Everywhere you look, the message about toddlers is that they are “terrible,” that their favorite word is NO, and that they’re using all of their energy to become independence from…
Category: Harmonious Home Life
Bath-Time Hair Washing
Dear Miss Faith, My 2yo son screams bloody murder every time I wash his hair. I’m ever so slow and careful, but nothing seems to help. He particularly hates it…
Do You Like Your Toddler?
In observing families for my dissertation, I visited two families who on first glance were similar. Both had two-and-a half-year-old boys, and both moms did many of the actions I…
Demanding and Whiny 4-year-old
Dear Miss Faith, My son makes demands almost every time he talks. If I ask him to talk nice or say it nicely, he shouts out please. Then I say,…
Do You Let Your Toddler Help?
A large body of research shows that people are healthier, happier and feel more fulfilled when they are able to contribute to the well-being of others: helping others reduces chances…
Sensitive, Perfectionist 5 Year Old
Dear Miss Faith, My daughter has a hard time dealing with frustration, and has a real perfectionist streak that has me worried. For example, when she works with the art…
Quick Tip: Bedtime
I like to think of strong bedtime routines as being like a Music Box: they start out brisk and engaging, and then they start getting slower, and slower…and slower…until that…
Joyful Toddlers & Preschoolers
Support your child’s development and strengthen your relationship–and enjoy one another even more! With babies, the route to a secure bond between parent and baby is relatively clear: it’s the…
Potty Train Your 3 Year Old Without Power Struggles
Is your three-year-old insisting on diapers? Take the struggle out of potty training with this proven technique. Dear Miss Faith, Our son just turned three and we are having major…
Dropping Naps
Dear Miss Faith, Recently, It’s been a struggle to get my 2.5yo to nap during her usual time. She sometimes won’t nap… but she does go to bed a lot…
Healthy Parent-Toddler Relationships
With babies, the route to a secure bond between parent and baby is relatively clear: it’s the baby’s job to let his or her needs be known, and it’s…
Adjusting to Baby
Dear Miss Faith, My 27mo has had lots of changes in the weeks since our new baby was born, with Daddy home for three weeks, then Grandma staying with us.…