When my son was about three, he started pushing his sister over for fun. They were rough-and-tumble toddlers, both learning about limits. Every time he did it, I’d say the same thing: “Did she say yes?” It sounds like an odd thing to ask a preschooler, but for me, it was the beginning of a conversation I knew couldn’t wait … Read more
They’ve become iPad pros. Preschoolers who use a tablet to entertain themselves may not learn to manage their emotions, leading to angry outbursts, which prompt their parents to give them a tablet to quiet them down. Researchers from the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada detailed this “deleterious” cycle Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. The study authors … Read more
In the Eastern Suburbs Moms Facebook group, a first-time mom’s question recently stirred the pot of parenting perspectives. Her child’s day care is planning to bring in a drag queen as part of an ‘inclusive family celebration’ – but she notes that Mother’s Day and Father’s Day aren’t celebrated at all. She’s now grappling with … Read more
A 5-year-old girl appeared to not let anything come between her and her preschool graduation – not even paralysis. Estella Henderson was born with a mutation on her ATP1A3 gene – a degenerative and very rare condition that leads to the disease alternating hemiplegia of childhood or AHC, which for Estella causes “episodes of paralysis, dystonia, and nystagmus,”according to … Read more
A mom has hit back at her son’s pre-school for confiscating food from her son’s lunch box in an effort to ‘encourage’ healthy choices. Mom of two, Emma Clarke, from the UK, said the pre-school’s strict food policy means they seize everything from fruit, juices, smoothies, nuts and jam sandwiches. She says they even ban cake … Read more