Dear Miss Faith, My 2yo son screams bloody murder every time I wash his hair. I'm ever so slow and careful, but nothing seems to help. He particularly hates it when water falls into his ears, which is almost impossible to avoid 100%. It's gotten to the point where he starts crying as soon as I mention that it's time for a bath. Any suggestions you have would be most … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2018
Bath-Time Hair Washing
Filed Under: Harmonious Home Life · Tagged: 1-year-olds, 2-year-olds, 3-year-olds, bath, bath time, washing hair
Verbal Apraxia and Motor Planning

Something I haven't talked about much here on the Joyful Toddlers blog is the fact that my daughter (who is four and a half now, as I'm writing this) was diagnosed with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), also called Verbal Apraxia. When it was a big deal it felt too scary to talk about in such a public space, and now that it's largely resolved I mostly don't think to talk … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Your Social Toddler · Tagged: apraxia, child development, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, motor planning