Parenting
How to Talk to Children About Feelings Safely
Your toddler is crying and you say "You're okay, don't cry" or "Stop being sad." Your preschooler is angry and you say "Calm down" or dismiss it as ov...
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Parenting
Teaching Children to Recognize Their Own Emotions
A preschooler melts down and you ask "What are you feeling?" They have no idea. They're just in the feeling without any awareness of what it is. Teach...
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Family Life
Sibling Jealousy: Causes and Signs
Sibling jealousy appears in most families with multiple children. A child resents their sibling for taking parental attention. They might act out, wit...
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Emotions
Early Emotions in Infancy: Reflexes Versus Emotional Responses
A newborn's face contorts in what looks like a smile. Another cries in a way that seems like distress. Are these emotions? The question is more comple...
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Daycare
Saying Goodbye to a Daycare: Emotional Considerations
Leaving a daycare your child loved—whether for a move, school transition, or changing care arrangements—involves genuine loss and grief. Your child ha...
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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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Emotions
Emotional Intelligence in Toddlers: Building Awareness from the Start
The phrase "emotional intelligence" has been used so broadly in popular culture that it has almost lost meaning. But the underlying research is solid:...
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Emotions
Teaching Children to Win and Lose: Why Good Sportsmanship Starts at Home
Most adults who have played a board game with a four-year-old have encountered the same phenomenon: as the game progresses and the child begins to los...
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