Column: After seven years, mother is still learning

&Nbsp;   I reckon I’m still in need of refinement. My youngest son tested my ability to keep my cool this morning by throwing a ginormous fit that lasted a full 35 minutes.

Diana Boggia: Don't give attention to bossy, pouting child

Excessive price Diana: My 4-year-old is bossy and a pouter. If she doesn’t get her way, she crosses her arms, turns her back and pouts. I guesswork I am glad that she doesn’t have a screaming temper tantrum, but the pouting is devoted and extremely embarrassing when we are out in public. We usually try to coax her out of her mood, but she stands unshakeable until we give in. She has been our only child for more than three years, and now she has a new baby sister in the house. She has always been strong-willed and has always let everyone know how — or exactly what — she wanted to engage in. We always thought she would grow out of it, but it’s just not so cute anymore. So now what do we do? Dear Mom: You brought up several lofty topics that I think will hit home for many parents. 

Mama's Little Helper: If you are busy being someone else, who is going to be you?

Often with people in our lives, we shape to the person they want us to be instead of being ourselves. Accommodating others seems the polite way of handling disagreements for some people. Some

Top ten must have parenting books for new parents | Mom Blog Network

A bit of my parenting book hoard

After I had Andrew and Ella I remembrances that I had parenting mastered; then Tyler was born. He has challenged us with severe, hitting, whisker pulling and critical tantrums, so Steve and I obvious to take a refresher performance in some of the contrasting parenting styles out there and commited ourselves to rereading some of the parenting books we’ve controlled over the years.  We ended up with a few new ”tricks” up our sleeves and a lot of salutary hints that have since helped us administer some of Tyler’s behaviors.

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» Strong Willed Children - China Adopt Talk

I was (and am) blessed with two of them.

Here is my par:

Pick your battles. Once you on a brawl then you unusually desideratum to viewpoint strong. Don’t say “no” until you are trustworthy that is your reply, but once...

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