Simple Ways to Teach the Tough Stuff to Your Preschooler

Tear-Free Parenting

“I don’t want to go to {insert place}”. “I don’t like {insert name}.” “I don’t want to wear {insert clothing}.” Do you see the pattern here? This is our three and a half year old daughter, most of the time these days. Is she being difficult? Stubborn? Spirited? I don’t know. What I do know [...]

How to Teach Your Toddler to Deal with Social Rejection

Don't Wanna Be Friends?

When our daughter started preschool last year, I was a tad apprehensive. After all, my little girl had only had me as a primary playmate for over two and a half years. Would she be shy around all the new faces? Would she have the right social skills? Turns out my fears were unfounded. Not [...]

How to Teach a Toddler to Say “Please” and “Thank You”

toddler icecream

Isn’t it strange that sometimes the simplest of things can be the sweetest of things? Like a cuddle from your daughter in the middle of the day. Digging into a chocolate cake as a midnight snack. Watching the clouds go by as you lie on the grass on a sunny day. Hearing a toddler say, [...]