Offering choices teaches life skills and can actually improve behavior. Preschoolers need to practice decision-making skills and parents need preschoolers to stay on schedule, clean up and brush their teeth, … Read more

The preschool years are a fun and wonderful time. As parents, we want to savor these days, but there are shoes to put on, toys to clean up and manners … Read more

Trying to keep preschoolers safe, without quashing their need to learn through hands-on exploration, can seem an unending and utterly nerve-wracking exercise in disaster management. Most parents of preschoolers baby-safe … Read more

If you can think of temper tantrums as no more than another step in the development of your preschooler, the incidents become immediately less stressful. Of course, it’s never pleasant … Read more

When preschool children act out, whether by refusing to cooperate (“I don’t wanna!”) or fighting over a toy, parents, and caregivers often intervene with a stepped approach. First, there’s usually … Read more

Cookie Monster, the lovable Sesame Street character who gobbles up cookies by the fistful, is an adorable furry creature. Of course, he’s a puppet, a toy – he never gets … Read more

The title’s a mouthful (Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids: 7 Keys to Turn Family Conflict Into Co-operation). But this is a book parents of preschoolers (and in fact, parents and caregivers … Read more

Playdates offer more than just a few hours of fun with other kids. The opportunity to interact with other preschoolers and adults in new and exciting settings builds important skills. … Read more

Is your preschooler talkative, striking up conversations with strangers and forever asking questions? Or is your preschooler shy and introverted, content to play along with his trucks or look at … Read more

Think about how you responded the last time your preschooler asked for your attention. Were you busy with something else so you ignored him? Did you listen for a few … Read more