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Your Seven Month Old
Now that your baby can sit unsupported, a whole new world is open. And she embraces it with delight! What milestones might you see this month? Read on...
Your Six Month Old
She's in a pretty good mood most of the time, interested in her world and is working on expressing her sense of humor -- in grins, giggle and belly laughs. What milestones can you expect this month? Read on!
Your Newborn
Your baby is here! What should he be doing? What can you do to help him along the way? Read on to find out what's normal and get play time tips.
Top 10 Toddler Taming Tips
Toddlers: they're adorable, lovable, and absolutely precious (at least most of the time -right?). They're also unpredictable, impulsive and can be absolutely exhausting.
Simple Mommy Secrets to Stop Your Little Biter
Do you have a biter on your hands? Biting is among the most bothersome and embarrassing kid behaviors.
The Fine Art of Disciplining Other People's Kids
These days parent are much more cautious about discipline kids who are not their -- probably because our society has become so litigious. So how do you navigate those tricky issues of discipline the "other kids" when the child is in your care and you are in charge?
Coping With a Demanding Child
Demanding behavior -- from the time a child is about two to four a parent can usually expect to experience it. Parents should not, however, excuse such behavior as only a passing stage. A parent's response to such bossiness may determine how long and how intense these battles last. How should you respond?
Save Your Stars: Avoiding Reward Junkies
Many parents use "behavior modification" programs, such as rewards, sticker charts or token systems to teach children skills, get children to take on responsibilities, or curb an unwanted behavior. Unfortunately, over 30 years of long-term studies show that these programs are consistently ineffective and often counter-productive long-term.
Concerned About 5-year-old Behavior
QUESTION
Dear Dr. Laura,
My son is a high needs kid. We have, for the most part, been able to manage his outbursts. Today at school we were called because he told two separate children that he wanted them to be dead. After the first time I sat down and talked with him in the quiet area and did believe that he understood how important it was not to say things like that. After I left he said it again to a different child. The day care is very concerned and did stress that in public school he would most likely be sent home if it happened there.How to Offer Children Choices Within Limits
Choices are the best tool for preventing and stopping power struggles and rebellion. There are a few ways that parents can run into problems, however, so here are a few guidelines for using choices effectively.
Your Newborn
Your baby is here! What should he be doing? What can you do to help him along the way? Read on to find out what's normal and get play time tips.
Your Seven Month Old
Now that your baby can sit unsupported, a whole new world is open. And she embraces it with delight! What milestones might you see this month? Read on...
Your Six Month Old
She's in a pretty good mood most of the time, interested in her world and is working on expressing her sense of humor -- in grins, giggle and belly laughs. What milestones can you expect this month? Read on!
Teaching Toddlers Responsibility
If you want to teach a child values, the best way to do it is by being good role models ourselves and by discussing the choices of everyday life. That means toddlerhood is young to "teach values" verbally, but a perfect time to start teaching values by modeling what you value.
Building Baby's Brain: The Basics
But much of the brain's wiring does not happen until after birth. In the first months and years of life, brain cells form connections in many parts of the brain. These connections are the complex circuits that shape our thinking, feelings, and behaviors.
The Daycare Blues
You've just started your two-year-old in a new childcare arrangement. You're thrilled with his new childcare provider, but he doesn't want anything to do with her. He protests loudly when it's time for you to say goodbye and you drive to work feeling miserable about the entire situation.
Disrespectful Behavior
When a child is disrespectful to teachers or classmates, the first source to consider is the behavior of the adults in this child's life. Children who aren't treated with respect have no model for respectful behavior.
Tips to End Hitting in a Toddler
by Michele Borba, Ed.D
My 19-month-old son is normally a very happy child -- very playful, always laughing or singing or just babbling. In my opinion he is very smart for his age. He can count to 20, knows his abc's and lots of songs to his favorite cartoon shows and nursery rhymes.
He is also very, very energetic. I think sometimes he is too energetic; might be a little hyper. Like most toddlers, he does tend to have a temper when he can't have his way but he's taken to hitting and throwing things. He also likes to scratch or pinch for fun.
How to Offer Children Choices Within Limits
Choices are the best tool for preventing and stopping power struggles and rebellion. There are a few ways that parents can run into problems, however, so here are a few guidelines for using choices effectively.
Concerned About 5-year-old Behavior
QUESTION
Dear Dr. Laura,
My son is a high needs kid. We have, for the most part, been able to manage his outbursts. Today at school we were called because he told two separate children that he wanted them to be dead. After the first time I sat down and talked with him in the quiet area and did believe that he understood how important it was not to say things like that. After I left he said it again to a different child. The day care is very concerned and did stress that in public school he would most likely be sent home if it happened there.
- Building Baby's Brain: The Basics
- Concerned About 5-year-old Behavior
- Coping With a Demanding Child
- Disrespectful Behavior
- How to Offer Children Choices Within Limits
- Save Your Stars: Avoiding Reward Junkies
- Simple Mommy Secrets to Stop Your Little Biter
- Teaching Toddlers Responsibility
- The Daycare Blues
- The Fine Art of Disciplining Other People's Kids
- Tips to End Hitting in a Toddler
- Top 10 Toddler Taming Tips
- Your Newborn
- Your Seven Month Old
- Your Six Month Old
