Parenting
When Children Exclude Others: What It Means
Your child is playing with a friend and another child approaches to join. "No! You can't play with us!" Your child's friend looks hurt. As a parent, y...
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Daycare
How to Talk to Your Child About Conflicts at Daycare
When a child comes home from daycare with a report of a conflict — either they were hurt, or the setting has told you they hurt someone — the conversa...
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Daycare
Conflicts Between Children at Daycare: What's Normal
Conflict is an inevitable part of group childcare. When multiple young children with developing self-control, impulse regulation, and social skills pl...
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Daycare
How to Discuss Child Conflicts With Other Parents
When a child reports an incident at daycare involving another specific child, parents sometimes choose to speak directly with that child's parents. Th...
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Daycare
The Role of the Caregiver in Managing Child Conflicts
How a caregiver handles conflict between children in a daycare setting has significant developmental consequences. The approach shapes not only whethe...
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Daycare
How to Recognise if Your Child Is Being Bullied at Daycare
Every parent of a child in group childcare encounters the word "bullying" at some point — either their child has been involved in a conflict, or they...
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Daycare
Conflicts Between Children as a Natural Part of Socialization
Parents often worry when they hear that their child had a conflict with another child at daycare. The natural instinct is to protect your child and re...
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Emotions
Peer Conflict in Toddlers: Why Children Fight Over Toys and What Adults Should Do
Two toddlers and one attractive toy is a reliably predictable situation: one will take the toy, the other will object, escalation will follow. Adults...
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