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Help! There is a Threenager in My Home! As your child transitions from 3 to 3 ½, the cooperative, easy going attitude of your child seems to evaporate overnight and is replaced by a child that is more demanding, controlling, and rigid. Welcome to the threenage period of growth! Many parents welcome the calmness and stability in their 3-year-old that appears after completing the “Terrible Twos” stage of development, but this period of stability is unfortunately short-lived and

How to Respond to Your Child’s Disruptive Behaviors HeadFirst Counseling’s Laura McLaughlin partnered with The Tot (thetot.com) to answer all of your toughest questions about how to manage your child’s disruptive behaviors. See below for the Q&A, also featured on The Tot website! The following questions were asked by readers and followers of The Tot on Instagram. Q: I have a 2.5 year old boy. He becomes very territorial over his toys whenever another child comes over to play.