by Elizabeth Pantley author of The No-Cry Discipline Solution (McGraw-Hill 2007)
If you ask parents to list the most frustrating discipline problems during early childhood, you would find that these three items appear on every list. They are so common that I call them The Big Three. All children master their own version of these behaviors [...]
Tags: choices, control, distract, eye-to-eye, feelings, fussing, imagination, Parenting, prevent, tantrums, teach, Toddlers, validate, whining
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by Elizabeth Pantley, Author of Perfect Parenting and Kid Cooperation
You’ve all been there. Your child isn’t getting his way. He’s crying, yelling, and stomping. As a frustrated parent, you may know, that temper tantrums are a normal childhood reaction to anger and frustration. But knowing this does not make it easier when your child’s ballistic [...]
Tags: Baby, calm, distract, leave, prepare, prevent, reasonable, self-control, tame, tantrum, toddler
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By Elizabeth Pantley, Author of Gentle Baby Care
Question
To Grandmother’s house we go! And we’ll be in the car for five whole hours? How can we make the trip enjoyable with a baby along?
Learn about it
There’s no question: Marathon car trips with a baby on board take a good amount of planning and organization. But it [...]
Tags: Baby, car, diapers, distract, flexible, movie, music, prepare, road trip, safety, stock, stops, toys
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By Elizabeth Pantley, Author of No Cry Sleep Solution
Question:
Our first-born is showing extreme jealousy towards the new baby. He’s obviously mad at us for disrupting the predictable flow of his life with this new challenger for our attention. How can we smooth things out?
Think about it:
Before the baby entered your family, your toddler was told [...]
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If you want your baby to grow up to be a confident adult, you must start working on building his self esteem from infancy. It isn’t hard to do and not only will it help your baby, but it will bring reward and happiness to your life as well. Here are some suggestions of things [...]
Tags: Baby, communicate, copy, distract, easy, help, self esteem, talk
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When your baby cries, it’s important to respond quickly without making a fuss. Letting him cry for a long time will agitate him more. There are simple things that you can do to help soothe your newborn and help him fall asleep.
Swaddle
Wrap him up quite firmly in a baby quilt or receiving blanket, tucking the [...]
Tags: 0-3 months, breastfeed, calm, Colic, comfort, cry, cuddle, distract, newborn, nurse, pacifier, pat, rock, suck, swaddle, undress
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