Toddler & Preschooler Articles |
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Macaroni and Please: Lesson Five
Once children know what respect is, they should learn about self-respect. Children who take care of themselves; brush their teeth, dress themselves, eat well, etc, are more likely to feel good about themselves...
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Macaroni and Please: Lesson Four
Overview: Many young children are friendly but shy. Teaching children how to make others comfortable by greeting them appropriately and shaking hands (just like adults do) builds...
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Macaroni and Please: Lesson Six
By age four most children are dressing themselves. If you have completed some of our lessons, your children will be well on the way towards understanding what self-respect is too. Many children will now easily...
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Macaroni and Please: Lesson Three
Overview: Meeting new people can be scary. Children who are typically confident and outgoing in most situations are sometimes shy, or get upset, when they are meeting new people. Teaching children what...
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Macaroni and Please: Lesson Three Exercise
Children are often shy when introducing themselves. Practicing this skill can help them ease into what will become a standard practice in their...
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Macaroni And Please: Lesson Two
By the time children are in kindergarten, respect; is a well-worn word. Many children say it, but don't really understand what it means. Most parents/teachers expect respect, but are not always clear about...
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Macaroni And Please: Ten-Minute Manners Lessons for Children Ages 3-7
By age two, most children already understand that saying "please" and "thank you" is required. Some children are also...
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The Keys to Solving Child Problems
Every child has problems, from learning to share his toys to pushing through senioritis on the way to college. Some of the common ones include separation anxiety, behavioral issues, social problems, worries or...
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Getting Your Kids to Brush Their Teeth
Dear Mr. Dad: Our five-year old refuses to brush his teeth-almost every night my wife and I end up screaming at him (and each other) and he ends up in tears. We're thinking about bagging the whole idea...
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Bedtime for Toddlers: Ten Steps to Sleep Without Tears
Toddlers don't seem to have an off switch. Often, when they're tired, they just reverberate faster, like an overwound toy, until they...
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Early Childhood Sexual Development
Many of the questions posed to the Sexual Health Experts at Canadian Parents Online are related to issues around childhood growth and development and what is considered normal behaviour for specific ages of...
