toddlers
Choosing a preschool: What should you look for?
Dealing with your baby's separation anxiety
Our baby seems to be suffering from severe separation anxiety. If we put him down for five minutes he starts to scream uncontrollably. Rocking, soothing, noise makers, sleeping with us – nothing seems to help. My wife has been forced to take him to work with her, but she can’t get anything accomplished. What’s the answer?
Finding the right babysitter for your family
Written by Gwen Edwards
When friends have an aggressive preschooler
Our best friends have a preschooler about the same age as our children. This boy is habitually mean and aggressive around our kids. We try to keep visits short and supervised, but inevitably one of our children ends up getting kicked or whacked. How do we put a stop to this without offending our friends?
The scary movie and its sequel, sleeplessness
A couple of weeks ago we checked out a “kids’ movie” from our library that turned out to be very scary. Ever since then our preschooler has been hysterical at bedtime.More Articles...
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