Sleep
How to Distinguish Temporary Sleep Issues from Persistent Problems
At 3am on the seventh consecutive bad night, every sleep problem feels permanent. It usually isn't. But some are — and the practical response is genui...
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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
Having a new baby is the most significant change that can happen to a child who has previously been an only child. They're not just getting a sibling—...
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Daycare
What Happens if Your Child Regresses at Daycare
A 3-year-old who has been reliably dry for four months suddenly has three accidents in a week — the same week she started a new daycare classroom. Par...
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Daycare
Skill Regression During the Adaptation Period
A two-and-a-half-year-old who has been reliably dry for four months suddenly has three accidents in a week. A chatty toddler who used to narrate every...
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Daycare
Normal Child Reactions During the Adaptation Period
Starting daycare scrambles a lot of small things at once: who feeds your child, where they sleep, how loud their day is, when they see you. The behavi...
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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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