Carol's Corner
Carol Bovill, Head of Mann Family and Resnick Family Early Childhood Centers, offers expert advice to guide and empower parents of children ages birth to six years to assist in being the best parent/s they can be.
My child continues to get out of bed and come into my bedroom every night. How do I stop this practice?
The key to having your child sleep through the night is for your child to have the ability to go to sleep on his or her own. If the parent needs to
stay in their child's room for their child to go to sleep, they will need the adult there in the middle of the night when they wake up.
I feel awful because my child is so upset when I leave. What can I do?
It doesn't mean that if a child cries that he or she is having a more difficult time separating. Crying is a way of expressing emotions.
How do you handle the inevitable emotional tension between siblings?
Today's post shares a number of time-tested techniques beginning with treat each child as an individual. Don’t make comparisons.