Sleep
How to Distinguish Temporary Sleep Issues from Persistent Problems
Parents in the middle of a sleep disruption often cannot tell whether they are experiencing something that will resolve with patience or something tha...
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Sleep
The Link Between Night Wakings and Developmental Stages
One of the most consistent findings in infant and toddler sleep research is that sleep disruption frequently coincides with developmental acceleration...
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Family Life
Helping an Older Child Adjust to a New Baby: What to Expect and What Helps
The older child who responded to the news of a new baby with delight may now be hitting the baby, refusing to eat, and wetting the bed again at 3.5 ye...
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Family Life
Helping an Older Child Adjust to a New Baby
An older child's adjustment to a new baby is one of the biggest transitions they'll experience. They're losing their status as the baby. They're shari...
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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
Skill Regression During the Adaptation Period
When a child who was reliably using the toilet suddenly has accidents, or a chatty toddler becomes quiet during daycare, parents worry the stress has...
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Daycare
Normal Child Reactions During the Adaptation Period
During daycare adaptation, parents often witness behavioral changes that alarm them. Crying at dropoff, regression in toilet training, sleep disruptio...
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Family Life
Helping an Older Child Adjust to a New Baby: Regression, Jealousy, and What Helps
The older child who was thrilled about the new baby during pregnancy and then became clingy, demanding, or intermittently unkind to the infant once it...
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Family Life
Sibling Jealousy When a New Baby Arrives
Very few things in a young child's life match the disruption of a new sibling. The child who was at the centre of the family's attention discovers, ov...
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