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Don’t Be Embarrassed: 3 Important Tips To Assist Parents Dealing With Difficult Children

How many times have you been in the grocery store and seen a parent dealing with a temper tantrum throwing child in the checkout line? Have you ever thought, “I am so glad that isn’t my child”? All children, at one time or another, throw a tantrum. It’s a part of their growing up. It’s how you – and parents like you – handle it that determines if a child will continue being difficult. If you want some help dealing with difficult children, here are three worthwhile tips to ensure you gain back control over it. 3 Tips To Help Parents Deal With Their Stubborn Child 1 – Be Firm With Them If you don’t want to be embarrassed by your child’s public outburst, you need to let them know now that the behavior is unacceptable at home and in public. If your child is pitching a fit about being told no about another cookie, tell them you understand their [...]

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Posted by Mark Lewis - May 16, 2013 at 2:12 am

Categories: Discipline Tags: difficult

3 Tips on How To Stop Your Child From Hitting During The Testing Boundaries Stage

Toddlers are at a stage in life where they will test their boundaries – what they can and cannot do. If you see your toddler using hitting, biting, pushing or more to physically express him/herself, you need to deal with it now… not later! If you don’t deal with it right now, it’ll be harder for you to get the behavior under control. You might even wonder how to stop your toddler from hitting. Don’t worry – it can be done! 1 – Help Them To Learn Empathy The time to teach a child about empathy is when they are a toddler. Empathy is an extremely important skill that stays with them all through life. Empathy must be taught in the younger years, as trying to teach it when they’re older is extremely difficult. When a child is upset or happy, it’s best to point out the emotion to them. For instance, your son David is upset because he [...]

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Posted by Mark Lewis - April 15, 2013 at 2:05 am

Categories: Advice Tags: hitting, toddler

The Democratic Parenting (formerly Happy Child Guide) Review Provides Parents With Tips and Tricks To Raise A Happy Child

If you want to reduce or eliminate the bad behavior your child is displaying – bad behavior such as fits, tantrums and other out-of-control behavior – then you should pick up the Democratic Parenting Guide, a book created by both Dr. Blaise Ryan and Ashley Ryan. With this review, you will understand why you cannot be without it any longer. Many products on the market claim they can help you deal with your child’s problem. However, the majority of them barely scratch the surface, fixing the issue for the short-term and not getting to the heart of the problem. However, with the guide, you can deal with the underlying problem causing your child to behave and react in such a negative manner. What you learn will surprise you! Read my review to learn if this book will be effective for you in teaching your emotional child how to listen to you. Positive Aspects The guide gives you some interesting [...]

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Posted by Mark Lewis - February 20, 2013 at 6:25 am

Categories: Resources Tags: democratic parenting, happy child, reviews

8 All-Important Tips To Keep Your Toddler In Bed

Are you constantly trying to find ways to keep your toddler in bed? Do you go through the whole nighttime routine, only to sit down and find that your toddler is back in the same room as you, not even five minutes later?It can be difficult to be upset with your toddler if he/she comes crying to you and unable to stay in their bed. So, how can you make sure that your child’s bedtime is not constantly met with exasperated sighs, aggravation and crocodile tears? 1 – Be Sure The Child’s Room Is Inviting Have you ever stayed at a hotel and walked into a room you could not stand to be in, only to be asked to be moved to another room? Well, that’s similarly what your child is doing. Of course, you can’t switch rooms but you can make it to where he/she wants to stay in their room. How so? Make it inviting. Let your [...]