Big changes happening! From preschool to play dates and homework to household chores, here’s what you need to know to navigate the childhood years.

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4. Let them earn something.

No batteries. No bells and whistles. No bright lights or loud noises.

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"We got the diagnosis, and that was it man," Bublé explained. "My whole life ended."

W sitting is when a child is seated with their bottom on the ground, having their knees and feet behind them.

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2. Consider the sensory component of food

4. "Tell me about your picture."

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6. Take advantage of their sponge-like brains.

When a situation makes you uncomfortable, you can leave, no matter how young or old you are.

"I created the organization of the chart, but almost everything in it—the ideas, the quotes—those are things that were 100% generated by my students," Kleinrock says.

"I'm not running in spite of my daughter; I'm running because of my daughter," says Caitlin Clarkson Pereira.

The key is finding a book or series that's engaging, well-matched to your kid's literacy skills, and on target with their emotional development.