If your toddler is a high-energy kid, restless all the time or can even get to the top of the refrigerator as Mary Sheedy Kurcinka describes, he/she is a “spirited” child. All toddlers say ‘no,’ too, but a spirited child’s ‘no’s!’ are louder and more frequent, his tantrums longer-lasting and more intense.
Although spirited kids are […]
Parents of toddlers are always stressed out when finding healthy foods to feed their picky eaters. Barbara Solomon experienced the same when she wanted to feed her 3 year old daughter. At last she found 10 smart choices of toddler favorite foods that even the finicky child won’t refuse. Best of all, Barbara got some […]
One of my friends, she is a mother of 3 kids (7, 5 and 2 1/2 now). The first two are easy eaters. Even when they were toddlers, whatever she’d put in front of them on the table, they’d finish the plate off and ask her whether they could have some more. But for the […]
While surfing, I found a very funny website, I Used To Believe, collecting heaps of bizarre ideas that adults thought were true when they were children. Browsing these entries, I just feel it’s an enjoyable way to understand our children’s thinking and reasoning from a different angle. Below are some of my favorite entries:
Children are […]
Children need parents set a boundary to help them grow into a respectful and responsible person. Over at indystar.com Courtenay Edelhart writes that setting boundaries is a teaching process. It’s never too early to set and enforce boundaries. Even can start from the stage of infants, like telling them that “pulling someone’s hair or […]
Over at AskDrSears.com there are 10 powerful techniques posted for parents to shape children’s behavior. Each technique is discussed thoroughly how to be carried out.
praise
selective ignoring
time-out
consequences
motivators
reminders
negotiation
withdrawing privileges
humor
hoding a family meeting
As parents, we still have to exercise our own discernment on when to use which technique in order to have desirable effects. Normally parents need to […]
Rex Bowlby, a dad to two boys, has a very unique way of and perspective on parenting/fatherhood. In his book “Why Would I Want the Toy, When I Can Have the Box?” Rex shares with his readers 101 fun and cost-free activities that can help children acquire self-confidence, obtain coordination and develop creativity/imagination.
In the […]
Teething is a very common cause that makes a baby cry a lot. If your baby often rubs his/her gum and/or with drooling, runny nose, fever, sleep disturbance, take a careful look at your baby’s gum to see if it becomes hard. These are the symptoms of teething causing your baby feel uncomfortable and cry […]
My sister had a very hard time with her baby girl who is 17 years old now. At that time, her two-week old couldn’t stop crying from 11pm until 5am nearly every night, regardless of my sister’s every effort and trial , including feeding, bathing, soothing/rocking changing nappy, playing music….everything that a witty parent can […]
A baby’s cry can mean many things and affect a parent’s emotions. Is there anything that can soothe a crying baby? Using trial-and-error parents can accumulate many baby soothing techniques. Here are the things that my friends/relatives and I tried before and worked for our babies in many situations. If you find something that I’ve […]