When your preschooler’s bursting to share her excitement, stumbling all over the English language, be careful what words you choose to steady her progress. Think first of encouraging her sharing. There’s plenty of time ahead...

"I just don’t know how to deal with Jake these days," my friend Allison confided recently. "Seems like he’s always pouting about something. I hate to admit it, but sometimes I give in just to get things back on track. Or I try to coax him out of it and he ends up getting way too much attention. Either way, I end up feeling so manipulated!"

What’s So Good About Goodbye?" asked an old hit from the sixties. Could that question be the constant refrain of the little one in your life?

If lately your toddler’s been stuck to you like glue, you may be asking a few questions yourself: Why does he worry when I leave the room?

The first time your toddler sets pencil – or crayon or marker – to paper, the results may not seem like much to write home about. Would you be surprised to know that scribbling is an important part of your child’s development

For toddlers, the world is a classroom. The amount of data they absorb and classify during the first three years would take our breath away...

Whether you want to teach your child to read yourself, or give him a better start before sending him off to school, it’s never too early to give him a head start. The key to your child’s reading success is your own involvement. Here, Barbara Curtis offers some tips.

When you're evaluating your out-of-home childcare options, it's important to consider how well -- or how poorly -- each childcare center or home daycare will meet the needs of your child. Obviously, this is where such factors as age and temperament come into play.

The toddler and preschool years are a period of tremendous change. You may feel both excited and amazed by all the things your child is learning to do and stressed and exhausted by the ever-changing nature of the job description of "mom."

1. Leaving your search until the last minute.
2. Not understanding what makes for a good child-care arrangement.
3. Neglecting to consider your family's long-term needs.
4. Not checking the caregiver's references carefully enough.