hours daily in care. While quality care is beneficial, the len...
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