Are you worried about your child’s language development milestones and wondering when you should see a psychologist? Child language development is a complex and multifaceted process that starts from birth and continues throughout childhood and into adulthood. Communication between child and parent starts at birth, and it can be very worrisome if your child struggles with their developmental milestones.
For many parents, bedtime can be a battle. Kids can be hard to settle, others have problems sleeping through the night, and other kids struggle with both. One thing that most parents agree on is that hugging a child to sleep while you stay in the comfort of their own bed works so well. But it’s hard when you have other kids, partners, and tasks to take care of. How many of us have tried to slip silently out from under a child only to have them wake up and be upset?
There is abundant research on the importance and value of positive relationships in overall health and well-being. Sharing is a significant part of relationship development and human growth. Sharing is not only a key aspect in the development of social-emotional skills but it influences cognitive development as well.
Toddlers are little people with big feelings. Sometimes, the only way for those big feelings to come out is through their actions: hitting, kicking, biting, flopping, or screaming.
It’s not because you’re a bad parent or that they’re a bad person. The feelings must get out and, as a toddler, there isn’t much of an ability to control how that happens.
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