Behaviour Articles

More Question:My four-and-a-half-year-old son is moving on from fondling himself to full blown masturbation. I know it is healthy and feels good and I express that to him. I’ve told him tha...

More Question:My four-year-old does not talk to other children his age. At home he is an energizer bunny and quite bossy to his older siblings, ages eight and 10, but at preschool he only plays a...

More In a recent online survey, we asked you to tell us how you get your kids to listen. Here are some of our favourite responses:Speaking in a normal tone of voice but being firm when I speak......

More We all think children should automatically know how to listen, but that’s like thinking they should know algebra too. We need to teach them before we can expect them to do it.Cheryl is...

More If your child steps onto the rink to play hockey, or hops onto a bike to go see a friend, it’s almost certain he or she will be wearing a helmet. But what about when it’s time to...

More Playdates: The Good, The Bad and The UglyThe GoodPlaydates have helped my daughter over the past 10 years learn skills such as sharing and the whole treat-others-the-way-you-want-to-be-treat...

More My eight-year-old son still whines whenever he doesn’t get his way. At school he is doing extremely well and has no behavioural issues, but at home he turns into a whining machine. Any...

More THERE’S A LINE IN ROMEO AND JULIET where our lovestruck heroine is frustrated with her nurse, who tells her she is too out of breath to tell her the news of Romeo’s love for her....

More When the clingy child heads off to school, separation anxiety can develop. Here's what to do.Every kindergarten teacher is familiar with the inevitable tears that are shed during the first f...

More My six-year-old can’t stand apologizing to people. She refuses to admit she did anything wrong. It’s not like she’s going to get in trouble for saying sorry, but for some r...