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  • Top 10 Tot-Pleasing Play Dough Activities

    While creating critters and ropes, your child builds brain cells and connections. For some mind-molding fun, try these play dough activities.

  • Pregnancy.org Members Speak Out: Best Preschool Books

    We asked Pregnancy.org members which books their little ones love and beg to be read over and over.

  • Tragedy in a Preschooler's Life

    QUESTION

    A horrible accident happened in our family. My 12-month-old niece, Kylee was killed as a friend's pickup backed out of the driveway. We are all devastated and still in shock.

  • Why Kids Misbehave

    When children misbehave, our gut reaction is to do whatever we can to stop it and stop it fast! There are big problems with this approach. Instead of reacting, have your response focus on the core issue and teach the child how to resolve that core issue through positive behavior.

  • Helping Preschoolers Manage Emotions

    I have a 3.5 year old named Aden. I have been trying to help him to be emotionally aware, and to give him a vocabulary to use to express his emotions appropriately.

  • Anxiety or Sensory Processing Disorder?

    QUESTION

    My 3.5-year-old son seems to have some trouble in a couple of areas. He has a lot of anxiety and fear as well as sleeping and eating problems.

  • Unique Holidays to Celebrate with Your Kids

    There are lots of fun holidays to celebrate this spring. Can't think of any? Here are five of our favorites you and your kids are sure to love.

  • Simple Mommy Secrets to Stop Your Little Biter

    Do you have a biter on your hands? Biting is among the most bothersome and embarrassing kid behaviors.

  • Bedtime Routines

    Most parents know the basic "5 B's" of bedtime routines: bath, brush teeth, bathroom, books, and bed. Our family, however, has invented many other fun (but not too physical) games that we've added to these basics. Because we frequently make bedtime fun, our children don't resist bedtime. Here are just a few games we've made up:

  • Helping "Moody" Kids

    It's extremely rare for a preschooler to be clinically depressed, unless something seriously traumatic has happened. It sounds more like your son is just vulnerable to getting bumped into a bad mood, and that it's harder than one would like for him to climb back out of his slump. And he sounds very normal; lots of other kids have similar tendencies. So what to do?

  • Playgroup Conflicts

    QUESTION

    Dear Mr. Dad,

    My three-year-old is a sweetheart at preschool and at the playground, but at home it's a different story. Whenever he has a little friend over, he flings his body across his toys and yells, "Mine, all the toys are mine." If the other child even tries to pick one up, he pushes her away. Why won't my child share

  • I Need a Hug!

    Most of the time adults can help children stop misbehaving when they stop dealing with the "misbehavior" and deal with the underlying cause. Children DO better when they FEEL better. Encouragement is the key.

  • Ten Things Your Preschooler Needs

    Of course, the number one thing every child needs is love. But let's assume you adore your preschooler. What's the top ten list to help him thrive? Kids this age need guidance and limits, but remember that their brains are still developing. They get flooded with emotion very easily.

  • Pregnancy.org Members Speak Out: Best Preschool Books

    We asked Pregnancy.org members which books their little ones love and beg to be read over and over.

  • Busy But Bored

    A paradox of stay-at-home motherhood is that while you're busy practically every minute of the day -- caring for kids, entertaining kids, picking up after kids -- the day can drag, leaving you feeling lonely, isolated, angry and depressed.

  • Top 10 Tot-Pleasing Play Dough Activities

    While creating critters and ropes, your child builds brain cells and connections. For some mind-molding fun, try these play dough activities.

  • Parenting Tool: Don't Say "Don't"

    In all my years of teaching parenting classes, one skill has stood out. I call it "Don't say Don't". Have you ever told your child "Don't go in the street!" and they walk out in the street? or "Don't fall!" and two seconds later they skin their knees? Why is it that children seem to do what we tell them not to do?

  • Helping "Moody" Kids

    It's extremely rare for a preschooler to be clinically depressed, unless something seriously traumatic has happened. It sounds more like your son is just vulnerable to getting bumped into a bad mood, and that it's harder than one would like for him to climb back out of his slump. And he sounds very normal; lots of other kids have similar tendencies. So what to do?

  • Bedtime Routines

    Most parents know the basic "5 B's" of bedtime routines: bath, brush teeth, bathroom, books, and bed. Our family, however, has invented many other fun (but not too physical) games that we've added to these basics. Because we frequently make bedtime fun, our children don't resist bedtime. Here are just a few games we've made up:

  • Why Kids Misbehave

    When children misbehave, our gut reaction is to do whatever we can to stop it and stop it fast! There are big problems with this approach. Instead of reacting, have your response focus on the core issue and teach the child how to resolve that core issue through positive behavior.