Nadia Pour

Toddlers and teenagers have surprisingly much in common. Both stages bring rapid growth, intense emotions, a drive for independence, and a strong need for safety, trust, and respect.

How can you tell when a child is growing through healthy challenges, and when pressure from school, performance, and expectations has started to become too much?

Starting preschool is a big step — and not just for the child, but for the whole family. Parents often focus on whether the child is ready. What gets talked about far less is that the parent needs to be ready too, and so does the environment the child is about to enter.