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A Baby Who Wants to Walk Before Crawling
A friend's baby is almost 11 months old, and he is trying to walk but won't crawl. Are there any studies about babies who develop learning disabilities if they never crawl? Or is this an old wives'...
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Understanding and Responding to Children Who Bite
Biting is a typical behavior often seen in infants, toddlers, and 2-year olds. As children mature, gain self-control, and develop problem-solving skills, they usually outgrow this behavior. While not...
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How True Are Our Assumptions about Screen Time?
By Lisa Guernsey Video, TV, interactive books, screen-based games: Young children today are practically bathed in this stuff as young as toddlerhood. What is the impact? As a parent who is...
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A Baby Develops a Potentially Dangerous Habit
My 1-year-old granddaughter has some habits I don't understand! Anything she gets ahold of, she puts behind and around her neck, which is worrisome when it’s something like a cord. She'll hang a...
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What's Too Scary?
As Halloween approaches, Marilou Hyson, PhD, former associate director at NAEYC, talks about young children’s fears. Much of Marilou’s research and writing has focused on early childhood emotional...
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Perfect at School but Unruly at Home
My 8-year-old nephew is a wonderful student who is one of the teachers' favorites. At church they praise him. Yet at home he is a whole different person. He fights with his younger siblings and...
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Straps and Cords Worry a Grandmother
My 1-year-old granddaughter has some habits I don't understand. Anything she gets ahold of, she puts behind and around her neck, which is worrisome when it’s something like a cord. She'll hang a...
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Support Writing at Home
Young children like to scribble, make marks that look like letters, and play with writing. Chances are, your child will experiment with writing long before he or she learns to read. Here are some ways...
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Bond through Reading: An Interview with Mem Fox
Mem Fox is picture book author of many beloved books for children, including Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes. Assistant Editor Meghan Dombrink-Green interviewed Mem about children’s books and...
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A 7-Year-Old Throws the "Fit of All Fits"
Recently, my 7-year-old threw the fit of all fits, throwing and breaking things in our home. My son has always suffered with anger outbursts, something we have recently begun addressing in counseling....
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Books that Stretch Children's Thinking
Young children learn to think in new ways when they imagine, guess, describe, and wonder. Try these books to engage your child’s curiosity and to inspire her to see different views of the world....
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Math Talk with Infants and Toddlers
Will feeds Maya, his 8-month-old daughter. He pauses for a moment and Maya signs “more.” Will laughs. “You want more? Okay, here it comes!” When the bowl is empty, Will says and signs, “All gone. Maya...
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Is My Child Missing Out on Early Education?
I'm working in Dubai. My daughter is 15 months old and living with my family in India. Day care and kindergarten aren't available near my family. Can you give me some idea about what is taught in...
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Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-teacher relationships are most effective when participants have frequent and open communication with each other and demonstrate mutual respect for each other’s role in a child’s life. When...
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A 5-Year-Old Who Needs to Learn Some Limits
My son is almost 5 and an only child. He loves to talk and interrupts quite often. My husband and I have talked with him about taking turns when speaking, but we have yet to see much improvement. Is it...
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Mom's Story Sparks Imagination--Not Fear
When my boy was about 4, there was a thunderstorm, so I picked him up and went to our enclosed front porch. I told him that the clouds were rolling around in the sky and when they bumped into each...
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Raising a Thankful Child
By Julie A. RiessAs we enter this season of Thanksgiving, we may find ourselves reflecting more often on how to raise a thankful child. At first glance, parents might think about how to teach the...
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Why This Toy?
We talked to Dr. Toy (Stevanne Auerbach) about the value of toys and what to think about before selecting a toy for your child. Why are toys important for young children?Play is essential to babies,...
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