Welcome to today’s online chat about the behavior and discipline of prekindergarten children. This is a hot topic in education circles and one with implications that go far beyond the preschool years.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – It’s Parenting Connection Tuesday and 6 News is here for you with tips, strategies, and helpful reminders from child development experts on how we can be better parents and ...

The moment my daughter turned two, it started. Other parents, friends, family—we all began hearing gentle warnings about the “terrible twos,” filled with anticipation and dread about what was sure to ...

Challenging behavior among preschoolers isn’t easy to navigate. It can get especially frustrating if you feel your child is being unfairly disciplined in the classroom. Here are five takeaways from a ...

Preschool students -- typically 3 or 4 years old -- are expelled at a rate more than three times that of children in grades K-12, according to a national study released this month. The fact that ...

Fighting over toys. Pushing in the hall. Struggling to settle down when switching activities. Clingy kids. These are behaviors pre-K and kindergarten teachers are used to seeing when school begins.

Excessive screen use by preschool-age children can lead to reduced sleep quality, exacerbating problems such as poor attention, hyperactivity and unstable mood, a new study suggests. Peer-reviewed ...

Background: Data regarding the impact of early risk factors on later involvement in bullying are scarce. We investigated the impact of preschool behaviors, family characteristics (socio-economic ...

Thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy may predict preschool boys' emotional and behavioral problems, according to a new study. Thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy may predict preschool boys' ...

Research by Stanford scholars shows that access to public preschool improves diagnosis rates and support for developmental and behavioral conditions in low-income children.