child behaviour

Challenging Behaviour

August 18, 2011

Today’s post is answering a question from a reader. I will note first that I am not a child behaviour specialist. My suggestions come from the reading I have done and the practical experience of being a parent over the last 12 years. ***** We are experiencing some unusual difficulties with our four year old. [...]

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Mother’s Advice – Children Dressing Themselves

April 17, 2009

Image by Anthrovik On a post I wrote in March on Encouraging Children To Dress Independently a reader asked for suggestions on how to handle a 3 year old who can dress themselves but is not interested in doing so. It seems like the mother has tried a number of things yet her son is [...]

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Why?

April 16, 2009

Image by Chidorian In the latest Response-Able Parent Newsletter from Thomas Haller and Chick Moorman they look at some questions that all parents ask at some point: “Why don’t my children listen to me?” “Why doesn’t he behave?” “What’s the matter with her?” “Why does she keep doing that?” The newsletter challenges parents to perhaps [...]

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Building Play Into The Every Day

April 15, 2009

Image by Lepiaf.Geo This is my last contribution to the Carnival of Play. You can read my other posts here: Carnival Of Play and Playdough Recipe Developmental Play 10 Quotes On The Importance Of Play One of the beautiful things about play is that it can be done almost any time, any where and with [...]

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When Is A Tantrum, Not A Tantrum?

February 1, 2008

I went back to a favourite parenting guide book this week Children are People too by Louise Porter. I wanted some reminders on how to deal with tantrums. My nearly two year old has been quite vocal lately in the tears and screaming department, and I wanted some age appropriate strategies to deal with this [...]