Development

Time for toilet training?

Learning to use the toilet can be one of the most challenging developmental milestones of all for children and their parents. So while you might be ready, it's important to make sure your child is too.

How to be a good friend

Making friends may not always simple but it's vital for our kids to experience the sense of belonging and social wellbeing that comes with having friends.

Bedwetting an issue after quakes

Bedwetting in children unsettled by earthquakes is concerning health professionals.

Would you wax your 3-year-old?

Teen Mom star, Farrah Abraham, has been criticised for waxing her three-year-old daughter's monobrow.

Loving a child on the fringe

Cristina Nehring ended up a single mother to a daughter with Down syndrome and leukaemia.

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Building resilience

Building resilience in children starts much earlier than school age and it is crucial for parents to learn how to raise a resilient child.

Four to five years

Concentrate on instilling the fundamentals of reading, writing and basic math for when your child goes to school.

Don't dumb down girls

The next time you want to tell a little girl how cute she is, try something else instead.

Three to four years old

Your child is learning new things every day so try to combine learning activities with play as much as possible.

A mother's fight for her son

Chloe Maxwell's autistic son, Max, is her "precious gift" - and her great challenge. She tells of her tearful journey to try to understand the world he lives in.

French treat autism with psychotherapy

In most developed countries, children with autism are usually sent to school where they get special education classes. But in France, they are more often sent to a psychiatrist where they get talk therapy meant for people with psychological or emotional problems.