Child Development

How Creating Family Rituals Can Strengthen Your Family

Consistency and routine are important aspects of a child’s life. (We even wrote a previous blog post about it!) In early childhood, a regular list and schedule of activities is helpful in teaching children basic skills and patterns they will follow for most of their lives. There’s definitely something comforting about consistency. Think about it: …

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Why Does My 3-year-old Do That?! Are They Deliberately Being Disobedient?

Has this ever happened to you? You give your 3-year-old very specific instructions.  “Don’t put the candy in your mouth. It goes on the gingerbread house! Where does the candy go?” “On the house!” “Yes, that’s right! On the house. Where does it go?” “On the house!” “Yes, okay, don’t put it in your mouth. …

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