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Behaviour

How to interact with a child who...

  • Child behaves differently at daycare than at home
  • hits themself
  • is active and easily distracted
  • is anxious
  • is highly sensitive
  • is in love with their parent
  • is shy
  • tics
  • whines

Discipline

  • Discipline: How and when to set rules and boundaries
  • Infographic: How to deal with tantrums
  • Is there such a thing as the terrible threes and fours?
  • Rules: Your role as a parent
  • Spanking and other physical punishment
  • What to do when you want to yell at your child
  • When your child won’t sit still at the table

Social skills and emotions

  • Emotions: Your role as a parent
  • Fear in children
  • How to teach your child to calm down
  • Learning to say hello
  • Learning to share
  • Learning to take turns
  • Passing values onto your child
  • Preventing racism: Infographic
  • Teaching children how to manage their emotions
  • Teaching your child patience
  • Understanding crying and yelling

Autonomy, confidence, and self-esteem

  • Building self-esteem in children
  • Developing autonomy

Difficult behaviours

  • Children who regress
  • Dealing with a child who hits
  • How to deal with a child who won’t stop arguing
  • Separation anxiety in children

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