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Evidence-based plans for common parenting situations, organized by topic and age.

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2 Year Old Biting At Daycare

Hitting & Aggression Age 2

3 Year Old Hitting New Baby Sibling

Hitting & Aggression Age 3

3 Year Old Hitting Other Kids

Hitting & Aggression Age 3

3 Year Old Runs Away In Public

Hitting & Aggression Age 3

4 Year Old Hitting Parents

Hitting & Aggression Age 4

What To Say When Child Hits Another Child

Hitting & Aggression Age 4

5 Year Old Angry Outbursts

Hitting & Aggression Age 5

5 Year Old Pushing Other Children

Hitting & Aggression Age 5

6 Year Old Aggressive At School

Hitting & Aggression Age 6

3 Year Old Refuses To Potty Train

Defiance & Lying Age 3

3 Year Old Wants To Do Everything Herself

Defiance & Lying Age 3

3 Year Old Wont Brush Teeth

Defiance & Lying Age 3

3 Year Old Wont Listen To Anything

Defiance & Lying Age 3

4 Year Old Refuses To Clean Up Toys

Defiance & Lying Age 4

4 Year Old Says No To Everything

Defiance & Lying Age 4

4 Year Old Still Not Potty Trained

Defiance & Lying Age 4

4 Year Old Thumb Sucking

Defiance & Lying Age 4

4 Year Old Using Bad Words

Defiance & Lying Age 4

4 Year Old Whining All The Time

Defiance & Lying Age 4

5 Year Old Picking Nose Constantly

Defiance & Lying Age 5

5 Year Old Wont Get Dressed In Morning

Defiance & Lying Age 5

5 Year Old Wont Listen To Parents

Defiance & Lying Age 5

5 Year Old Wont Wear Coat

Defiance & Lying Age 5

6 Year Old Lying About Everything

Defiance & Lying Age 6

6 Year Old Making Bathroom Jokes

Defiance & Lying Age 6

What To Say When Child Says I Hate You

Defiance & Lying Age 6

8 Year Old Talks Back To Parents

Defiance & Lying Age 8

2 Year Old Clingy And Wont Let Go

Fears & Anxiety Age 2

3 Year Old Afraid Of Loud Noises

Fears & Anxiety Age 3

3 Year Old Not Talking Yet

Fears & Anxiety Age 3

4 Year Old Afraid Of Dogs

Fears & Anxiety Age 4

5 Year Old Has No Friends

Fears & Anxiety Age 5

5 Year Old Separation Anxiety

Fears & Anxiety Age 5

5 Year Old Wont Do Anything Alone

Fears & Anxiety Age 5

What To Say When Child Is Scared

Fears & Anxiety Age 5

6 Year Old Nail Biting

Fears & Anxiety Age 6

6 Year Old Too Shy To Talk

Fears & Anxiety Age 6

Child Acting Out After Divorce

Fears & Anxiety Age 6

Child Anxious After Moving

Fears & Anxiety Age 7

8 Year Old Anxiety About Everything

Fears & Anxiety Age 8

2 Year Old Refuses To Eat

Food & Eating Age 2

3 Year Old Only Eats 5 Foods

Food & Eating Age 3

3 Year Old Picky Eater

Food & Eating Age 3

3 Year Old Throws Food On Floor

Food & Eating Age 3

4 Year Old Only Eats Snacks

Food & Eating Age 4

4 Year Old Wants Snacks Not Meals

Food & Eating Age 4

4 Year Old Wont Sit Still At Dinner

Food & Eating Age 4

5 Year Old Wont Eat Vegetables

Food & Eating Age 5

6 Year Old Eats Too Slowly

Food & Eating Age 6

6 Year Old Cries Every Morning Before School

School & Homework Age 6

6 Year Old Doesnt Want To Go To School

School & Homework Age 6

6 Year Old Slow In The Morning

