parents always dread public tantrums because of obvious reasons such as the confusion that you are a bad mom/dad who cannot control her/his child well. In a detailed situation, your child is young but very smart and that you get stressed or angry with him before more people helps him end...
If your child hurts themself on purpose, you're right to be concerned. First, ask yourself what may be behind it. Biting and other forms of self-harm, likehead banging, can be a way to cope with negative emotions. Your child's attempts at hurting themself may also be a way t...
Then when BB’s five minute tryout turned into an unanticipated hour practice, I thought RB’s head might explode or that she would jump into the pool anyway. She’s convinced turning 4 is going to solve all her problems. I’ve got a cake problem. Just like RB couldn’t nail down a...
She woke up still dry, still uncomfortable, pacing the apartment, sitting on the couch and banging her head in frustration. Refusing to eat or drink. Refusing to just frigging pee. At 8 am when my Doctor’s office opened, we had reached 17 hours with no pee. WHO THE HELL CAN GO THAT...
When your child successfully uses the potty chair for the first time, be sure to heap praises on him. He will still have accidents, no doubt, but don’t become angry or frustrated by this; if your child sees these reactions from you he may stop trying to use the potty chair at all ...
, more often do so by holding their breath, throwing a temper tantrum, hitting, biting, pinching, kicking, fighting, whining, pouting, throwing objects, banging their head, pulling hair, spitting, marking on walls, cur...
Some days I would have to calmly follow this boy, shadowing him so that he wouldn’t push or tackle one of the other 18 – 24 month olds. When I sensed an aggressive impulse coming, I would place my hand in the way and say matter-of-factly, “I won’t let you push” or gently...
To emotionally disengage from our child’s testing behavior and remain confident with a limit we’ve set, it can sometimes help to sing a little tune in our head… “la-la-la”. Then, as our child is clinging onto our legs, we might casually acknowledge, “Hmmm… I feel you holding ...