Evenings in the Staal household often carried a delicate unpredictability. After a full school day—and as Ethan's medication began to wear off—the shift from playful to overwhelmed could happen in ...

My daughter Carys was two when she discovered the devastating injustice of gravity. She’d been carefully stacking wooden blocks into a tower. It was higher than any structure she’d built before, but ...

Early childhood tantrums are influenced by emotional development, sensory processing, and environment. Toddlers faced with overstimulation, disrupted sleep, fluctuating blood sugar levels, separation ...