Archive for 'Behavior'
Talk Your Way to Discipline
Why reasoning with our kids is one of the best ways of setting limits. Discipline While setting limits is vital to our children’s well being, laying down the law without any explanation is one of the [...]
Toddlers and Time Out
A few ideas on fine art of disciplining a toddler. Time Out Let’s face it, there are times when young children misbehave to the point that their actions may require a consequence that helps them calm [...]
How to Cope with a Child Who Whines
If there is one behavior that most parents, caregivers and teachers would readily admit drives them around the bend it’s whining. The good news is there are some simple ways to help your child to avoid [...]
Why Young Children Regress to Baby Talk
Bringing home a new baby? If you already are the parent of a toddler ora preschooler, you can expect her feathers to be a little ruffled by her new, little sibling. One of the most traumatic [...]
How to Encourage a Baby’s First Words
Waiting for the sweet sound of your baby’s first words? What to do when your baby’s speech doesn’t seem to be progressing. A baby’s first words are a milestone in a child’s life that every parent [...]
Children’s Brain Development in their First Three Years
Did you know that all those hugs and cuddles that you give your baby are actually helping to make her smarter? Studies show that the love and nurturing we give our infants does more than create [...]
Why Babies Cling and Have Separation Anxiety
Does your baby balk at the sight of a new face, or even a familiar one like grandma or grandpa? Don’t worry, it’s just a phase that will pass in time. At around eight months of [...]
Link Between Autism in Twins and Maternal Health
A newly released study on autism in children suggests that a mother’s health and age may play a role in autism. The study’s lead author, Joachim Hallmayer of Stanford University looked at 192 identical and fraternal [...]
When Do Children Who Stutter Need Help?
Does your child repeat words and phrases over and over? This doesn’t necessarily mean he has a stutter. Learning to speak is a remarkable feat. Even more remarkable is that it’s accomplished within the first few [...]
Food Struggles and Picky Eaters
Is your child a picky eater? While it may be tempting to bribe her to eat her meals, in the long run this creates more problems than its worth. Remember how voracious your child’s appetite was [...]
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