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Category: Understanding Your Child’s Behavior

Struggling to make sense of your child’s behavior? This section explores what may be underneath meltdowns, anger, anxiety and more – and what your child might be trying to communicate through it.

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Young girl in a pretty party dress during an emotional outburst of the type that makes parents question "why does my child get so angry?"

Why Does My Child Get So Angry?

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 Leave a Comment on Why Does My Child Get So Angry?

If your child seems to explode over the smallest things, you’re probably wondering,“Why does my child get so angry?” It’s a great question because anger …

Understanding your child’s behavior: sad little girl sitting quietly by a garden fence

What Is Your Child’s Behavior Really Trying To Tell You?

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on July 14, 2026May 13, 2026

When your child’s behavior is difficult or defiant, it’s natural to ask, “How do I stop this?” But what if there’s a more important question …

Young girl with holding her head in her hands like a child bottling up emotions

Why Does My Child Bottle Up Their Feelings?

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on July 30, 2026April 20, 2026

Worried about a child bottling up emotions? Learn the signs your child is holding everything in, why it happens, and how to help them open …

Two young brothers fighting over a piece of cake. Graphic used to illustrate sibling conflict and how the divide and choose method can be used to teach kids skills like cooperation, fairness, and problem-solving

How To Handle Sibling Conflict: This Sanity-Saving Hack is Ingenious

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on May 2, 2026September 21, 2024

Feeling exhausted by sibling conflict? Discover the ‘Divide and Choose’ method – a simple and fair solution that teaches kids cooperation, fairness, and problem-solving. ‘IT’S …

Young boy in blue jeans peeking through a fence to see what others are doing and decide how he compares - a behaviour called social comparison

Empowering kids: overcoming the toxic side of social comparison

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on March 30, 2024February 19, 2024

Discover effective strategies to help children overcome the harmful effects of social comparison. Empower your kids to build confidence and self-esteem.

Small girl, in a yellow dress, on a bed - hiding her face behind her bunny ears hairband. Used for illustration in the article - How to get through to kids who won't listen: secrets from neuroscience

How to get through to kids who won’t listen: a need to know secret from neuroscience

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on May 2, 2026February 13, 2024

Unlock the best secrets from neuroscience to get through to kids who won’t listen. Learn Erickson’s top trick to get good advice past their closed …

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