Welcome to today’s online chat about the behavior and discipline of prekindergarten children. This is a hot topic in education circles and one with implications that go far beyond the preschool years.

No one likes to get hit — even when the punch is thrown by a very tiny person. Anyone who has been whacked in the stomach or punched in the leg by a four-year-old knows it legitimately hurts. And some ...

Between the ages of 3 and 5, children begin to develop independence, expressing their choices, and testing their abilities. During this stage of child development, parents may notice behaviors such as ...