By the time your child is about six or seven years old she will start asking permission to sleep over at a friend's house. It's all part of the 'big kid' phase where she wants to develop a social circle outside of the family. As long as you trust your child and know her friend and her family, then there's no problem with a sleepover. However, you do want to arm your child with … [Read more...] about Sleepover time: manners every child should know
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What to do when your preschooler talks back
Children don't mean to be rude. They don't realize that some comments and behavior cross the line between being cute and funny, and being plain obnoxious. For example, they may have seen a cartoon character roll his eyes or shoot a witty comeback, and then tried to do that with you. Then they wonder why something that was perfectly okay on SpongeBob Square Pants has made Mommy … [Read more...] about What to do when your preschooler talks back