Social & Emotional Growth

A preschool playgroup is great for your child's socialization skills (and yours too). How to start one.

A reader asks if sending kids' thank you notes is necessary. (Answer: Yes!)

Want to have the best-behaved kid in the schoolyard? Check out our guide to manners for kids.

When your preschooler answers the telephone, there is no reason why she can't use good manners. Here is how to teach them.

Want to dine out more with your preschooler? Check out our restaurant manners for kids.

The first step to teaching manners to children involves getting them to say "nice words."

How to help your preschooler if she's being teased.

As the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America approaches every year, your preschooler may have some questions about what she is seeing and hearing in the media. How to best approach talking to young children about September 11.

How to encourage a shy child to participate and learn to relax and enjoy themselves.

Dress up play isn't just fun for preschoolers, it's an important activity that offers them a chance to use their imaginations, build vocabulary skills and gain confidence.

When a natural disaster hits, it's nearly impossible to avoid the footage. Here's how to help your child understand what is going on.

Just because nose picking in preschoolers is a common habit, it doesn't mean it's a behavior you have to accept. How to stop your child from picking her nose.

Great ways to teach your preschool thankfulness and generosity.

Teaching a preschooler to share their most valuable possessions -- whether a coveted fire truck or favorite doll -- is a tough challenge for many parents. It doesn't have to be an uphill battle though. Here are some tips and ideas to help instill sharing and cooperation in your young child.

You'd like to host a playdate for your child and a friend but you aren't sure if she's quite ready. Check out our list of things to do before, during and after and then get ready for some fun!

Playing with friends at a playdate isn’t just about having fun – although that certainly is important. Your preschooler’s first friendships and playdates will teach social skills – how to share, taking turns and even some conflict resolution. Here's how to make the most of them.

After the presents have been opened, the songs have been sung and the cookies have all been eaten, many preschoolers have a difficult time transitioning from the euphoric time that the holidays offer back to the day-to-day happenings of life. Here's how to help them get out of their holiday letdown.

Everything you need to know about your growing preschooler -- the most pressing issues from physical growth to emotional development.