A 3-step guide for setting and holding effective limits with your toddler
Setting and holding a limit with your 2-year-old may not always feel great, but it’s an important part of their development.
Emotions & Tantrums
Emotions & Tantrums
- Filter by age
-
- 4-year-old
- 3-year-old
- 2-year-old
- 0 - 3 Months
- Prenatal
- First trimester
- Second trimester
- Third trimester
- 12 - 48 Months
- 4 - 11 years
- 46 - 48 Months
- 43 - 45 Months
- 37 - 39 Months
- 40 - 42 Months
- 0 - 8 Years
- 0 - 12 Weeks
- 3 - 4 Months
- 5 - 6 Months
- 7 - 8 Months
- 9 - 10 Months
- 11 - 12 Months
- 13 - 15 Months
- 16 - 18 Months
- 19 - 21 Months
- 22 - 24 Months
- 25 - 27 Months
- 28 - 30 Months
- 31 - 33 Months
- 34 - 36 Months
- 18 - 48 Months+
- 0 - 12 Months
Helping your child when screen time is over
Your child needs your help transitioning from the immersive state of watching a show to the reality of here and now. Turning off a screen brings particularly intense emotions sometimes—even when limits are clear and timers are set. Here are some tips that can help. Set a clear expectation in advance Before their screen time … Continued
How to help your child give up their pacifier
Giving up their pacifier is likely to be an emotional experience for your child, no matter how you approach it. But you can help them by framing the transition as an exciting part of growing up.
How to help your child transition to preschool
Listen to the “Heading Off to School” song Going to preschool means a new classroom, new friends, and new expectations. It can be tempting to promise, “You’re going to love it,” but experts recommend a confident, measured approach. Let your child know what to expect and reassure them that all of their feelings are okay. … Continued
Helping your child process death
It’s important to be honest when talking to children about death. To process the experience both cognitively and emotionally, your child may need to ask the same questions and hear the same answers many times in simple and direct language. Your child’s understanding Death is a cognitively complex topic, and your child’s understanding of it … Continued