Making Friends
Playing together: Children will often play next to each other even if they are not involved in the same game.
By the time your child reaches age four, he is likely to be able to play with other children in an interactive and sustained way. [...]
Siblings
At the age of four, relationships with siblings can be turbulent. A child is old enough to be a nuisance to older siblings and can be selfish, rough, and impatient with younger siblings. Quarrels and physical fights over toys and possessions [...]
Epileptic Seizures: Children
The most common disease of the brain seen in children, epilepsy affects 1 in 100 births in the U.S. The normal electrical impulses in the brain are disturbed, causing periodic seizures that can be very minor or severe.
There are several forms [...]
Baby Behavior: Baby Social Development
From her first moments, your baby looked to you as the center of her world- the main provider of affection and care. As she gets older and her self awareness and life experiences develop, however, she’ll begin to see you as a separate person [...]
Sharing Toys
The concept of sharing is particularly difficult for your baby to grasp. It is unrealistic to expect your baby to give a toy to another baby if he is still playing with it. It is equally unfair to expect your baby to understand that he cannot [...]
Nursery School: Children
You can help your child adjust to nursery school by taking her for one or two visits well in advance of her start date. Encourage her to play with the other children and to sit at one of the work tables or play with some of the equipment. But [...]
Teaching Children Numbers and Letters
Take every opportunity to help your child become familiar with letters or numbers. Show your child how her own name is spelled, and let her try to copy it. As you read to her, pick out a simple word like “cat” and point it out every time [...]