Your right your toddler is adjusting to new baby! My oldest didn't even say a word till he was over the age of 3, but he was completely potty trained at 2. Your LO is probably just adjusting to new baby. Here is a great article I read awhile ago on this very subject http://bit.ly/28N0SB9. I hope it helps.

I think learning can be so much fun in the summer and you can sneak in "math" and reading and they not even know it. My kids love to spit water melon seeds. So they have a contest and then measure the distance and find out who spit the farthest, all math. We read recipes for making cupcakes and special popsicles. We love to sign up for reading reward programs. Its a great motivator and they love to be entered to win anything!! Hope that helps!

I don't believe a job grants us respect. I think everyone is worthy of respect. But that's not the same as worth and value. Where do you believe your worth and value come from?

Hi! Sounds like my middle when he was second grader. I'm sorry it he's having a hard time. Is it possible he is bored and therefore occupying himself? Not to reward misbehavior but if you spoke with the teacher and asked if she could give him a special "chore" to help her, pass out papers, empty the pencil sharpener. Maybe even when he's feeling distracted let him get up, walk to the fountain, fill a water bottle and sit down. My son was miss labeled and really he was just bored. I hope this helps. Hang in there maybe you and he teacher can strategize together instead of conquering the issue separately.