Kids Who Ignore Consequences - 10 Ways to Make Them Stick. Does your child ignore every consequence you give him?
This week, James Lehman gives you 10 specific ways to make consequences work—even for the most resistant child. When kids are faced with something unpleasant, they'll often act like it doesn't matter to them. When your child says, “I don't care” or seems unaffected when you give him a consequence, what he’s really saying is, “You can't hurt me.” That’s because receiving a consequence makes kids feel powerless. Their sense of self almost requires them to respond by shrugging and saying, “Whatever,” simply in order to feel in control again. Indoor Playgrounds: Are Your Kids Playing in Poop? You've always known they weren't exactly white-glove clean. Now there's proof. Last winter, I spent more time than I’d like to admit thanking the corporate gods for creating the fast food indoor playground.
Quirky Ways to Get Your Kids to Behave. I've made a lot of bad rules in the decade I've been a mom, from irrational threats ("No graham crackers in the house ever again if you eat them in the living room even one more time") to forbidding human nature ("You may not fight with your sister").
But occasionally I've come up with rules that work better than I'd ever contemplated. These made-up rules have an internal logic that defies easy categorization, but their clarity and enforceability make them work. Several of them are not, technically, rules at all, but declarations of policy or fact. And they're all easy to remember. A few personal favorites, plus those of other moms: 10 Things You Should Never Say to a New Mom Unless You Have a Death Wish. Happy Baby Food: Banana Oatmeal. Written by Amy Snyder | April 19, 2011.
Babies - thrilld.com. 5 Tips for Negotiating with Kids. Top Ten Things a New Dad Shouldn’t Do. 1.
When taking off your baby boy’s diaper, don’t hold your mouth open and lean over him, making funny faces. This is serious! It’s true that when baby boys feel the cool air upon their little bits of manhood, they let loose powerful streams of pee, which doesn’t taste good. You should also consider throwing a wipe or cloth on your baby son’s bits the moment the diaper comes off. Or else, up shoots the pee into the air, and for a moment, you and your son might watch with surprised awe at just how high the stream gets; but then it comes down again and lands right on your son’s face. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Scoop on Poop. By Brenna E.
Lorenz All contents copyright © 1998 Brenna Lorenz, Megaera Lorenz, Malachi Pulte. All Rights Reserved.Reproduction of any part of site without express permission is strictly prohibited. Note: This is the original Scoop on Poop. There are several unauthorized, plagiarized versions out there that do not give credit to this page's author, and which are incomplete. Poop Photo Gallery!
Parenting: How NOT to Raise Spoiled Brats. By Jim Taylor, Ph.D.
In my last post , I described what I have seen as a rise in spoiled and fiscally irresponsible brats among both wealthy and less affluent families. Several commenters suggested that it's impossible to not raise spoiled brats in a moneyed family, in particular, because it is such an ever-present and influential force in these children's lives. Yes, I have known and worked with moneyed families (and those who aspire thus) who absolutely spoiled their children rotten and the kids are the worse for it.
What Your Pediatrician Wishes You Knew. Afternoon Laugh: Why Having a Toddler is Like Being at a Frat Party. The Awakening. A time comes in your life when you finally get…when, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out…ENOUGH1 Enough fighting and crying and blaming and struggling to hold on.
Then, like a child quieting down after a tantrum, you blink back your tears and begin to look at the world through new eyes. This is your awakening. You realize it’s time to stop hoping and waiting for something to change, or for happiness, safety and security to magically appear over the next horizon. You realize that in the real world there aren’t always fairy tale endings, and that any guarantee of “happily ever after” must begin with you…and in the process a sense of serenity is born of acceptance. Bringing Home Baby: 10 Iphone Apps To Make It Easier. – Cruise through the first weeks of your newborn’s life with these high tech tools!
The first few days and weeks of being a new parent can be incredibly stressful, but you don’t need to worry anymore with these handy iPhone apps made specifically for parents of newborns. 1. Breastfeeding Management Perhaps one of the most stressful transitions for a new mother after bringing home baby is learning how to nurse her baby. Breastfeeding Management, the iPhone app, helps you with the challenges by giving you practical tools for tracking and learning better breastfeeding methods. 2. The Baby Shusher is the newest tool in the gadget-minded parent’s toolbox. 3. How to Get Baby to Sleep Through the Night. The No-Panic Guide to Kids’ Health Emergencies.
25 Reasons To Have a Baby This Halloween. 22 More Ahead… Tell us which is your favorite.
We’re partial to #15. All costumes the mastermind of a BRILLIANT CREATURE named Tom Arma… they can be purchased here! Not sure if a “hystericalectomy” joke would be appropriate, so I’ll just leave it out altogether. Happy Baby Halloween!