Toys that engage kids' minds, encourage imagination, support self-soothing and foster motor and emotional development are ...

Self-soothing involves using self-managed tools to settle down ... Long term, babies who self regulate are believed to become toddlers who manage their tantrums better and as older children are less ...

This type of reading is an important self-care activity for kids. Older kids can read to themselves (and this quiet time is soothing), but younger kids may need a grown-up to sit and read with them.

Many kids will spend time playing peacefully with their toys. Kids want to know we are there for them when they need us, but learning how to play by themselves also teaches them to self-soothe. They ...