Behavior and Development - Guiding Your Child Through The Early Years


	Behavior and Development

•	Child Development Timeline Use our developmental timeline to learn what milestones your child may be achieving.
•	Toilet Training Get the basics about when and how to train your child to use the toilet.
•	Sleep Problems in Toddlers and Preschoolers Learn how to deal with some common sleep problems.
•	Temper Tantrums Find out how to handle your child's temper tantrums.
•	Discipline for Toddlers Learn techniques for teaching your child self-control and the difference between acceptable and unacceptable behaviors.
•	Time-Out Master the basics of giving your child a time-out.
•	When Time-Out Isn't Working Find out what to do when time-out isn't working.
•	Dealing with Aggressive Behavior Know how to handle aggressive behavior.
•	Lying Understand why your child tells tall tales.
•	Sexual Curiosity Understand your child's sexual curiosity and how to deal with it.
•	Speech Concerns Learn about common speech concerns.
•	Sending Your Child to Preschool Consider whether you want to send your child to preschool.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Parents have lots of questions. Here are some of the most common questions asked of pediatricians.

Checkups

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Resources

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