In this episode: A mom writes that her 3-year-old has become whiny, demanding and clingy since her separation from the boy’s father and their move to a new home. At this point, she says, “I do not enjoy being with him at all” and she wonders if Janet has advice for how to ...
This topic for December focuses on the importance of transitions (that is change) in children’s lives. In every transition, a child has to adapt to the changes and parents need to be aware and help their children deal with the changes in a positive way. This topic discusses possible ...
there might be some times where the teacher is on eye level, really engaged with one child, and so, on the other side of the room, there are two other children who are playing, and they start to get frustrated because they both want...
Preschoolers are old enough to understand the basics of death and could participate in some meaningful way. Depending on how close they were to the deceased, this may be a very big deal for them. Participation at this age can range from being present at the service, to viewing the deceased...
Like adults, preschoolers use words to understand the world around them. They also use props to act out adult roles. As she helps her dad wash the car, 4-year-old Roberta learns to associate a cluster of new words — sponge, bucket, scrub, squeegee-with a specific activity. Later, she...
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Like adults, preschoolers use words to understand the world around them. They also use props to act out adult roles. As she helps her dad wash the car, 4-year-old Roberta learns to associate a cluster of new words — sponge, bucket, scrub, squeegee-with a specific activity. Later, she...
Here are 3 steps that help ease infant and toddler transitions: Be ready and sure. The first step to any change is a parent’s conviction. Perhaps our toddler is not functioning well from night-waking and neither are we, so we decide to make a newsleepplan. We may have wai...
children are very adaptable. They can handle situations that are different, and less comfortable, and new, but there is a price that they pay, and that price is stress and emotions that need to be shared, need to be released for the child to be able to make these transitions in a heal...