Child development experts generally concur that routines and rules are beneficial for children. Rules help children feel safe. Rules say, “Someone cares about me.” Rules mean, “I know what to expect.” Even Mr. Rogers agreed: “It can be very frightening for a child not to have limits. Not only can the world outside be frightening, […]
It’s summertime, and when the temperatures are high, chances are the tension between your (otherwise angelic) kids can be too. With an excess of time on their hands, it’s possible your kids—from their respective ends of the couch—are finding increasingly creative ways to get under each other’s skin, which might, in fact, get under yours […]