Around 3 years, 10 months, I had so many communication issues with my preschooler. She kept saying “That one! That… Read more When You Can’t Communicate with Your Preschooler

Responsibility. That’s what adults are supposed to teach children, right? Our goal is to socialize them into independent adults? I’m… Read more Sometimes Children Need Rescued: Know When to Rescue and When to Challenge

“Would you rather?” questions are fun with children just as fun. They are questions like, “Would you rather live on… Read more “Would You Rather?” Questions May Help During Meltdowns

I was really struggling with my 3 year old daughter’s whining. I made it through her toddler years; I did.… Read more When Children Whine: Be Like a Firefighter on a Mission to Heal Their Emotions

A friend asked me once to put together a very short, one-page explanation, with tools, to explain to people how… Read more The Shortest Explanation Possible of How to Deal with Children Without Using Punishment

When you don’t want a young child to do something, redirection is an effective way to get them to stop… Read more Redirection is an Effective, Hands-On Way to Say “No” Without Saying “No”

This is part of 3-part series where I am discussing the research I’ve been doing on child development. In Part… Read more Child Development Part 3: Misbehavior is Growth

I wanted to start this series showing specifically how “misbehavior” in certain stages of child development is actually an incredible… Read more When Your 5-1/2 Year Old Starts Lying, It’s Actually a New Skill on its Way

This is part of a series where I match to the childhood developmental milestones a tool or idea to use… Read more Dissipating a Meltdown During Preschool Milestone 1: Pretend to Be Blind