This is the Introduction to Misbehavior is Growth: An Observant Parent’s Guide to the Toddler Years, offered as a free… Read more Introduction to Misbehavior is Growth: Toddlers (Humanizing Toddlers)
Category: Child Development
Not Understanding Trauma: What Plagues All Science in Understanding Human Nature
So many see science as only the scientific method. There’s a hypothesis, tests, and then conclusions. Good science in most… Read more Not Understanding Trauma: What Plagues All Science in Understanding Human Nature
When a Child Turns 4, You May as Well be Ready with Lessons About Social Behavior
As a child turns 4, they really start to grow in creativity. They have BIG ideas. They might start to… Read more When a Child Turns 4, You May as Well be Ready with Lessons About Social Behavior
You’re Right: Traditional Education Sucks
It is totally infuriating to me when someone says something like “Only 20% (sometimes 5%) of students think and work… Read more You’re Right: Traditional Education Sucks
For Life Skills and a More Peaceful World: A Negotiation-Based Approach to Conflict Resolution with Preschoolers
Someone directly solicited my input on the following conflict between children. This is from a Facebook post from someone else,… Read more For Life Skills and a More Peaceful World: A Negotiation-Based Approach to Conflict Resolution with Preschoolers
Anticipate a Child’s Needs to Reduce Whining (and More Fully Love Them!)
Something that helped me when my child got especially whiny was to anticipate her needs. As a caregiver, I am… Read more Anticipate a Child’s Needs to Reduce Whining (and More Fully Love Them!)
Play Candyland with Your 4 Year Old at Your Own Risk: On Games with Young Children
I read something about letting children lose at games that I strongly fundamentally disagree with, “One parent was aghast at… Read more Play Candyland with Your 4 Year Old at Your Own Risk: On Games with Young Children
They Don’t ‘Need’ Boundaries and Stop ‘Ignoring’ Stages: Removing the Last Barriers to Children’s Full Potential
The trajectory of parenting approaches, over time, is towards less punitive measures against the child and towards extending them more… Read more They Don’t ‘Need’ Boundaries and Stop ‘Ignoring’ Stages: Removing the Last Barriers to Children’s Full Potential
Takeaways and Criticisms of “Rest, Play, Grow” by Dr. Deborah MacNamara
These are my takeaways and criticisms of Dr. Deborah MacNamara’s Rest, Play, and Grow. Dr. MacNamara is big on attachment… Read more Takeaways and Criticisms of “Rest, Play, Grow” by Dr. Deborah MacNamara
For the Child Who Loves to Race and is Defiant, Counting to 3 and Other Yardsticks May Help
Preschool Milestone 13, 3 years, 10 months-ish, brings with it a child who loves to race, be first, and absolutely… Read more For the Child Who Loves to Race and is Defiant, Counting to 3 and Other Yardsticks May Help