Tips to a Better Toddler: Expect It.
This is my second time through toddlerhood, and I’m deperately trying to remember what I did with Olivia that caused her to turn out so well. So disciplined. So caring. So observant. (Me? Proud?...
View ArticleTips to a Better Toddler: Be the Change
Toddlers are sponges. Toddlers are mirrors. Toddlers are spongy little mirrors. (Shiny little sponges?) They learn how to handle life by watching how the people around them handle life. And...
View ArticleTips to a Better Toddler: Have a Plan. Keep to the Plan.
I am the worst parent when I feel as though I have no control over my child. I panic. And I do not make wise choices. So I develop a plan of action for my children, and this is especially helpful in...
View ArticleTips to a Better Toddler: Talk Like Steve from Blues Clues
There’s a reason kids like that show. They like the attention he shows them. They like the exciting tone of voice he uses. They like the way he breaks everything down to be easy to understand for...
View ArticleTips to a Better Toddler: Be Attentive
On days when my attention and priorities are not on my children, they act out more. It is their life’s mission to receive love, attention, and approval from me, their parent. But when push comes to...
View ArticleTips to a Better Toddler: Praise Like Crazy
Most of the previous tips seems to be focusing on bad behavior. And when all I focus on is bad behavior, my child seems to give me more and more to focus on. Is it because his self-esteem has dropped...
View ArticleThree Things You Should Know About Nursing A Toddler
It’s breastfeeding awareness week. And I would like to make you aware of the fact that not all nursing relationships end by the child’s first birthday. None of mine did, anyway. I nursed Olivia until...
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