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Keeping your children warm, healthy and well-fed is job No. 1.

But the challenges can be daunting when parents attempt to teach young toddlers how to deal with immediate and sometimes overwhelming emotion. As kids grow, the emotional storms intensify until the peak in the teen years.

There are no easy instruction manuals for raising children to be well behaved.There aren't even easy definitions for what that means. Perhaps the best bit of advice from experts suggests that parents serve as role models - as kids watch and learn. Where can children find better patterns for the basic concepts of caring, sharing, and self-control than their parents?

On the flip side, kids may also quickly learn how to behave badly when overwhelmed parents allow negative behavior to take the upper hand.

Learning how to "play well with others" at an early age is a skill set that can serve kids for a lifetime.

Around the Web, get more expert advice on keeping it all under control with tips on dealing with temper tantrums, time-outs, aggressive behavior, shyness, bullying, problems specific to the teen years plus more on behavior disorders and when to seek help ...

Parenting Today - Extensive library of guides for new parents with advice on dealing with the angry child, tips on socialization, building self-esteem, coping skills for shy kids, and tips for raising teens.

Emotions & Behavior - Another great collection of resources from KidsHealth.org with expert articles ranging from how to deal with temper tantrums and sibling rivalry, to coping with extraordinary situations including school violence, divorce, post-traumatic stress disorder and related issues.

Your Child | Behavior Problems - Hyperlinked discussion on typical problems faced by parents including anger, aggression and bullying, discipline problems, when to get help, and related links and resources to further information.

Strategies for Teaching Important Social Skills to Young Children - Step-by-step guide to socializing young toddlers with the 4 P's - Practice, Praise, Point Out, and Prompt, including related tips and suggestions from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Social and Emotional Growth from Age 4 to 5 - A brief overview of developmental milestones for this age group, including resources and interactive guides from Mr. Rogers, Clifford and other favorite PBS characters.

Early Childhood Development - How Social Workers Help Children With Emotional/Behavioral Problems - Discussion on what to expect from professional intervention, with a checklist of symptoms that might warrant an appointment with a therapist, related links and resources.

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