Category: Toddlers & Preschoolers
Pacifier Weaning: Binkies Can be Tricky!
Posted onPacifiers are a great aid to self-soothing for infants and toddlers. It replaces using a thumb, the age-old ready-made tool, and is less damaging to developing teeth. Pediatric dentists recommend that by age three years children […]
Help! My Toddler is Screaming a Lot!
Posted onToddlers are impulsive and have a hard time stopping themselves from doing things that: Feel good (yup, screaming feels good to little ones) Worked in the past (chances are that every time your toddler screams someone […]
Childcare Centers are Opening Back Up: How to Help Your Child Get Ready
Posted onAfter nearly four months at home and limited interaction with the outside world, your child will likely protest separating from you on their first days back. This is normal and a healthy expression of their feelings. […]
How to Create a New Family Routine while Kids are Home from School
Posted onNo one can say how long we will be living in isolation. We don’t know if kids will be home from school for a month or if they will end up being home through the summer. […]
How to reduce screen time when kids have to be on screens for school?
Posted onYou are usually so good at monitoring your child’s screen time. Maybe you practice Tech-Free Tuesday, or you limit video games to an hour, or you keep phones out of the bedrooms. But ever since the […]
Good Sleep Hygiene Habits for You and Your Kids
Posted onSet aside enough time for sleep. When you create your quarantine routine, be sure to schedule enough time for sleep. Then spend that time in bed. Here are sleep recommendations by age group. 3 – 5 […]
Why doesn’t your child sleep well?
Posted onThe two mistakes you may be making during your child’s bedtime routine. The bad news: you may be making two common mistakes during your preschool- or elementary-aged child’s bedtime routine that are keeping your child from […]
Preschool Perspective: Girls have long hair and boys have short hair, right?
Posted onConcerned mom submitted the following question to Peace At Home: Feeling super disappointed as I write this… It’s the first week of Pre-K for my almost 5-year-old, and at drop off today, the teacher pulled Todd aside to […]
6 Steps to Successful Lunchtime: Help Your Kindergartener Get Ready for School
Posted onYour child is already (or finally) off to kindergarten. Did you go back to school shopping? Maybe purchase a new lunch box? If this is your child’s first time with lunch away from home, help her […]
Debate about self-soothing as a solution when waking up in the night
Posted onDialogue from Peace at Home Parenting’s Private Facebook Page We’re having some debate about self soothing. The doctor told us that our 4 month old son needs to learn how to self soothe in the night […]