1. Straying too much from routines. Consistency is the key for preschoolers. Make sure you keep the same schedule everyday!
2. Focusing on the negative. Notice when you have a child that is doing something positive, and then reward that behavior.
3. Missing the warning signs. Calm down and do NOT try to reason with your child when they are in a tantrum. Try to create a “Harvey Karp” moment.
4. Ignore whining. If your child is whining, it is best if you ignore the whining and encourage your child to speak in a “Big Voice” that you can hear. If you give into whining, then your child is learning to whine to get their way.
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Quotation of the Month
Kids Say The Funniest Things
Family of the Month
The Enlows
Kingsolver's riveting story concerns a young wife and mother on a failing farm in rural Tennessee who experiences something she cannot explain, and how her discovery energizes various competing factions — religious leaders, climate scientists, environmentalists, politicians — trapping her in the center of the conflict and ultimately opening up her world.
This Month's
Recommendation
Flight Behavior
by Barbara Kingsolver
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Eight Mistakes Parents Make With Pre-Schoolers
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This Month's Question:
If you wanted to have a special talent, what would it be?
5. Overscheduling your child. Make sure to give your child time to unwind with free play when he/she gets home from school.
6. Underestimating the importance of play. Allow your child time and space for free play.
7. Getting distracted by the daily grind. Set a timer and have your active child take a “Brain Break” every 30 minutes. Do not make an active child sit still longer than 30 minutes.
8. Overreacting to lies. Children may lie about behavior. Do not get hung up on the lie itself. Effective parenting takes time, patience and love.