Imagine throwing a tantrum… and getting everything you demanded. You might think this is ideal for a child, but being too lenient can often lead to adverse consequences. Let me start off with a few good reasons parents should stand their ground: Granting children everything they want may lead them to believe that negative actions [...]
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For several weeks, my toddler insisted on wearing socks. The only times he didn’t wear them was when he took a bath, but once he finished, he asked to wear a new pair right away. Granted, the weather was cold, so I figured he appreciated the extra warmth on his feet. Or I assumed he [...]
The other day, my husband made one of our usual breakfasts—oatmeal and fruit—with a little extra treat for our toddler: a peanut butter sandwich. LO practically shoved aside the oatmeal in lieu of the sandwich and gobbled it up in record speed. Once his hands were empty though, he cried for more. “It’s all gone,” [...]
I jinxed myself, again. Just as I was writing about how my toddler’s tantrums don’t seem as terrible as in the past, he threw an all-out, can’t-catch-my-breath tantrum in what should have been a fun Saturday at a children’s birthday party. We had to listen to him cry the whole ride home—through traffic, of course—before [...]
How many times have you been frustrated with your kid and said to yourself, “If only he was a little older”? I remember wondering during the early days just when exactly this parenting thing gets easier. “Three months—that’s when they’re finished with the fourth trimester,” I often heard. “Life starts to feel normal again at [...]
Even though my toddler’s tantrums don’t seem to be going anywhere just yet (please tell me there’s no such thing as “The Terrible Three’s”), they have been much quicker and dealt with more effectively than when they first made their grand entrance. I still remember the first few tantrums—some of them lasting over an hour—and [...]
I came across an article from The Wall Street Journal titled The Facebook-Free Baby—Are you a mom or dad who’s guilty of ‘oversharenting’? The cure may be to not share at all. Author Steven Leckart discusses the circumstances leading to parents sharing everything about their kids online, as well as potential repercussions for doing so. [...]
My toddler has blessed us with yet another episode of defiance. In the morning, he insisted on staying home instead of heading out the door, and no amount of coercing or encouraging was making him budge. Even though I managed to get him out into the hallway, he was determined to stay put and literally plopped himself [...]
During my toddler’s 18-month doctor’s visit, his pediatrician reassured us that this behavior was perfectly normal. And by “this,” she meant a wailing, flailing toddler whom she had to practically contain in a wrestling hold in order to continue observing him. Never mind that he cried so loudly that she had to take a quick [...]
