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Toilet
Training
Toilet training is one aspect of
childcare that confronts every parent at least once and
"once" is definitely enough. If you have a child in
diapers, if you have a grandchild in diapers, if you are expecting a
child, or if you have a friend in any of the aforementioned
situations, read on. There is a book on this topic that is the best
source of information available to parents. It also happens to be
the best guide in what to actually do step-by-step, and it is the
best children's book on the subject.
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Eating:
Mealtime Problems
Eating is a socialized process and it
is up to parents to train their children. There is a solution for
mealtime problems but it requires firmness, consistency, and
kindness.
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It's
Easy to Feed a Hungry Child
Children will eat when they are hungry
unless there is a problem. If a parent has become preoccupied by a
child's eating, the child can learn to control the parent through
eating (or not eating).
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Embarrassing
Questions Asked in Public
A four year old is an observer of the
world and a sponge ready to soak up all the information he can find.
In the beginning, a child is not trying to embarrass adults, he
needs to know the answers. Parents can handle this well if they
react calmly to the child's curiosity.
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Helping
Children Solve Problems with Other Kids
We all want our children to be
accepted by other children and it hurts us when they are not. Our
task is to keep our expectations, anxiety, sympathy, and rage to
ourselves and do something positive for our child.
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Why
Kids Tattle and What to Do About It
We need to stop labeling children as
"tattletales" and pay attention to what they are really
communicating. Tattling is a complex behavior. If we can respond
appropriately our children will be safer, emotionally and
physically, and they will develop the maturity that puts an end to
the "tattling stage".
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When
"Not Me" is Responsible for all Problems
I would be willing to bet that every
family has a "not me" haunting the premises. I would like
to believe that children are responsible for the creation of
"not me" but parents are really to blame. We ask
ridiculous questions and prompt our children to create "not
me". When we ask "Who did this?", we are asking for
trouble.
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Surviving
Family Gatherings
Parents who expect their children to
be better behaved than usual when relatives are present are destined
for disappointment and frustration. Here are some things to keep in
mind if you will be taking children to visit relatives.
