I am pleased to announce that Dr. Kyle Pruett will be a regular contributor to The Goddard School blog! Dr. Pruett is a Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine. He is a prominent author, international lecturer, media personality and pioneering researcher, conducting the country’s only long-term study of the impact on children of primary caretaking fathers.
Educated in public schools, Yale and Tufts Universities, he is an internationally known expert and forensic consultant on child, parental and family development, paternal involvement, children’s mental health, creativity, and the effects of media, trauma, and divorce on children. He maintains a practice in infant, child and family psychiatry.
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Pruett, an excellent resource, to this blog!
I have some concerns about my twins and their behavior. I am a licensed professional counselor. My twins were born @ 29 weeks and are perfectly fine. They were eligible only due to prematurity for first steps which has been great and will be ending next month as they will turn 3. The children have been evaluated by ssd an did not qualify for services. I am very concerned about their temper tantrum outbursts. Please let me know if you have any suggestions/recommendations. Thanks,
Amy
Hi Amy! Thank you for your inquiry. I would recommend trying to determine what triggers the behavior — then change the envionment to stop the behavior. If the behavior is attention getting, I’d recommend ignoring the tantrums (as long as your children are not hurting themselves or someone else).
I also suggest reading the following articles as an additional resource:
-Your Toddler’s Development: Hitting, Kicking, Biting
-What is Positive Discipline?
-Encouraging Good Behavior in Public
If you have any additional questions — please let me know!
Thank you,
Sue