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What You Need to Do to Handle Your Threenager

Published May 15, 2020 Updated May 29, 2020

Disciplining a three-year-old can be a challenge. Here are effective ways to handle a threenager, no matter how strong-willed your child may be. "No more jumping," I told my three-year-old. "It's too loud for the neighbors. Walk to the bathroom instead, please." His reply? "You're not my friend! I'm not talking to you!" Welcome to the threenager stage: three-year-olds with the sass of a teenager. Three-year-olds test their boundaries like their "terrible twos" counterparts, but with attitude and stubbornness. I'm sure they'd roll their eyes if they could, just like a 13-year-old … [Read more...]

3 Year Old Waking Up Too Early? Must-Know Tips for Moms

Preschooler

Published May 11, 2020 Updated May 11, 2020

Is your 3 year old waking up too early all of a sudden? Learn what to do when your toddler wakes up too early and won't go back to sleep. It always catches you off guard, don't you think? Your 3 year old had always been a great sleeper, even since infancy when you were finally able to get her to sleep on her own. Since then, she had consistently slept by 7:30pm and woken up a whopping 12 hours later. Except these days... not so much. Sure, she still goes down at 7:30 at night with no problem at all—she'll put herself to sleep like a champ. But now she's waking up earlier and … [Read more...]

Why We Need to Encourage Our Children’s Interests—Even when They Seem Strange to Us

How Kids Learn

Published Apr 16, 2020 Updated Jun 15, 2020

Do your kids have a passion for hobbies? Here's why we should encourage children's interests, no matter how strange or different they may seem to us. "I've had it with fountains," I complained to my husband. What had been a cute quirk—my son's fascination with fountains—was getting out of hand. It even took over an outing at the zoo, where he'd rush to see fountains instead of the bears and monkeys. Still, I bit my tongue. As strange of an interest as it was to have, fountains still held a special place in our son's heart. So we did what we thought would help nurture it even more. We … [Read more...]

Easy! 12 Ways to Teach Preschoolers about Money

Learn and Discover

Published Mar 26, 2020 Updated Jun 14, 2020

It's not too early to start teaching preschoolers about money! Discover 12 ways to make learning about money fun, interesting, and impactful, even for young kids. It's the taboo topic, even among adults. We're not supposed to mention incomes, debts, or how much we spend on purchases. We size each other up based on our perceived worth. Yet so much about money pervades our lives, from the opportunities we have and the values we shape. It's what determines whether we save for college or stay home with the kids or not. Like many people, I didn't get a well-rounded education about … [Read more...]

Effective Ways to Handle the 3 Year Old Sleep Regression

Preschooler

Published Mar 13, 2020 Updated Jun 15, 2020

Dealing with the 3 year old sleep regression is frustrating for any parent. Learn what to do when your toddler suddenly won't sleep through the night or stay in bed. The bedtime routine is suddenly becoming a nightmare. Your 3 year old screams and fights sleep, not wanting to be put to bed. Even once tucked in, he won't go to sleep, and instead keeps getting out of bed. You used to be able to walk him back to his room, but now he demands that you lay with him until he falls asleep (which can often taken up to an hour). Of course, once he's finally asleep, just one move on your part is … [Read more...]

How to Handle a Car Seat Tantrum

Behavior

Published Mar 11, 2020 Updated Apr 27, 2020

Struggling with convincing your child to get—and stay—in a car seat? Learn how to handle a car seat tantrum effectively with these tips. I felt stuck. My three-year-old son refused to get into his car seat and go home from preschool. As an infant, he was easy enough to maneuver into the car seat, crying or not, but as a "big kid," he was now strong enough to push me away. And without his cooperation, I couldn't get him safely strapped in the car and head home. I felt so vulnerable, unable to do anything unless he was willing to comply. No longer could I strap him in regardless of his … [Read more...]

Toddler Acting Out at Daycare? What You Need to Do

Behavior

Published Mar 04, 2020 Updated Mar 09, 2020

Handling your child's behavior when you're not there can be a challenge. Learn exactly what to do about your toddler acting out at daycare with these tips. Disciplining at home is hard enough, but what do you do when you're not there to manage your toddler's behavior? From daycare to preschool and even to a nanny caring for him, you'd think it'd be easier to let someone else handle his behavior. Instead, you feel helpless hearing about his outbursts. You might even feel judged, wondering what the staff must think of your parenting skills. Perhaps you're frustrated that it's still … [Read more...]

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