Toddlers’ tantrums are infuriating and embarrassing but if you can take yourself out of auto-pilot mode you can see you do have solutions. When Chelsey was born I spent months dreading the terrible twos. I had heard two-year-olds spent sometimes a year or more lying flat on … [Read more...] about Toddler Tantrum Tips
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Teaching Your Child Respect From A Young Age
If you want your child to grow into a respectful person, you need to start teaching respect early. Young children can be guided towards respectful behavior as they start to talk to and interact with others. You can pull from three different branches of psychology to instill … [Read more...] about Teaching Your Child Respect From A Young Age
Five Trends in Baby Gear
Babies need a lot of stuff; let's take a look at some of the latest trends in baby gear:Boppy: A Boppy is a pillow used to support the baby comfortably when a mom nurses, and then later is used to help support the baby as they learn to sit on their own. These pillows also offer a … [Read more...] about Five Trends in Baby Gear
How To Help Your Teenage Children Get Along
If you are the parent of teenage children you may be wondering where your compliant, fun and loving elementary age kids went. While you are certainly not alone, it can be difficult enough to navigate the teen years if you are the parent of one child that age. But what happens … [Read more...] about How To Help Your Teenage Children Get Along
How to Raise a Happy, Confident Daughter
Girls are often harder on themselves than they need to be. Most girls have a strong need to feel wanted and accepted by their friends and family. Girls need to have a good self esteem in today's society that is so focused on comparing themselves to each other. If you are raising … [Read more...] about How to Raise a Happy, Confident Daughter
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to