When your child says, “It’s not fair; you gave him more orange juice than me,” have you tried to even the score? Did you give him some more juice just to hear your other child say “Well now he has more than me!!”? Oftentimes, children will make comparisons with their siblings and complain about unfairness: […]
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Why do some children fight more than others? Why is it that some kids seem to work out their little squabbles, yet others don’t resolve their conflicts until after a physical fiasco and/or a crying meltdown? I wondered the same and decided to find out. Initially, I observed a class of four year-old kindergarten girls.
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When parents and educators discover that behaviors can be broken down into a list of reds and greens, one of the most-often asked questions is: “So which behaviors do I address first?” Address those behaviors that are happening very frequently and are causing the most difficulties for the people around them. Usually, my response is
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