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3-4 years
Our three year old still sucks his thumb. Is that a problem?
3-4 years
3-4 years
Our four year old Marcus used to be quite bold. In the past few months, however, we've noticed that he seems fearful in a lot of situations.
We have three children (ages 1, 3, and 5), and it seems as though every night when we eat dinner together, someone winds up angry or in tears.
We need some ideas for handling our almost three year old Nicky and our new baby. He seems delighted with her, but he's so enthusiastic
How can I get my three year old to be more patient? She has an especially hard time when I'm on the phone . . .
If I had a magic wand for parents, it would be this: daily special time.
It's not uncommon for parents of a late blooming two year old to be told, "Don't worry, lots of kids don't talk much at two," but that advice could be wrong.
When I take my three-year-old to a park or a special place--like a kids' museum--I try to make him behave just the way he would at school or at home. But what about other people's kids? If they grab things out of my child's hands…
Help! Every four year old I know has a problem with clothes--mine won't wear anything but sweat pants, his best friend has to wear green, and the girl next door wants to try on her idea of cute outfits every morning while we're waiting…
Our three year old has a medical condition that will require him to have a number of visits to his doctor’s office and the hospital outpatient clinics. He has had, and will have, lots of procedures and exams and we are dreading it…
Our four year old little daughter Henrietta has developed a very irritating, whiny way of talking to us. It's driving us nuts--we keep telling her to stop, and we try to ignore her or tell her to ask us in a pleasant voice, but she doesn't stop…
In the past year several people close to us have died. We have a three-year-old son who has started to ask us if we are going to die and whether he is going to die. We have tried to avoid burdening him with the problems of adult life…
Our three-year-old daughter Katie has begun to stutter. Up until now she's been very clear in her speech. She stutters the most when she's excited or trying to explain something to us. She'll say, "I saw . . .I saw . . .I saw . .", then pause, and then…
We have a delightful, high energy four year old boy who has always been a handful , but we’ve never worried that there was anything the matter—we just figured that he was one of those kids who had lots of energy…
Every year, in late fall, some parents look at their four-year-olds and think to themselves, "Is this child really going to be able to go to kindergarten next year?" Four-year-olds are often very busy testing limits…
At what age can we take our child out trick-or-treating for Halloween? We've been invited to several parties this year, but Brian is only three-and-a half and I think he's kind of young. At the same time, a lot of his friends (and ours) will be going. What's the right…
Our wonderful son is going to turn three years old this summer, and I am already dreading the date. Well, not the date of his birthday, but the date of the party. It’s not that I don’t want to celebrate, but I don’t think I’m up to the task of creating an amazing day for him, his friends, our friends…