Testing Limits
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Discipline for a 2 Year Old
Asked by M.P. from Columbus
on January 8, 2009
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I have a very wonderfully independent 2 year old who is enjoying testing limits and challenging expectations. I am struggling to find a way to discipline her that she ...
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- Hi- a very good DVD/book is `1 2 3 Magic' by Dr. Thomas Phelan. If you have day care or in house care for your children, you can have the daycare provider and grandpa...
- OK, each issue separately, this is how we deal with it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Hitting: We say "It hurts me when you hit and I don't feel safe....
- I highly recommed the book Parenting with Love and Logic by Dr. Jim Fay (and other that I can't think of right now). They have an early childhood version. They use a...
Normal 4 Year Old Behavior?
Asked by T.E. from York
on June 11, 2009
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My 4 year old son has really been testing his limits lately - talking back, major attitude, and most recently sticking his tongue out. I'm not the type of person to t...
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- Yes this is normal 4 year old behavior. 4 year olds like to test their limits, as many ages do. They are very capable people at that age and feel as if they can do and...
- Hi T.~ I have a 3 1/2 year old little boy... he goes through phases of testing limits, and other times, he is really quite compliant... But I do know where you are ...
- Dear T. E: There are two things that are going on with your 4-year old. 1st - 4-year olds always like to win games. For some reason, if a child at 4 wins all his ...
6 Yr Old Behavior Issues
Asked by D.B. from Philadelphia
on April 18, 2011
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My DD is 6 yrs old and in kindergarten, for the past 6 weeks or so her brhavior has gotten out of control: notes home from school, not listening at all. She is now on ...
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- If your friends are also suggesting it, not just the teacher, then there may definitely be reasons to have her evaluated. If consequences yield no results, it may very...
- Ugh. Teachers who double as doctors. Out of control how? She spits out her food and rips out her hair and violently attacks other kids and vandalizes and tantrums an...
- I've noticed that every year, around this time, my daughter (now 7) gets 'spring fever'. I just have to tighten the rules around this time and it usually subsides in ...
Trying to Wean My 1 1/2 Yr Old off Bottle
Asked by V.N. from New York
on September 13, 2011
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My daughter will be a year and a half in a few weeks, and I really want to wean her off of her bottle. She is down to two a day, one in the morning and one at night. I...
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- my vote is to eliminate the night bottle as quickly as possible to prevent tooth decay. my next thought is to just go cold turkey...she'll adjust, & the quicker i...
- We weaned my son from bottle at 12 months. I started by taking away one bottle feeding at a time. The first I took away was his midday one, because he seemed the least...
- I did my kids at the 1 year mark and gave her 2 weeks. I took the bottle away EXCEPT for naps and bedtime...2 weeks later, I took the naptime away...then 2 weeks later...
3 1/2 Yo an Now Miss Attitude?
Asked by R.H. from Reading
on March 3, 2008
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Hi everyone. My name is Becky and I am new to this group. I was just wondering about something with my 3 yo. She has always been a sweetheart. The most polite and ...
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- Miss R., I just wanted to let you know that I am in the same boat. My darling little 3 yo (4 in late April) has become miss sass in the last few months, but most n...
- Yep--the consensus seems to be that 2 was NOTHING compared to 3! My son started this type of thing in his 3rd year. I think they're getting more and more independant...
- Hi R., I don't know if my own experiences will help or not. I have 3 kids however the first two are alot older than my youngest. The youngest is my problem child. S...
How to Start "Time Out"
Asked by M.V. from Salt Lake City
on January 2, 2009
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My 13 mo old is starting to test his limits. He understands the concept of no / stop it. I use the word no sparingly, therefore so it far has been effective.
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- Personally, I don't think it's too early for time out. My suggestion for getting him to "understand" time out is to get a chair or stool (something specific, and his ...
- At his age, the best thing to do is remove him and put him away from you and whatever he is getting in to. Put him in his playpen and walk away. Be firm but at the s...
- This is way too early for time out. Babies really do not have a sense of right and wrong. My husband's favorite saying at this age was "dissuade and distract." By 2...
5 Year Old Girl with a Serious Attitude!!
Asked by B.T. from Scranton
on December 5, 2008
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So since my 5 year old started kindergarten, she has developed a serious attitude! She is always testing the limits and acts up very frequently- when we ask her if sh...
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- My stepson started to get "mouthy" when he started school too. I think it has to do with them trying to become more independent. He is almost 8 now, and still has hi...
- WOW! It sounds exactly like my daughter, she is now 13, but started the attitude when she went to kindergarten. She was always mature for her age, very smart, teacher...
- First of all check out the situation. If this is new think what has been going on. Have there been changes in your family, in your daughters life? *Stay calm and do...
Fcats & Adhd
Asked by D.H. from Tampa
on February 28, 2008
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I have a ten year old daughter with very obvious struggles with ADHD. We are currently going through very thorough and extensive testing with a psychologist to better ...
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- I used to teach elementary school. I would ask the teacher who normally administers the tests to other kids with ADHD. When I was teaching it was the learning disabi...
- I don't know how much help this would be but lets see. Does she have an IEP at school? My daughter does not have ADHD, we thought she did but it turned out she is prof...
- Overall supplement that my son has used with great success is Zija, all the Vitamins Minerals Amino Acids,etc that we need in a day in one can. Safe for pregnant wome...
Squealing Toddler
Asked by K.J. from Portland
on July 9, 2009
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My almost 2 year old boy has started squealing and we don't know how to get him to stop. He does it even when he already has our attention, so we don't think it is so...
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- Our boy (2years old) started squealing at about a year and we couldn't figure out why either. We finally were able to narrow it down to teeth- they were bothering him...
- I believe in spanking when a child disobeys, so if my child did that after I told them not to I would have calmly gotten out my switch and given them a lick. Then I wo...
- I am dealing with more of a shriek than a squeal with my 18 month daughter. We have been trying to curb it for about a month. In the car, last week, when she was shr...
Disciplining a 1 1/2 Year Old?
Asked by T.W. from Augusta
on October 31, 2008
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I am a mother of a 1 1/2 year and lately she has been testing my limits. At times she has been refusing to sit in her high chair during meals and wants to sit in my l...
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- I have a 22 1/2 and a 6 1/2 mth old daughters and I have been giving my oldest time outs since she was a year old. I have found them to be very successful in detering ...
- This is the age when children are trying to figure out and understand behavioral limits. This is why it seems like they try us so much. It's more of a learning exper...
- As the mom of a two year old, who is very well behaved the majority of the time, it is time to discipline (I am 2.5 months prenant too). We use timeouts. 1 minute per ...
