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toddlers

Time Outs Don’t Work Anymore? Try This Alternative.

This post was first published on November 12, 2009. There are many forms of discipline and punishment that parents use with their children. In our house, we’ve used the time out method, the just talking method, the redirecting method, and we’ve even yelled at times out of losing our patience. Hey, it happens, right? But, [...]

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How Young Children can Help with the Laundry

preschoolers

Early last month, I posed the question, “Can Preschoolers Help Clean?” and provided a list of chores for preschoolers to do around the house. Many of you agreed that yes, preschoolers can indeed help clean around the house and even provided a few additional suggestions based on what your kids help with. One of the [...]

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When Time Outs No Longer Work

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Photo credit: sean_alexander There are many forms of discipline and punishment that parents use with their children. In our house, we’ve used the time out method, the just talking method, the redirecting method, and we’ve even yelled at times out of losing our patience. Hey, it happens, right? But, lately, we’ve come up with a [...]

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Becoming a Big Girl

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I realized the other day that I never actually updated you on our potty training issues. You’ll be glad to know that baby girl is officially potty trained. Full out. All the way. For real. The girl goes to the potty by herself without us having to remind her, she’ll tell us if she needs [...]

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Do your Kids Play Computer Games?

preschoolers

We are a tech-heavy household. That’s not to say that we don’t do any hands-on activities, such as crafts, coloring, and puzzles. It’s just that both my husband and I love technology and use it daily. So, it’s only natural that our baby girl will grow up in a technology-filled house and will learn to [...]

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Hooray for Potty Training!

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After much time spent on attempting to potty train and many ups and downs, we have been having regular success this past week. Baby girl has actually used the potty at least once each day. She even went and sat down by herself without me or her dad having to make her sit. Major improvements, [...]

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Contest & Book Review: I Brake for Meltdowns

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A really really long time ago, the folks at Da Capo Press sent me a complimentary copy of the book “I Brake for Meltdowns: How to Handle the Most Exasperating Behavior of Your 2- to 5-year-old” to review. I’ve just now gotten around to actually writing my review of the book. Better late than never [...]

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We Heart Knuffle Bunny!

preschoolers

Now that you have some resources for helping your child read, do you want to know about a good book to read to your toddler or preschooler? This is the cutest book and your kid is going to love it. Well, only if he/she is as awesome as my baby girl. hehehe Knuffle Bunny: A [...]