6-Year-Old Parenting Tools

Six-year-olds are learning many new things, like making friends, understanding feelings, and starting school. These experiences can be exciting and sometimes a little scary. Children can begin to understand and take care of their mental health by talking about emotions and learning simple ways to feel better. Children between the ages of five and ten are experiencing lots of changes as they grow,...

As a parent or someone in a parenting role, you play a vital role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and helping your six-year-old develop their sharing, turn-taking, and healthy friendship skills is a perfect opportunity.   Children ages five to ten are in the process of learning about themselves, their strengths and limitati...

As a parent or someone in a parenting role, you play a vital role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and growing skills in reading is a great way to do it.  Reading is essential for your child’s success in school. Reading also plays a critical role in your child’s ●      social and emotional developmen...

As a parent or someone in a parenting role, your influence is important in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to foster a healthy parent-child relationship while instilling confidence in your child to persist toward their goals and succeed in all areas of life. Everyone faces challenges, yet mistakes and failures are necessary for your six-year-old’s learning and development. With yo...

As parents or those in a parenting role, you play an important role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and helping your six-year-old learn to deal with tantrums constructively provides a perfect opportunity.    Children ages five to ten are in the process of learning about their strong feelings. They do not understand the...

As parents or those in a parenting role, you play an important role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and helping your six-year-old learn to deal with tantrums constructively provides a perfect opportunity.    Children ages five to ten are in the process of learning about their strong feelings. They do not understand the...

As parents or those in a parenting role, you play an important role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and helping your six-year-old learn to deal with tantrums constructively provides a perfect opportunity.    Children ages five to ten are in the process of learning about their strong feelings. They do not understand the...

Trust is foundational for healthy relationships. As a parent or someone in a parenting role, you play an important role in your six-year-old’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship and learn how to promote trust in your child. Lying represents an important milestone in your child’s thinking as they learn that others have different beliefs and perspectives...

Why Back Talk? Arguing in family life is typical and expected. “Back talk” can be defined as “argumentative replies.”  1  Children can respond in anger, hurt, frustration, hurtful tones, or with hurtful words. Back talk also represents a power imbalance children are trying to rectify. To regain some power, children lash out with hurtful words. Power, after all, is a basic human need. Bui...

Why Anger? Research confirms that when young children learn to manage their feelings, their executive functions are simultaneously strengthened.^1 They can better use self-control, problem-solve, and focus their attention. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship. Growing your child’s skills to manage anger provides a perfect opportunity.   Tip:  T...

Why Transform Disrespect? Six-year-olds seek independence and will naturally test limits and break rules. When they feel powerless and angry, they can lash out in ways that show disrespect for others. Though this is a normal part of their development and necessary for their learning, it can anger or worry a caring parent or someone in a parenting role. You can transform these moments into vital op...

Why Listening? Your child’s success depends upon their ability to listen and understand what you and others are communicating. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship while building essential listening skills in your child.   Tip:  These steps are done best when you and your child are not tired or in a rush.   Tip:  Intentional communication...

Why Repairing Harm? Six-year-olds are working on understanding and applying rules in various situations. They are seeking independence and will naturally test limits and break rules. When they do, they require guidance on how to repair harm caused to a relationship or item. This is a normal part of their development and necessary for their learning. Research confirms that children are in the proce...

Why Examine Technology Use? Becoming intentional about your child’s daily technology use can influence how they develop a healthy relationship with technology and its role in their life. Looking for ways to experience and learn together about how to use devices wisely contributes to your child’s development.   Step 1: Get Input- Get Your Child Thinking by Getting Their Input Writing down...

Why Chores? Chores allow your child to contribute to maintaining and caring for your family’s household. Daily chores allow your child to learn and practice valuable skills like timeliness, work ethic, and responsibility.  Tip: These steps are done best when you and your child are not tired or in a rush.    Tip: Intentional communication and a healthy parenting relationship support...

Adults and children alike feel stress. Stress is the physical or mental response to an external cause, such as pressure at school or being yelled at by a friend who is upset. Feelings of stress are natural mechanisms for human survival and success. These feelings are the body’s way of warning you when there is danger and drawing your attention to problems that need resolving. A stressor...

Children are persistently noting differences in the world around them. Parents or those in a parenting role can help children as they make sense of differences among people by talking with them about what they observe.

As a parent or someone in a parenting role, you play an important role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and being mindful about daily routines provides an ideal opportunity.

Six-year-olds are working to understand what it means to act responsibly. They are figuring out the rules and applying them in various settings. They are: ● working on their independence.  ● gradually gaining independence in caring for their bodies (eating right, getting exercise).  ● learning about relationships (managing their feelings and impulses, empathizing and worki...

Now is the right time to gain a better awareness of the messages your child is receiving about cannabis, the impacts on your child, and how you can shape the messages you send in the future to encourage healthy choices. Though children are usually not tempted by peer pressure to try cannabis until ages 15-19, they still receive messages and view modeling throughout their childhood that will have a...

As a parent or those in a parenting role, you play a crucial role in your child’s development and success. Helping your child grow healthy friendships is important. Through relationships, your child develops a sense of belonging. They gain a better understanding of themselves through their interactions with you, their peers, and their teachers. 

Children ages 5-10 are working to understand rules and apply them in a variety of situations. They are seeking independence and will naturally break rules and test limits. This is a natural part of their development and a necessary part of learning. 

As a parent or those in a parenting role, you play a critical role in supporting your child to develop empathy. Empathy is the way that people effectively relate to each other. It’s the ability to perceive what others are feeling, process that information, and respond in a compassionate way. There are intentional ways to foster a healthy parent-child relationship while growing your child...

As a parent or those in a parenting role, you play a crucial role in your six-year-old’s success. Helping your child learn to deal with and understand bullying behavior is important for their success in life and school. One in five children experiences bullying, which can come in the form of repeated name-calling, insults, rumors, taunting, social exclusion, or physical harm.

As a parent or those in a parenting role, you play an important role in your child's success. There are intentional ways to nurture a healthy parent-child relationship, and growing your child’s skills to manage conflict provides a timely opportunity.