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2026
- August 26, 2026 The length of an instruction decides whether it gets followed Instructions
- August 5, 2026 What counting to three is actually doing Instructions
- July 30, 2026 Why a two-minute warning works and a one-minute warning does not Transitions
- July 14, 2026 Whining is a pitch problem before it is a behaviour problem Conflict
- July 2, 2026 "Why did you do that?" is the question children cannot answer Conflict
- June 24, 2026 The homework standoff is usually about starting, not working School years
- June 11, 2026 Children track pitch before they track words Instructions
- May 28, 2026 A forced apology teaches the script, not the repair Conflict
- May 19, 2026 Two options work. Three start an argument. Instructions
- April 16, 2026 Siblings are not arguing about fairness Conflict
- March 11, 2026 Ending screen time: the handover matters more than the limit Transitions
- February 19, 2026 The effort-praise finding is real, smaller, and often misquoted Research notes
2025
- December 3, 2025 Mornings go wrong at the same three points in most houses Transitions
- October 21, 2025 Children who ignore you at home often comply at school Instructions
- September 9, 2025 "How was school?" is a question with a known answer School years
- July 30, 2025 Bedtime stalling has a shape, and the shape tells you what to fix Transitions
- June 12, 2025 Nothing you say during a meltdown is being processed Conflict
- April 24, 2025 Too many choices is its own kind of pressure Instructions
2024
- November 27, 2024 Three instructions at once is one instruction and two you will repeat Instructions
- September 18, 2024 The sleep and behaviour link is strong, and the direction is not settled Research notes
- June 5, 2024 Most claims about only children do not survive the data Research notes
- March 14, 2024 The first lies are a developmental milestone, awkwardly Conflict
- January 23, 2024 Most friendship disasters at eight are over by Thursday School years