We can help your school aged child develop both at home and at school. Find suggestions about teaching responsibility, fostering self esteem and following instructions. Get advice on health and safety issues, as well as finding a pediatrician. Looking for fun and educational activities to do with your kindergartner? Check out our suggestions, including playdough fun, and outdoor learning.
Kindergarten Behavior
- Discipline basics - Part One - Introduction (age 5)
- This article is the introduction in a series of six parts that suggests four core skills to teach your young child.
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- Discipline basics - Part Two - Eye-contact and little kids
- You need to instill a habit of establishing eye contact with your child before moving into the four core skills.
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- Discipline basics - Part Three - Following Instructions (age 5)
- Here are some clear guidelines for teaching your child to follow instructions.
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- Discipline basics- Part Four - Accepting No (age 5)
- The skill of accepting 'No', will teach your child how to deal with being denied.
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- Discipline - Part Five - Asking Permission (age 5)
- In some situations you are the best judge of what your child may or may not do.
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- Discipline - Part Six - Accepting Consequences (age 5)
- Taking responsibility for something we have done wrong does not come naturally.
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- 7 Easy ways to encourage independence (age 5)
- Gaining independence is a part of childhood. When children feel good about themselves and do things on their own they become confident and cooperative.
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- Aggressive behavior (age 5)
- Has your child been biting, hitting or kicking at home or daycare? Here are some tips to help your child through this phase.
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- Angry Feelings - (age 5)
- Is your child flying off the handle a little too often. Angry feelings can be scary to the young child and for the parent.
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- Bullying
- Bullying is when one child picks on another child repeatedly. Bullying can be physical, verbal, or social.
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- Chores – how to get your kindergartner to help
- Young children learn to be confident by taking on responsibilities.
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- Defiance - what to do when your child says no ( 5 year old)
- One of the most common complaints parents have is when they have asked their child to do something and the child says “NO”!
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- Divorce (age 5)
- How to help your family through divorce without harming the kids.
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- Divorce and separation - Tips for visits (age 5)
- For many families, separation and divorce is an emotionally, devastating time, where parents find themselves acting in ways that are not rational or cooperative.
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- Dressing challenges (age 5)
- ‘My child refuses to get dressed every morning'.
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- Family rules and little kids
- Rules show that parents care, and teach socially acceptable behavior.
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- Fears - (age 5)
- All children go through periods of fear. This is normal and expected. Here are a few ideas to help your child with her fears.
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- Fears and anxieties in children
- Dr. Ross Campbell, author of the Five love languages of children, shares his advice about fears and anxieties.
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- Following instructions (age 5)
- Do you find that when you ask your young child to do something within 10 seconds they’ve forgotten.
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- Getting your child to sleep in their own bed (age 5)
- Some parents like to co-sleep with their children and some don't.
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- Gifted children - Social emotional challenges (K)
- The wonderful strengths and attributes that a gifted child displays can also lead to difficult social relationships and emotional struggles.
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- Girl trouble - Tackling friendship problems
- “I’m not your friend anymore!” We’ve all heard an indignant child yell these words to a playmate.
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- Helping your child cope with a new baby
- The birth of a new baby can be challenging for some children. Here are suggestions for handling this in a positive way.
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- How boredom fosters creativity (age 5)
- Do your children complain of being bored?
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- How to apologize to your child
- It is a special strength of a self-confident parent to admit mistakes, and the acknowledgment of occasional shortcomings affirms our humanity to our children.
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- How to get your child to love bath time (age 5)
- Even with rubber ducks and bubbles, bath time with young children can often be a struggle.
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- Keeping a tidy bedroom
- Does your child's bedroom look like a hurricane has gone through it?
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- Learning to share
- A parent’s concern with developing their children's social skills and particularly for learning to share, is a common one.
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- Lying
- All parents want to raise honest children. At around the age of four or five children begin to experiment with lying and cheating
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- Moving house with little kids
- Moving to a new home, especially if it is any distance from the old one, can be a unsettling experience for some young children.
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- My kindergartner refuses to have his hair washed
- My kindergartner hates having his hair washed. He loves the bath; but when it comes to hair washing, he cries and wants to get out.
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- Nightmares (age 5)
- Nightmares are very scary dreams - but to a young child they seem real. Here are some tips that may help your family cope:
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- Obesity and your child - Social emotional issues
- This article explores the social and emotional issues experienced by young children who are obese or overweight.
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- Obsessions and your child
- It is normal for a young child to become attached to a particular item. As someone once said “You can’t get enough of a good thing.”
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- Power struggles and little kids
- The little things we battle over with our children, like putting on shoes and eating vegetables, leave us exhausted and make us wonder who is in charge.
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- Preparing your child for a new baby
- The birth of a new baby can be a stressful time for a young child. Take the time to prepare them.
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- Raising honest children
- Truth telling and tall tales. Tips on how to teach honesty.
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- Sensory processing disorder and little kids
- Sensory Processing Disorder is a neurologically based problem stemming from the brain’s inability to integrate the sensory input it receives from the sensory systems.
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- Shopping with little kids
- The following ideas will hopefully make your next grocery store trip a little easier:
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- Shyness - (age 5)
- My 5 year old is very shy - whenever we meet someone new she hides behind me.
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- Sibling rivalry (age 5)
- Are fighting siblings wearing you down? Here are some top tips for a more peaceful home.
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- Stopping back chat and disrespectful behavior
- As a parent, it is so frustrating to hear your own child back chatting, name calling or using bad language
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- Stress and young children
- Do young children experience stress? How would you know if your child is stressed?
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- Tantrum management and little kids - Overcoming the language barrier
- Language comes late to children and is preceded by instincts, impulse, and sensory input. For adults, elementary communication skills like these have long since been replaced by words.
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- Tantrum management and little kids - Part two
- More strategies for overcoming language barriers when managing tantrums.
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- Teaching patience
- Patience is a valuable skill that is essential to have in life in order to keep stress at a safe level.
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- Teasing - How parents can help their children cope
- Children who are teased on a school bus, in class, or during recess often don't want to go to school.
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- Temper tantrums (age 5)
- Does your young child have temper tantrums? Does it feel like they last forever? Well take heart, you are not alone.
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- The difference between nightmares and night terrors
- When your child was a baby, she or he would wake up more frequently at night during significant developmental changes such as crawling and walking.
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- Whining (age 5)
- Does your child whine? Is it driving you crazy? Well you're not alone.
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