If you’re a parent with a child between the ages of one and three, then you’re probably experiencing what many parents are experiencing — toddler tantrums and difficult child behavior. The American Academy of Pediatricians perfectly describes this phase in your child’s life. Strong emotions are hard for a young child to hold inside. When [...]
How to Deal with the Terrible Twos
How to Get Your Baby to Sleep Through the Night
Having children is hard work, especially when you’re a new parent and you desperately need your baby to sleep at night. As most parents know, if a baby doesn’t sleep through the night, neither do the parents! There are several baby books that each contain their own idea about how to get a baby to [...]
How to Deal with the Terrible Twos and Beyond
Two-year-olds can be quite a handful. It’s a major time of adjustment for children and parent share the brunt of it. It’s common for most parents to have to deal with toddler tantrums and difficult behavior. Some of the most common behaviors include: children who won’t stay in their bed children who refuse to take [...]
How to Parent Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
One of the most difficult circumstances for parents is when their child has Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). ODD is defined as: a psychiatric category listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders where it is described as an ongoing pattern of disobedient, hostile, and defiant behavior toward authority figures which goes beyond the [...]
Boys vs. Girls: Who’s Harder to Raise
Parenting.com had an interesting article on which gender is harder to raise, boys or girls. Highlights included: Boys may not listen as well as girls because their hearing isn’t as good from birth Girls are rigged to be people-oriented, while boys are more action-oriented Girls tend to grow up less confident and more insecure than [...]
