Or bites? Or refuses to sleep? Or throws a tantrum? Or won’t share? Or fights with a sibling when you’re just hanging by a thread!?
After 30+ years as an early childhood teacher—working with thousands of under-5s—I can assure you: Your child is not trying to make your life difficult. They’re sending you messages—clues from their inner world.
And they’re doing it the only way they know how.
Your preschooler is trying to get you to understand things they don’t yet have the words or the emotional tools to explain.
Does your preschooler treat “No” as… you know… optional?
Do they sometimes seem to follow their own internal GPS, even when you give clear directions? Sometimes at dangerous speeds?!
What if there was a way you could connect with them and get their willing cooperation and avoid the drama?
I have 19 simple, everyday techniques (I call them “superpowers”) that I use to keep challenging preschooler behaviors from happening—or handling them when they arrive unannounced. I’ve “battle-tested” these superpowers over 30 years of early childhood teaching, and I've seen them turn everyday challenges into calm, gentle connection and effective outcomes. Again and again.
And the real bonus? When you use your “superpowers”, your child will feel truly connected WITH you (as opposed to controlled BY you).
You really can get from power struggles with your preschooler to gentle parenting solutions that work. Just pick your “superpower” and start today.
I’ve spent 30+ years as a qualified early childhood teacher. I’ve worked “on the floor” with thousands of preschoolers and I’ve had four children of my own. Now I’m a grandmother with preschool-aged grandchildren.
So I guess you could say, if I haven’t seen it all, I’ve sure seen most of it!
Preschool Teachers Face a Unique Challenge
Early childhood teachers have to manage children with very diverse personalities, home environments, and levels of development. That's their job. And they have to do it fairly, they have to do it consistently, and most of all, they have to do it effectivelyor they’ll have chaos (and unhappy parents!).
And here’s the kicker.
Teachers must manage this assorted collection of children:
without conflicting with parents’ parenting styles,
without many of the strategies commonly used at home—like raised voices or withholding treats,
without punishment (it’s never allowed in an early childhood centre), and
without violating the rules and regulations of their center and regulatory authorities.
Early childhood teachers must find, and consistently apply, GENTLE child-management strategies that work. They simply have to.
And that’s my background.
It’s what I’ve done for all those years.
And I’ve put all that experience into my books.
An Online Community for Parents of Preschoolers?
Interested?
Parenting preschoolers is rewarding…
…and exhausting, confusing, and sometimes isolating—often all in the same day! Of course you’re doing your best, but some days you still wonder: “Am I doing this right?” or “Is anyone else going through this?”
You're not alone.
And soon, you won't have to figure it out alone either.
