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Need Advice from Moms Who Have 2 or More Boys
Aug 29, 2009 ... to take away priviledges but it isnt effective They sometimes laugh ... them by myself all day Lately parenting hasnt been enjoyable and ...
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- Hi K.- I too have two boys - 3 and almost 5 (21 months apart). Their behavior is exactly as you described -- always in each other's faces and getting into trouble/...
- Hi K., I'm glad to see that I have company out there. My two boys are 9 and 6 (2.5 yrs apart). I have a 2 1/2 year old girl too. Your story sounds much like mine. ...
- K., I completely agree with all the advice you have gotten and wanted to add another angle too. I have three boys (13,11, 2). I also have an 8-yr old girl. My hu...
Behavior Problems at Daycare
I think it is more effective for teaching proper behavior and how to solve ... I am happy to find love and logic parenting, you might want to check it out ...
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- Have there been changes with the caregivers in the child care program? That could cause behavioral changes. For the most part, what you describe sounds like typical ...
- E., I hear your frustration and I want to offer a few words of encouragement. First, your boys are behaving appropriately for both their age and situation. There's n...
- Good morning E.! My name is H. and I am a stay at home mother of 8 year old twins whom are currently in the 3rd grade full time. I have been caring for children in my ...
Trouble with My Three Year-old Boy, Looking for Advice, Understanding, Hope
Central Texas Redirecting Children Behavior and the Art of Parenting .... You can be consistent enough with something to make it effective if you have mixed ...
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- My instinct is to say talk with the pediatrician....he may need some testing. One of my son's friends was this way, destructive, impulsive, attention grabbing. His mom...
- It seems as though your son is hungry for your attention (good or bad). This usually happens after a new baby or if you have been spending more time at work, etc... T...
- If you aren't comfortable with spanking - don't. You can be consistent enough with something to make it effective if you have mixed feelings about it. You must choose ...
Seeking Help on LYING
... case a breather from each other might have been effective ó in large part to .... This is directly from Parenting with Love and Logic Teaching Children ...
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- Well for one thing Congrats on the upcoming marriage!! For second, I am a step mom of two children myself and I know how it is to be the "LUCKY" ONE to be picked to ta...
- F., Good luck with the wedding. Us step moms have it so hard and trust me I understand, I'm a stepmom as well and I went through the exact same thing with my step...
- You already got such a great response about the lying, so I'm only going to comment about the mother/stepmother part. It's my opinion that you should NOT be in the ...
Behavior and Discipline for 5 Year Old Boy
I am in the midst of reading a very good book on effective discipline called ..... It has changed the way I approach parenting with my 4 year old and 1 year ...
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- Is the child hyperactive or loses concentration easily, if this is so you may want to get him tested for ADD/ADHD. Most 5 year old I know aren't that way, but the few ...
- Hi K., Check out a book called Love and Logic Magic for early childhood. It has great ideas for how to deal with misbeahaviour without screaming and yelling! ye...
- You're doing your time outs wrong. You're giving him too much attention. Ask him to do something or not do something. If he refuses or ignores you, you need to give...
ADVICE NEEDED, My 11 Year Is Refusing to See His Dad...
While I usually think family therapy is more effective than one on one and .... yourselfwhich is absolutely NOT a slam to you and your parenting on my part ...
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- Hi I hope things are going well for you and your children. Hang in there and go with your gut instincts. Don't let him minipulate you and run the show because he may...
- Oh C., what a difficult position you are in! My parents divorced when I was VERY little, so all I know is my two separate families (both parents remarried within a ye...
- maybe your son doesn't want to be w/his father because of what his father said and did to him. 11yr. olds can be stubborn but not for this long, maybe there is some tr...
Babywise Parent-Directed Feeding
Nov 15, 2009 ... I guess I did the Attachment-Parenting with Kate and I found it .... Parent- directed feeding can be safe and effective for bottle-feeding. ...
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- I love the book On Becoming Babywise and how it taught me to feed the baby. I recommend it to everybody. By two weeks old my baby had a great schedule and he was sle...
- Nope. Feed him when he's hungry. Stop when he's full. That's the best way to ensure that your milk supply keeps up with his growth. Babies hit growth spurts several ti...
- I want to reiterate what Lindsey said. Please read Dr. Sears' Attachment Parenting Book and/or The Baby Book before you make a final decision. I read Babywise when I h...
How Do I Handle a Touchy Situation with My Best Friend Regarding Her Son?
... found this very effective against bullies on playgrounds where you might ..... As far as sharing concerns about parenting I disagree with your friends ...
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- I think you did the right thing by bringing this up to your friend. I wouldn't allow my child to play with someone who was abusing him and acting out all the time bec...
- you did the right thing!! you have to distance yourself away from people like this. the parents have created that monster and sounds like the parents let that kid run ...
- I can give you some advice because this past year, I was in the same boat. The difference is that the kiddo was not my friends child, rather her niece, (she watches he...
Time Out Dilemma
... alone and it has been effective I also second 123 Magic which is what we ... would put the perspective about relationship based parenting out there I am ...
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- I read all the responses before replying so I wouldn't repeat. Here's my thought. I teach 2 & 3 year olds and while I've never heard that time outs are inappropria...
- Hi C., I have been there! My daughter is 2 1/2 and we have fought the same battles. We use the "naughty corner" as a punsihment. It took some time for her to...
- My pediatrician recommended 1-2-3 Magic for discipline for toddlers & beyond. It has helped with my dtr. We try to use time outs only for big offenses and use positi...
Out of Control 3 Year Old
I know time outs have probably not been too effective, but we found that .... So much so that I took a parenting class because I was at my wits end as to ...
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- 1-2-3 Magic is a good book. It takes some practice using the method, but it is effective (you can master it within a couple of days to a week). Your reward chart is...
- Hi A., I would say getting your son's father on board with the same diciplining tecniques as you are doing is key. Boys respond well to structure, even though they...
- I would suggest the following books: Smart love by martha heineman pieper and william pieper, unconditional parenting by alfie kohn and how to talk to your child so th...
