Disrespectful Voices from Kids
Dear Miss Faith, My little girl is not quite 2 and a half years old and seems to have the grouchiness and rudeness of a moody teenager! The behavior that distresses me the most is her tone and the...
View ArticleKids and Social Graces
Dear Miss Faith, My daughter (age 2.75) takes a really long time to warm up in social situations, and seems to feel easily overwhelmed by kids with big energy, even to the point of growling at other...
View ArticleOverstimulation and Aggressive Behavior
Dear Miss Faith, My 2.5yo son has a lot of trouble in noisy situations where there are large groups of children. He is normally a kind, friendly child, but when in noisy or crowded spaces he loses all...
View Article4-Year-Old Overstimulated on Play-Dates
Dear Miss Faith, I enjoyed your post on children getting overstimulated, but wonder if you could talk a bit about older children. My oldest daughter is 4.5 and while she doesn’t get aggressive with...
View ArticleSharing & Taking Turns
Dear Miss Faith, My daughter and I participate in a toddler play-group and some mothers are very insistent that their children practice sharing, while I tend to think that sharing will come with time....
View ArticleMean Preschool Girls
Dear Miss Faith, My daughter is now 3 1/2 and is having a hard time with simply being kind to those who love her the most. Her cousin/best buddy (who she sees on a daily basis) told her he loved her...
View ArticleHoarding Toys
Dear Miss Faith, I have a 3yo boy in my play program who is a toy hoarder. All of his play seems to consist of dumping out toys into a big pile and “protecting” them against anyone else that wants to...
View ArticleShyness Saying Hello
Dear Miss Faith, I am worried about how to deal with my 3.5 year old daughter’s ‘shyness’. Whenever we see a new person or even someone she knows (eg bumping into a friend in the supermarket) she...
View ArticleSibling Interactions Between Kids & Crawlers
Dear Miss Faith, I have a 9 month old who has just started really crawling and getting all up in her older sister’s business. My 2.5 year old has started being really possessive of toys. I try to keep...
View ArticleBeing Too Rough with Baby
Dear Miss Faith, What can I do when my toddler is rough with the baby (usually unintentionally, but sometimes by-accident-on-purpose)? My impulse is to yell and I know that’s not good and honestly...
View ArticleDisrespectful Voices from Kids
Dear Miss Faith, My little girl is not quite 2 and a half years old and seems to have the grouchiness and rudeness of a moody teenager! The behavior that distresses me the most is her tone and the...
View ArticleKids and Social Graces
Dear Miss Faith, My daughter (age 2.75) takes a really long time to warm up in social situations, and seems to feel easily overwhelmed by kids with big energy, even to the point of growling at other...
View ArticleOverstimulation and Aggressive Behavior
Dear Miss Faith, My 2.5yo son has a lot of trouble in noisy situations where there are large groups of children. He is normally a kind, friendly child, but when in noisy or crowded spaces he loses all...
View Article4-Year-Old Overstimulated on Play-Dates
Dear Miss Faith, I enjoyed your post on children getting overstimulated, but wonder if you could talk a bit about older children. My oldest daughter is 4.5 and while she doesn’t get aggressive with...
View ArticleSharing & Taking Turns
Dear Miss Faith, My daughter and I participate in a toddler play-group and some mothers are very insistent that their children practice sharing, while I tend to think that sharing will come with time....
View ArticleMean Preschool Girls
Dear Miss Faith, My daughter is now 3 1/2 and is having a hard time with simply being kind to those who love her the most. Her cousin/best buddy (who she sees on a daily basis) told her he loved her...
View ArticleHoarding Toys
Dear Miss Faith, I have a 3yo boy in my play program who is a toy hoarder. All of his play seems to consist of dumping out toys into a big pile and “protecting” them against anyone else that wants to...
View ArticleShyness Saying Hello
Dear Miss Faith, I am worried about how to deal with my 3.5 year old daughter’s ‘shyness’. Whenever we see a new person or even someone she knows (eg bumping into a friend in the supermarket) she...
View ArticleSibling Interactions Between Kids & Crawlers
Dear Miss Faith, I have a 9 month old who has just started really crawling and getting all up in her older sister’s business. My 2.5 year old has started being really possessive of toys. I try to keep...
View ArticleBeing Too Rough with Baby
Dear Miss Faith, What can I do when my toddler is rough with the baby (usually unintentionally, but sometimes by-accident-on-purpose)? My impulse is to yell and I know that’s not good and honestly...
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