Behaviour and development

Learn everything you need to know about school-age behaviour and development, social skills, discipline and play

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Help! My Kid Isn't Paying Attention in School

   
Tips to help your child stay seated and pay attention in the classroom
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How to Pick the Right Sport for Your Child

   
Tips to give your kids a sporting chance
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Teach Your Kids Party Manners

   
Etiquette for parties and playdates
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Summer Routines

   
Lazy summer days can be a challenge for routine-oriented kids
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Free Summer Fun

   
How to combat summertime bordom
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Chores For Life

   
Why kids need to pitch in, and how to help them do it
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Signs of Stress

   
Fatigue can be a sign of stess
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Time Out Tips

   
How to make the break work
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Grumpy Mornings

   
Even funny slippers can't pull some kids out of the morning doldrums
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Drama Trauma

   
Helping kids cope with stage fright
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Making Allowances

   
Done right, allowances teach money management skills
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Developing Internal Motivation

   
How to help your child develop internal motivation
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Big Kids Do Cry

   
How to help a weepy school-ager
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Precocious Friends

   
Some children are in a hurry to grow up
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"I Can't Sleep"

   
Anxiety can keep kids awake
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A Fluid Situation: Bed Wetting

   
Bedwetting can stress out kids and their parents — but it doesn't have to. Here are some tips to help the whole family cope
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When Kids Clash

   
What to do when your kids don't get along with your friend's kids
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Best behaviour during the holidays

   
With the holidays fast approaching, pro party planner Trish Magwood shares her secrets for helping kids mind their manners and still have fun at your family’s next festive gathering
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After-school Meltdowns

   
It's common for pent-up frustration to erupt after school
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School-age Snapshot

   
It's often considered the golden age of childhood
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The Guide to the Gappy Grin

   
Answers to your most pressing wobbly-tooth questions
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When Winning is Everything

   
How to help a child who hates to lose
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Complicated Family Relationships

   
Helping kids understand that families can look very different from their own
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Bossy-boots

   
Take-charge kids like to set the rules
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Learning About Rules and Fairness

   
How kids explore rules through play
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Tattletales

   
Rein in tattling behaviour
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When is it a Learning Disability?

   
Here's a rough guide to what constitutes an LD, and how to get kids the help they need
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The Small Kid

   
Why being smaller than average can affect a child's self-esteem
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Breaking Kids' Bad Habits

   
What's behind kids' most annoying habits and what you can do about them
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The Nice Trap

   
Why an overly compliant kid can be too good for his own good

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