For parents
The parent library
41 short guides for parents of children aged 3 to 8. Each one gives you something to try today, the words to say, and a Whyia book to read together.
Written by a volunteer team of 17 parents who are psychologists, from 4 countries.
Big feelings
Tantrums, anger, worry, sadness and fears, and how to be the calm one.
- Big feelingsNew Big Feelings How to Help Young Kids Name Them and Calm Down
Read with Sadness 5 min - Big feelings Child Anger Management A Parent's Guide to Understanding and Managing Explosive Behavior
Read with An Anger Adventure 9 min - Big feelingsNew Fear of the Dark How to Help Your Child Feel Safe at Bedtime
Read with Afraid of the Dark 5 min - Big feelingsNew Gentle Parenting for Ages 3 to 8 What It Is and What It Isn't Read with An Anger Adventure 5 min
- Big feelings How to Set Up a Calm-Down Corner at Home A small cozy spot where big feelings can land, for ages 2 to 8. What to put in a calm-down corner, how to introduce it, why it is not a time-out, and how to set it up this week. Read with An Anger Adventure 5 min
- Big feelingsNew Separation Anxiety at Drop-Off How to Help Your Child Say Goodbye
Read with The Penguin Kindergarten 5 min - Big feelings Tantrum or Meltdown? How to Tell the Difference and What to Do Read with An Anger Adventure 5 min
- Big feelingsNew Threenager Tantrums at 3 and What Actually Helps Read with An Anger Adventure 5 min
- Big feelings Understanding and Managing Child Anxiety A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Child Overcome Fears
Read with Anxiety 7 min - Big feelings Understanding Child Sadness A Parent's Guide to Supporting Sad and Depressed Children Read with Sadness 8 min
- Big feelingsNew Whining Why Kids Do It and How to Bring Back the Regular Voice Read with An Anger Adventure 5 min
Sleep, food and routines
Bedtime, bad dreams, meals, screens and the potty: the everyday parts of the day.
- Sleep, food and routinesNew A Calm Bedtime A 20-Minute Routine With a Story
Read with A Long Day 5 min - Sleep, food and routinesNew Nightmares and Night Terrors in Young Kids What's the Difference and What Helps Read with Afraid of the Dark 5 min
- Sleep, food and routinesNew Picky Eating What Helps and What Backfires Read with Sadness 5 min
- Sleep, food and routinesNew Potty Training Regression Why It Happens and How to Get Back on Track Read with Anxiety 5 min
- Sleep, food and routinesNew Screen Time for Ages 3 to 8 How Much, and What to Do Instead
Read with A Rainy Adventure 5 min - Sleep, food and routinesNew Table Manners for Kids What to Expect at Each Age and How to Teach Them
Read with A River Adventure 5 min
Friends and siblings
Sharing, fights, tattling, teasing, and brothers and sisters.
- Friends and siblings How to Help Kids Solve Fights With Friends For kids 3 to 8: be a coach, not a judge. A four-step way to help young children cool down, listen to each other and make peace, plus a sweet trick from the sloths.
Read with Quarrel 5 min - Friends and siblingsNew Sibling Rivalry When Brothers and Sisters Fight, and When a New Baby Arrives Read with Quarrel 5 min
- Friends and siblingsNew Tattling or Telling? How to Help Kids Know the Difference Read with Quarrel 5 min
- Friends and siblingsNew Teaching Kids to Share What to Expect at Each Age and What Helps
Read with Charity 5 min - Friends and siblings When Your Child Is Teased What to Say and What to Do
Read with The Monkey Bar 5 min
Growing up and confidence
Losing a game, trying again, imaginary friends, a first lost tooth and other steps of growing up.
- Growing up and confidenceNew "I Can't Do It... Yet" Growth Mindset for Young Kids Read with The Monkey Bar 5 min
- Growing up and confidenceNew First Lost Tooth Tooth Fairy Ideas, Questions Kids Ask and What's Normal
Read with Professions 5 min - Growing up and confidenceNew Imaginary Friends Why Kids Have Them and How to Respond
Read with Pets at Home 5 min - Growing up and confidenceNew When Your Child Hates to Lose Helping a Sore Loser Become a Good Sport Read with The Monkey Bar 5 min
Safety
Getting lost, strangers, body safety and the right to say no.
- Safety Answering Your Child's Questions About Boys' and Girls' Bodies Calm, short, honest answers with the real words. How to talk about body differences and privacy with children aged 3 to 8 without embarrassment, and what's typical at each age.
Read with Men and Women 5 min - Safety Hugs, Kisses and "No" Teaching Consent to Little Kids
Read with Personal Boundaries 5 min - Safety Stranger Safety Without Scaring Your Child Kids can't spot a bad person by looks, but they can spot tricky behavior. Three simple rules for ages 3 to 8, a practice game, and the words to say when someone makes an offer.
Read with The Playground Stranger 5 min - Safety Teaching Children Personal Boundaries A Parent's Guide to Body Safety and Consent Read with Personal Boundaries 10 min
- Safety What to Do If Your Child Gets Lost A Simple Family Plan
Read with The Lost Boy 5 min
Health and body
Germs, handwashing and what to do when your child is sick.
- Health and body Germs and Handwashing, Explained for Kids Invisible germs, a 20-second song and the elbow sneeze. How to explain germs to children aged 3 to 8 without scaring them, and build handwashing habits that stick.
Read with Being Sick 5 min - Health and body When Children Are Sick A Parent's Guide to Staying Home and Recovery Read with Being Sick 8 min
Curious minds
Simple, true answers to the big why questions.
- Curious minds How to Answer Your Child's Endless "Why?" Questions A four-year-old can ask hundreds of questions a day. Simple ways to answer, turn questions back into thinking, and keep curiosity alive even when you are tired. Read with A Rainy Adventure 5 min
- Curious mindsNew The Water Cycle for Kids A Simple Explanation and an Experiment Read with A Rainy Adventure 5 min
- Curious mindsNew Why Do Seasons Change? A Simple Answer for Curious Kids
Read with A Winter Adventure 5 min - Curious mindsNew Why Is the Sky Blue? A Simple, True Answer for Kids Read with A Long Day 5 min
Money, work and giving
Money, needs and wants, and the joy of giving.
- Money, work and giving First Money Lessons for Kids Aged 4 to 8 Money is a trade, things cost work, and waiting is a superpower. Three simple at-home activities that teach young children what money is and why we can't buy everything.
Read with Money 5 min - Money, work and givingNew Needs vs Wants Teaching Kids the Difference Read with Money 5 min
Reading and play
Reading with an active child, and play ideas for days at home.
- Reading and playNew Rainy Day Activities for Kids 12 Easy Ideas With Things You Already Have Read with A Rainy Adventure 5 min
- Reading and play Reading With a Child Who Can't Sit Still Short sessions, moving bodies, hands on the pages. Practical ways to enjoy books with an active child aged 3 to 8 or a child with ADHD, and why Whyia books are made for them. Read with A Rainy Adventure 5 min
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