Daily Life with your Preschooler
Only three years ago she was a baby, and now look at her vocabulary! Your preschooler is growing up at an amazing
rate. 
Brain, legs, conceptual understanding -- there's no part of him
that isn't galloping forward. He's getting more able to control his
tantrums, but that doesn't mean he won't whine when he's tired, hungry
or cranky. Here's how to manage your three or four year old to
maximize the joys of daily life, and minimize the struggles, from discipline to sleep to potty accidents to staying connected.
Your Preschooler and Bedtime
"Anyone who thinks the art of conversation is dead ought to tell a child to go to bed."
Wondering how to get your three, four or five year old into bed -- and how to get him to stay there all night? You're not alone! Here's how.
How to Stop Your Preschooler's Whining
Is your child's whining driving you crazy? Here, five parent-proven secrets to stop your child from whining.
Preschoolers, TV, and Computer
How much TV should your Toddler or Preschooler watch? Are you ready? None. Really. I know it's a great babysitter. But it's also a very effective teacher, not to mention addictive. Here's why.
Building a Great Relationship with Your Preschooler
Want to be a great parent? Want to raise a happy, healthy, well-behaved kid? Want to live in a home where discipline becomes unnecessary? The secret is to create a closer connection with your child.
The good -- and bad -- news is that every interaction creates the relationship. Grocery shopping, carpooling and bathtime matter as much as that big talk you have when there’s a problem. He doesn’t want to share his toy, or go to bed, or do his homework? How you handle it is one brick in the foundation of your permanent relationship.
Staying Connected with Your Preschooler
All parents need to repeatedly reconnect with their children, just to repair the daily erosion created by life’s normal separations and distractions. While our children are separated from us, they orient themselves around other things: their teacher, their peers, their computer. Effective parenting is almost impossible until the positive connection with your child has been re-established, so think of this as preventive maintenance, before there’s a problem. How do you do it?
Use Positive Discipline to Help Your Preschooler Want to Behave
The most effective discipline strategy is to make sure your child wants to please you. Evaluate all discipline based on whether it strengthens or weakens your relationship with your child. Here's how to make sure your discipline works to create a well-behaved child.
Using Empathy to Help Your Preschooler Develop Emotional Intelligence
Empathy is feeling from someone else's perspective. It's a critical component of emotional intelligence. It's essential to our ability to get along with other human beings. And your kids need to be empathic, not just to be nice people, but because it's hard to be happy as a human without it.
Giving Choices: Your Secret Weapon
Giving choices may be the single most useful tool parents have for managing life with young children. It really is almost a magic wand, at least until they're about five.