School & Homework Age 6

7 Year Old Being Bullied

School & Homework Age 7

7 Year Old Refuses To Do Homework

School & Homework Age 7

7 Year Old Says Teacher Is Mean

School & Homework Age 7

8 Year Old Doesnt Want To Read

School & Homework Age 8

8 Year Old Struggling In School

School & Homework Age 8

Child Behavior Change After New School

School & Homework Age 8

9 Year Old Being Excluded By Friends

School & Homework Age 9

9 Year Old Procrastinates Homework

School & Homework Age 9

10 Year Old No Social Skills

School & Homework Age 10

10 Year Old Test Anxiety

School & Homework Age 10

3 Year Old Addicted To Tablet

Screen Time Age 3

4 Year Old Wont Stop Asking For Tablet

Screen Time Age 4

5 Year Old Tantrums When Screen Turned Off

Screen Time Age 5

6 Year Old Sneaking Screen Time

Screen Time Age 6

8 Year Old Addicted To Youtube

Screen Time Age 8

10 Year Old Addicted To Video Games

Screen Time Age 10

11 Year Old Wont Get Off Gaming

Screen Time Age 11

12 Year Old On Phone All Day

Screen Time Age 12

3 Year Old Regression After New Baby

Siblings Age 3

3 Year Old Wont Share Toys

Siblings Age 3

4 Year Old Jealous Of New Baby

Siblings Age 4

What To Say When Child Doesnt Want To Share

Siblings Age 4

5 Year Old Constant Tattling

Siblings Age 5

5 Year Old Fighting With Sibling

Siblings Age 5

6 Year Old Says Parents Love Sibling More

Siblings Age 6

7 Year Old Bullying Younger Sibling

Siblings Age 7

8 Year Old Mean To Younger Sibling

Siblings Age 8

2 Year Old Wont Sleep Alone

Sleep Age 2

3 Year Old Bedtime Takes Two Hours

Sleep Age 3

3 Year Old Waking Up At Night

Sleep Age 3

4 Year Old Stopped Napping But Cranky

Sleep Age 4

4 Year Old Wont Stay In Bed

Sleep Age 4

5 Year Old Afraid Of Dark

Sleep Age 5

5 Year Old Comes To Parents Bed Every Night

Sleep Age 5

7 Year Old Nightmares Every Night

Sleep Age 7

2 Year Old Screaming For No Reason

Tantrums & Meltdowns Age 2

2 Year Old Tantrums Over Everything

Tantrums & Meltdowns Age 2

2 Year Old Throwing Things When Angry

Tantrums & Meltdowns Age 2

3 Year Old Meltdown When Told No

Tantrums & Meltdowns Age 3

3 Year Old Screaming In Public

Tantrums & Meltdowns Age 3

What To Say Instead Of Stop Crying

Tantrums & Meltdowns Age 3

4 Year Old Gets Frustrated Easily

Tantrums & Meltdowns Age 4

4 Year Old Tantrums In Grocery Store

Tantrums & Meltdowns Age 4

5 Year Old Crying Over Small Things

Tantrums & Meltdowns Age 5

7 Year Old Cries At Everything

Tantrums & Meltdowns Age 7

8 Year Old Cant Handle Losing

Tantrums & Meltdowns Age 8

12 Year Old Angry All The Time

Teenagers Age 12

12 Year Old No Motivation

Teenagers Age 12

13 Year Old Comparing To Other Kids

Teenagers Age 13

13 Year Old Rude To Parents

Teenagers Age 13

13 Year Old Wont Talk To Parents

Teenagers Age 13

14 Year Old Addicted To Phone

Teenagers Age 14

14 Year Old Has No Friends

Teenagers Age 14

14 Year Old Lying About Everything

Teenagers Age 14

15 Year Old Isolating In Room

Teenagers Age 15

15 Year Old Refuses To Study

Teenagers Age 15

16 Year Old Skipping School

Teenagers Age 16