Aggression in these toddler years is so common when kids don't have the skills to share frustrations in a more appropriate manner, especially early on when even language skill is so minimal. Erin covers both ends of the toddler spectrum and aggression, giving tip for helping a mom with a 13 month old who can get aggressive when she doesn't get her way and also for the parents of 3, almost 4 year-old, also when he doesn't get his way!

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An aunt of a niece with autism asks how she better help her niece when they visit in person and via Skype. Also a military mom with a very active and messy 3 year-old wants to know how towork with her 3 year-old to keep the house a little neater! Erin shares tips and strategies for both of these situations.

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While the independence that asserts itself in toddlerhood, seems like an annoyance, you can use it to your advantage! In this episode Erin helps a mom understand the motivations and reasons behind her toddler's defiant behavior and ways to work with the strengths of this developmental stage to increase cooperation. Then Erin gives tips to a mom for working with her 2 year-old who is in a throwing stage!

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Erin gets back to basics by covering development and behavior during the toddler years to help parents understand why toddlers sometimes act so unreasonable, along with some tips for prevention. Then she answers a question about a toddler who needs a parent present in order to fall asleep and a stress-free way to wean the toddler off of mom and dad to falling asleep independently!

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In this episode Erin covers two new topics, how to help a child who is very shy learn to communicate needs and what to do when a child is coerced sexually by another child. Child on child unwanted touching is very common. How do we talk to our kids about how to handle it if it happens to them? And what do we if it does happen?

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Erin is back answering two of our most common parenting questions, getting toddlers (in this case twins!) to settle down for bed and some consequences to use with toddler and preschooler aggression at each age, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

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Change is hard. When habits become ingrained it takes consistent effort overcome the old habits and to make new behaviors into our new habits. Erin shares 6 tips for making sure your new goals become part of your everyday life, whether they're about parenting or anything else.

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Parenting can be hard, but step-parenting adds a whole other level of concerns and issues and therefore requires a whole level of cooperation and communication, if things are to run as smoothly as possible. Erin helps a step-mom begin to wade through this minefield of parenting encounters! Then in the second half, Erin answers a question about how to help a six year-old who is having consistent after-school meltdowns.

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How wild is too wild when it comes to a preschooler? How can you guide your highly active youngster to get out his energy in more appropriate ways? In this episode Erin answers this question for a mom whose 4 year old is driving her crazy with his wild and sometimes aggressive behavior! Then another question about dealing with a toddler who refused to stay in bed, even when using the mantra method. What could be going wrong? Listen to find out!

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How do you teach a toddler to be polite to friends, relatives and sitters when they hit a shy stage without pushing and ending in a power struggle? Erin gives tips to this parent on guiding his toddler through this stage. What do you do when your toddler strongly prefers one parent over the other? This can be very painful to the rejected parent and exhausting for the preferred parent. Erin guides these parents in dealing with this issue with their toddler.

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