Zen parenting
No, it's not any term I got from anywhere else - it's more a concept of how I try to parent (try being the operative word - it is a daily pursuit in personal growth).The thing about Zen is that it's all about process. To focus on the outcome is to become attached and try to manip...
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yucky
Sorry, I was replying to the eating thread. :shy...
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yuck, awful treatment of 14 month old toddler
:( We were at a playground, and there was a nanny there with a 3 year old and a 14 month old. They were playing well with my 3 1/2 year old and my own 14 month old, until the local daycare kids came in. The 14 month old had previously been in this daycare (and the nanny had previously worked i...
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Youre stupid mommy and other toddler woes...
Gosh, I don't know where to start. Just when I thought I had this parenting thing figured out my fifth child turned 2. Ever since then it's been a whirlwind. He's nearly 3 now and is just so hard to deal with. First of all, he calls me (and the other kids) stupid all of the ti...
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Your wants vs. dcs wants
(This is kinda a spinoff from my other post.)Where do you draw the line? How do you resolve conflicts of wants?Do you basically "rule the roost" and what you say goes?Or do you try very hard to let dc do/get everything he/she wants?I'd bet most of us are in the middle somewhere- but how do...
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Your thoughts on time outs?
I am currently trying something new with my dd. I am having a hard time with her especially with her and her NB twin brothers. SHe is always waking them up and messing with them. She will wake them up on purpose just to get me annoyed. I am starting to ask her not to do it and if she continues I...
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Your thoughts on the Adlerian Method
Has anyone heard of this. I am looking into some classes that are based on this. Any opinions on this?...
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Your mental sayings?
I have some mental sayings, thoughts, whatever that I run through my head like a broken record to keep me GD with Ds. Sometimes I'm GD on the outside and SEETHING on the inside LOL.1. He's a baby, you're the adult.2. Whatever he's doing, is developmentally appropriate for hi...
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Your input - advice...
Not really sure how to word this - or avoid making it rediculously long :lol...but I would just like your advice/input/etc on a 'situation' regarding my 26 month old son ...and shopping ... :lolWell - hes fine shopping...he loves shopping...but he doesnt like leaving or 'staying&#...
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Your Favorite GD books
I'm way into "How to talk so kids will listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk."What's your favorite g.d book? I'm thinking about hitting the library....
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Your favorite GD books
I checked out the sticky about GD books and am considering asking for a few for xmas....please let me know your favorite...I read all the descriptions but it is hard to pick just a few.Thanks,Sarah...
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Your dd doesnt say "no"?
I get that comment a lot. My 18 mo dd says yes all the time. But she never says no. It's not in her small vocabulary at all. And people tell me that it is amazing that she never says no.So, I guess my question is this, is this common in families that use GD and rarely (and rarely have t...
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Your comfort level
I am wondering if my comfort level, often determined by my anxieties, unjustly limits problem solving with dd. Sometimes there are solutions--often solutions I read here on the GD board--that I would be uncomfortable with because it would be beyond my comfort level. I guess I am wondering if p...
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Younger sibling picking up "bad" habits?!
I have a 10 yo dsd who is extremely orally fixated, has pretty lousy table manners, and loves to teach her little sis (my 2 yo dd) "tricks" like inhaling food off her plate, making faces with mouth full of food, pretend crying, etc. and encourages games that leave little sis in an uncomfortable...
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young toddler hitting/screaming
so my dd (20mo) is going through some hard times this week. and consequently, so am i! here are the issues that have come up and what i've been doing about them:hitting me: she does this mostly at bedtime when i'm trying to help her get to sleep. sleep has always been an issue for...
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- Young fighting siblings
- You Hurt My Feelings
- You guys have been so helpful...
- you gotta show her whose boss
- You ever have a day like this?
- You are Love-Chain letter
- You are great
- Yet another take-off on the no punishment discussion
- Young Toddler hitting *alot*
- Young children using "bad" words
- You have to get a hold of this book....
- You HAVE to do things... (spin-off)
- You have to be consistent ?
- You guys, please help me out here
- You didnt picking her up did you?!
- You can be upset and not scream...to make him understand...
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