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Helping Your Toddler with Transitions
Many parents of young children find themselves in a situation where it is time to leave an event or home but leaving is the farthest thing from the child’s mind. All too often, a battle ensues after...
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How to Discipline a One Year Old
In our last article, we addressed some ideas on how to discipline and train a baby (0-12 months). The next year of your child’s life is a very important one for setting the groundwork for future...
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How to Discipline a Two Year Old
The third year of life is marked by an increased need to explore, discover, assert independence, and experiment with cause and effect. These features (along with limited communication skills and low...
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What to Do When Your Baby or Toddler Hits You
Limited language, sleep deprivation, poor frustration tolerance . . . any of these can be an underlying factor for an act of aggression toward you by your little one. Slaps from babies and toddlers...
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Too Cute for Time Out? Discipline Troubles with Toddlers
The other day I came across a shirt that said: Too cute for time-out! I know that the designer of the t-shirt was not intending to promote any particular parenting philosophy, but it made me think of...
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Teaching Children to Say ‘Thank You’
What do you say? Say ‘thank you.” These phrases are uttered in sing-song voices by parents around the country. We all want our children to be thankful and polite, but are our current methods...
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Ignorant Misbehaviors: “I Didn’t Know THAT Would Happen!”
In a previous series of articles, we looked at attention-seeking behavior, controlling behavior, revenge-seeking behavior and displays of inadequacy in children. This was an inside look into the...
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My Child is Afraid of the Dark
“I heard something outside my window.” “Will you stay with me? I’m scared.” “There’s a monster under my bed!” Fear of the dark in children is extremely common. If you have a little one, you have...
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How to Parent an Out-of-Control Toddler: Tips for the Terrible Twos
Terrible twos. Treacherous threes. Whatever you want to call it, this developmental stage is a challenge. If you feel like it is a challenge that you are losing however, you can try these six effective...
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