Good Morning America recently produced a segment titled Should Little Kids be Forced to Share in Preschool?, highlighting what GMA calls a new “trend” in some preschools that claim that they are teaching children “that they shouldn’t share.”

My response: Um…what?

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Working with parents of young children, one concern I consistently hear (though parents are often slow or embarrassed to admit it) is that they feel out of control, easily angered, or in a constant power struggle with their developing toddlers.

 

 

 

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The standard of care for the treatment of ADHD, with which 11% of all school-aged children are diagnosed, is typically the prescription of medication. About two-thirds of all those with a current diagnosis are prescribed stimulants like Ritalin or Adderall. And while these medications are believed (and advertised) to improve the lives of those with ADHD, a recent study out of Johns Hopkins Children’s Center shows that, at least with young children, they actually don’t.

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Temper tantrums, along with Dora and The Wiggles, are a “special” part of being a parent to a toddler. Both researchers and parents note that temper tantrums are characterized by an emotional outburst of negative emotions that may often seem dramatic and excessive given the stimulus or situation.

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