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Sleep

Why Not All Children Fall Asleep the Same Way

Parents who have had one easy-settling infant and one who required hours of support every evening did not do anything different. Individual variation...

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Development

Sensory Sensitivity in Young Children: What's Normal and When to Seek Help

Some children cover their ears in the supermarket. Some gag when certain textures touch their mouths. Some seek constant physical movement or pressure...

4 min read

Play

Why Not All Children Are Ready for Group Activities

At every toddler group there are two or three children who hover at the edge of the room for ten minutes before they move. They watch. They keep one h...

5 min read

Play

When Messy Play Is Not Suitable

A friend's 2-year-old took one look at the playdough on the table, started crying, and asked to leave. Her mother apologised — "she's just not into me...

7 min read

Emotions

How Young Children React to Loud and Unexpected Stimuli

A blender. A vacuum. The bathroom hand dryer at the airport. Your toddler is in pieces and you cannot understand why a household appliance is the vill...

5 min read

Development

Sensory Processing in Toddlers: Understanding Differences in Sensitivity

Some toddlers resist certain textures of food so intensely that mealtimes become a battle. Others cannot walk on grass without distress, or fall apart...

5 min read