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Talkin’ Toddlers…Praise & Rewards
What is your motivation to do good work in the world? What about your toddler? Motivating a toddler can be challenging. With new skills, a growing mind, and an "agenda all... Read Entire Article
Talkin’ Toddlers…Sometimes They Suck!
When they were an infant, the habit of using a pacifier or sucking a thumb was regarded as "oh so cute." Fast-forward a couple of years, and perhaps now you are thinking your ... Read Entire Article
Talkin’ Toddlers…Battling Bad Behaviors
One minute they are sweeter than sugar, the next they may be yelling, kicking, and acting irrational. You're not alone. You are a parent of a toddler. As activ... Read Entire Article
The Case Against Spanking
"We were all spanked and we turned out just fine." You'll hear people say that a lot if you tell them you're not planning on spanking. But there are many, many children out ... Read Entire Article
Discipline and Your Child
Deciding the right way to discipline your child is difficult, particularly since we all have different views of how it should be approached. Those of us from old school famili... Read Entire Article
When and How to Discipline Your Child Regarding Right and Wrong
Quite often, discipline, or the act of teaching kids right from wrong, is dreaded by parents simply because it seems so daunting. It needn't be! If you approach the act of dis... Read Entire Article
Talkin’ Toddlers - Temperament
Newborns are seemingly perfect. They eat, they poop and they sleep (well, sometimes they sleep). Then comes toddlerhood and our little one's distinct personality starts to bl... Read Entire Article
Help! My Toddler is Jealous of the Baby
If you think about it rationally, it is easy to understand why a toddler would be jealous of a new baby. For months, all people have talked about is the ‘new baby,’ looking s... Read Entire Article
Creating a Behavior Support Plan for Your Toddler
The nickname, the “terrible two’s,” became common knowledge for a reason; it can be terrible for the parents. Sometimes it goes beyond “the two’s” and into the “three’s” and ... Read Entire Article
Helping Your Toddler Learn to Share
“It’s mine.” Followed by an aggressive push and a ‘thwack’ to the head of a playmate is not an uncommon experience for parents of toddlers to witness. Most parents hang their... Read Entire Article
Talkin’ Toddlers: Managing Meltdowns
Toddlers. Most of the time they are active, adorable, and adventurous. Other times, they can be quite a challenge. With growing opinions, strength, and stamina, sometimes the... Read Entire Article
Talkin' Toddlers: Giving Thanks
The moment you become a parent, you may be overwhelmed with emotions. One of them may be the feeling of being thankful. It’s an emotion which is sometimes easily felt, but har... Read Entire Article
Talkin’ Toddlers: Anxiety
Life with a toddler-in-tow can be a lot of fun. It may also be a bit more complex than the earlier days you spent with your child. There is the realization that they are inde... Read Entire Article
To Spank or Not?
Since the early 1990’s, literature on disciplining children has told us to never, ever to spank our children. But in real life, it’s not always easy to carry out a no-spanking... Read Entire Article
Does My Toddler Have ADHD?
It is very difficult to know whether or not a toddler has ADHD, or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (previously called ADD). There are a number of reasons for this. Th... Read Entire Article
Helping Your Toddler Cope with Natural Disaster
It seems like mass devastation caused by natural disasters have been in the news more frequently. Remember Hurricane Katrina, the earthquake in Haiti, an earthquake and tsuna... Read Entire Article
Alternatives for Saying “No” to Your Toddler
“No” is so easy to say, which is probably why it is so over used, making the severity of it seem not so severe. It gets used when our toddler tries to put something in her mo... Read Entire Article
