Family Conflicts
Your child will become very distressed if she thinks that the people dearest in the world to her, her mother and father, no longer love each other and that there is a danger that they may separate or leave her.
Children are extremely sensitive [...]
Nervous Child
A child, who goes to nursery school without a backward glance, says good-bye to her mother, and gets straight into play at the sandbox is rather unusual. Most children harbor fears of a strange place with strange people and separation from [...]
Bad dreams And Nightmares in Children
Between the ages of three and five years, children quite often have bad dreams. Your child may walk or talk in her sleep, or have night terrors. This is normal because while her understanding of the world is growing, she cannot entirely make [...]
Crying and Comforting Preschool
The four-year-old cries a great deal and may whine if her wants are not met or there’s nothing interesting to play with. By the age of five, a child cries much less, though she may cry if she’s angry, tired, or can’t have her own way.
Crying [...]
Preschool Fears
Three years is a highly anxious age, but by four years your child’s fears are more clearly defined.
She will be easily frightened by sounds, for example, especially loud sounds outside, such as a fire engine. She may fear people of a different [...]
Child Overtiredness
Your child is bound to feel pretty distressed at the thought of a new baby brother or sister and the “dethronement” that he thinks will follow. Take all the precautions you can to make him feel good about the baby. Refer to the baby as his [...]
Separation Anxiety in Children
Even when your child is three years old, he will still have fears about losing you. When he was younger, he worried about losing sight of you; now, he is fearful that you will not come back, that you will die while you are away from him, and [...]