How to Deal With the ‘Terrible Twos’ While the ‘terrible twos’ can be tough, we caught up with some experts to help us understand how to get through this phase with patience, understanding, and grace. By Wendy Wisner If you are the parent of a little one, you probably are feeling some trepidation about your child entering the toddler years—specifically…
7 Common Toddler Behaviors and What They Mean Two-year-olds act out their emotions in some pretty bizarre ways. Learn how to crack the code of seven toddler behaviors. By Hagar Scher 7 Bizarre Toddler Behaviors, Explained Your toddler is becoming a verbal, opinionated little person. In fact, they might be downright bossy—telling you where to sit, which pants they want…
Your Guide to Age-Appropriate Responsibilities for Toddlers & Teens Kids need opportunities to contribute to the common good. They need this for their self-esteem and for their lives to have meaning. Children don’t want just to be doted on. They need, like the rest of us, to feel like they matter to the world—like their lives make a positive contribution. All…
Here’s an expert guide to help determine if you should teach your preverbal infant or toddler sign language, as well as beginner’s tips on how to do so.
When children act out it can be tempting to chalk it up to “bad behavior,” “demanding attention” or an “annoying mood.” But all behavior is a communication.
By: Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer The pressure you feel about your children’s reading is wholly understandable. Pediatricians and educators are constantly telling parents to prize literary skills. And with good reason: Early reading has been associated with a host of positive outcomes, not only academic, but social and emotional, too. So when kids falter as readers, parents often feel…
