Parenting
Positive Discipline: How to Guide Children's Behaviour Without Punishment
The word "discipline" comes from the Latin disciplina, meaning teaching or learning -- not punishment. This is an important distinction that gets lost...
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Emotions
Why Children Cannot Behave Well All the Time
A child who manages a situation beautifully on Monday may completely fall apart when the same situation arises on Friday. This inconsistency is not de...
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Emotions
How Toddlers Express Frustration Without Words
A toddler who is building toward a meltdown gives signals before the meltdown arrives. Reading those signals — and understanding what they are communi...
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Daycare
Age-Related Reasons for Aggressive Behavior in Groups
Physical aggression — hitting, biting, pushing, snatching — is one of the most common behavioural challenges in daycare settings. Parents whose childr...
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Emotions
Toddler Anger: Why It's Normal and What Actually Helps
A toddler in full anger is an extraordinary sight: the whole body involved, complete loss of composure, sometimes genuinely terrifying in its intensit...
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Health
Tic Disorders in Children: From Transient Tics to Tourette Syndrome
A child who suddenly starts blinking repeatedly, clearing their throat every few seconds, or making small jerking movements with their shoulder can be...
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Emotions
Self-Regulation in Early Childhood: How It Develops and How to Support It
Self-regulation is one of those terms that has moved from academic psychology into parenting discussions with a speed that has not always been matched...
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Emotions
Why Children Lie: Development, Intent, and When to Be Concerned
The moment a parent asks a three-year-old "Did you eat the biscuit?" and receives a confident "No" from chocolate-smeared lips is one of the more char...
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Parenting
Discipline Versus Punishment: What the Research Says Works
The word discipline comes from the Latin for teaching. That etymology matters because it orients the conversation correctly: the question is not what...
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