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Inside: Do you ever feel like you're a parent who yells too much? Try this simple (but important) step after yelling at your kids to get the cooperation you truly want. I opened the front door of the tiny 400 square foot cabin, where we are temporarily living, walked to the back, sat at the picnic table and pulled my knees to my [...]
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Raising KidsHow to Stop Your Child From Whining – Immediately
I sat at the kitchen table, looking across the room as he struggled with the button on his pants. Using both hands to firmly grasp the button and hole, he attempted several times to secure his pants around his waist. I wanted him to stop whining and saying that he "couldn't do it." No luck. It’s hard to sit back and watch [...]
Schedule / Routine5 Sample Daily Toddler Schedules From Real Moms
I regularly get questions from readers about how to create a good sample daily toddler schedule. While not every toddler is the same, I do think it’s very helpful to see what other moms are doing in their homes. Five stay-at-home moms were asked to share their schedules. So I use the word "real" intentionally because these are not [...]
How to Turn Your High Energy 3 Year-Old Into a Better Listener
Inside: A simple strategy when your 3 year is out of control, ignoring you and flat out not listening. Post contains affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I was awake for only 15 minutes, and I was already dealing with my 3-year-old not listening. My daughter stood at [...]
How to Stop a Power Struggle in Public without Bribing, Threatening or Yelling
I don’t know why a trip to the grocery store with my oldest always results in a public temper tantrum, but it does. For the longest time, he would exhibit something close to a mental breakdown over the kiddie shopping carts. Whomever invented those is the bane of my existence. My son is a strong-willed child, who struggles with [...]
Kids Fighting Bedtime? A Quick & Easy Toddler Bedtime Routine That Works Like a Charm
Inside: Toddler bedtime routine too long? Or your toddler fights bedtime? How to create a kids' bedtime routine that doesn't take forever and gets cooperation. Post contains affiliate links in which I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase. As a child, you probably remember your parents saying something like, "You better [...]
An Easy Morning & Bedtime Routine Chart Bundle That Keeps Kids On Task
Each night without a bedtime routine chart would go something like this... I'd say put your pajamas on and my son would get distracted and start playing with toys. A second time I'd say put your pajamas on and my son would run in the other direction. The 15th time I said put your pajamas on things started to escalate. At this [...]
2 Year-Old Sleep Schedule That Works Every Single Time
Let's face it, the right 2 year-old sleep schedule can take each family member's sleep and daily routine from completely off tilt to pleasant and enjoyable. That's because when 2 year-olds aren't happy, it tends to spill over into everyone else's emotional space. I remember when my daughter went through her 2 year old sleep [...]
Your Strong-Willed Toddler: 3 Shifts to Turn Defiance Into Cooperation
I stood in the elevator looking down at my strong-willed toddler on the floor. He sat up, swung his head backwards and let out another ginormous “WAAAAAAAA.” When the elevator stopped on the third floor my heart skipped 3 beats before sinking into the abyss of anxiety in my stomach. The doors opened to another family needing to ride [...]
The Key to Helping a Perfectionist Child Is The Opposite of What You’d Think
Inside: Learn simple tools to help your perfectionist child learn to try again without nagging or fighting. Many approaches to helping a child with perfectionism don't work, but THIS does. Post may contain affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. It started when he was [...]
