Strong-Willed Child
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Screaming 18Th Month Old! He's Driving Me Insane!
My children are 14 and 10 and my oldest is a very strong willed girl I really wish I had been more consistant from the very beginning and I think life would ...
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- I have to disagree with some of the mother's on here. They are telling you to put the child in thier bed but if you think about it putting a child in thier bed when th...
- What he is doing IS completely normal... he cannot verbalize his feelings so he is communicating the only way he knows how. It's important to stay calm and I've notic...
- It seems like when he screams he gets a reaction from you. Any 2 year old wants constant attention whether it be negative or positive. My Daughter, now 3, still holds ...
Getting a 3 Yr to Get Their Hair Cut
There are some great books by Dr. Dobson: "Help, I'm a parent" or "The Strong Willed Child" are two very helpful books. I used them and they were very ...
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- I just want to agree with Tammi F & Victoria W - I wish we had all of been friends when my guys were younger!! Older is wiser i'm afraid. Mine are 8,9 & 11 going on 25...
- I agree with Marsha - get The Strong Willed Child. In the meantime, hold her down and get them to cut it. If you are afraid she'll kick your tummy, have daddy hold her...
- Hey B., A lot of good advice here already! And I just wanted to agree with some of it--don't let you daughter take control of these situations. You are the parent. G...
Following Directions and Listening Skills
I wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who provided advice - I do have one of the books referenced, Parenting the Strong Willed Child, ...
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- All I can tell you is he sounds exactly like my daughter used to be. "Keeping the power" made me laugh-I still talk about the way she was from day one as well- so stro...
- Hi K. - Raising a spirited child is so much fun!! Have you or are you able to offer him choices in some things, i.e. do you want pb and j for lunch or tuna, do you...
- No advice, but I'm following your thread with interest! Every teacher/provider has asked how we get our 6yo to listen, and we tell them we'd be happy to hear what the...
Books on Raising Children/toddlers
9 Oct 2009 ... I am looking for some books on parentingraising childrentoddlers preferably written ... However I have readStrong Willed Child by Dr James ...
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- I am currently reading a book titled, "A Proverbs 31 Daughter: Training daughters to be Godly Women". I absolutely LOVE it! I found it on cristianbook.com, and my h...
- My Sunday School class is participating in a series call Proactive Parenting...I'd recommend it. Also, I'm reading Love and Logic: Early Childhood and I LOVE it!! It's...
- Hi B., I like Kevin Lehman (sp) he as a book called Have a New Kid By Friday and had written others. James Dobson is always a good one (I love that man!) and my husba...
Out of Control 18 Month Old
It sounds like you have a strong willed child who might just not want to do something because you want him to. So jjust make like you could care less if he ...
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- It sounds like your son is going through early terrible twos. My only thought right now is this; if your son likes the place where you put him for time out find anothe...
- Go to the public library and get a sign language book and teach yourself and child some basic sign language. Stuff like: more, finished, drink, eat, yes and no. They h...
- Your son maybe strong-willed which can be difficult. I have three young boys, 3 1/2, 2 1/2 and 10 month old. My 2 1/2 year old is strong-willed and I have learned ho...
Recommendations for Books on Discipline?
I cant say enough about Setting Limits with your StrongWilled Child by Robert MacKenzie Youll love it Wish I had purchased it when my kids were 2 It talks ...
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- You have gotten lots of advice on what books to read, but here is some on how to read them: use the books not as recipes for "what to do," but as ammunition for your o...
- Greetings G.: As the mother of 5, a grandmother, and as a foster mother I just want to give you some wonderful news---- this to will pass!! In the great adventure of...
- well..."terrible-twos" toddles are getting a bad rap. toddles don't know what we know, so we need to be patient, hi G. I know the feeling, my grandchild is a busy b...
Help with Toddler Meltdowns
I had to sometimes hold my one tantrum child so she wouldnt hurt herself even ... I wish you the best of luck I lived through a strong willed daughter who ...
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- I think you are doing the right thing in putting her in a place that she can't her self and you can observer her. The biting of her hands is really scary. I do think y...
- I had to sometimes hold my one tantrum child so she wouldn't hurt herself, even though any sense of constriction made her worse. She wasn't a tantrum-for-attention ki...
- Hi J., My daughter is on the cusp of turning two and about 6 months ago she too went thru a tantrum throwing phase. Usually tied to being tired, got worse when I t...
How to Wean Your Baby from Breast to Bottle.
Is this little girl a strong willed child? My daughter was so strong ... I read Dr. Dobson's "A Strong Willed Child" and decided that it wasn't worth it. ...
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- A friend of mine had this problem and there is a special breast shaped bottle you might do a search for I am not sure what it is called but it worked miracles for her ...
- Avent makes a sippy cup top that goes in their bottles. It is the only thing my children would take other than the breast until they were able to drink from a plain g...
- My son refused to take a bottle, so I transitioned him using a sippy cup. I got some of the ones with two handles. It was great. We never used a bottle, so no weani...
7 Year Old Daughter
ReadYou Cant Make Mebut I can be pursuaded by Cynthia Tobias It gives practical advice for raising a strong willed child It has helped me immeasurably to ...
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- Read "You Can't Make Me (but I can be pursuaded)" by Cynthia Tobias. It gives practical advice for raising a strong willed child. It has helped me immeasurably to un...
- I have an 8 year old daughter, so I will share some of what I've done with her. First, one of my favorite sayings (Dr. Phil) is "You choose the behavior, You choose t...
- As I was reading your request, I was going to ask you if she was the first-born or only child, and then I read your profile and saw I was right. I could tell by what ...
Seeking Advice About 4-Year Old with Behavioral Issues
My 4 yearolddaughter has been a very strongwilled child since the moment she was born What we used to refer to as beingvery determined when she was a young ...
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- That sounds a lot like my 6 year old. He's never been tested for ADD, but his dad has it so we know some of the coping mechanisms. We really didn't want to do any ...
- Sounds EXACTLY what I went through (and am still going through). My son was expelled from 3 pre-school/daycare centers by the time he was 4. I too was desperate, fru...
- A., we have a son who will turn 21 this week. When he was much younger he was assessed as being very intelligent. But like your daughter, he would behave badly even ...
