Avoiding the long goodbye: how to get kids settled in preschool with a minimum amount of stress and separation anxiety - yours and theirs
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One significant way for children to successfully adjust to preschool is for their parents to have a positive attitude. Although it is natural for both parents and children to experience separation anxiety during the first few days of school, children are more likely to thrive when the parents themselves are ready to let the children enjoy the world without them.
Publication Name: Parenting
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0890-247X
Year: 1998
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The good news about the terrible twos
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Children between the ages of 2 and 3 are in the developmental stage of acquiring autonomy and finding their identities. The way to handle a toddler's behavior is not to respond to their tantrums, to placate them at the right time and to understand the rationale behind their behavior.
Publication Name: Parenting
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0890-247X
Year: 1997
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The firstborn turns toddler
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Firstborn toddlers tend to be empathetic, possessive, afraid of failure, and afraid of unfamiliar things. They also may prefer the company of adults rather than children. Parents should allow their toddlers to explore and make their own mistakes.
Publication Name: Parenting
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0890-247X
Year: 1995
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