Thursday, March 5, 2015

5 Reasons We Should Stop Distracting Toddlers

""Distraction is a popular “redirection” tactic for dealing with an infant or toddler’s undesirable behavior. Its appeal is understandable, because it’s about aiming a child to another activity rather than confronting an issue directly. It helps us dodge the bullet of our child’s resistance, which might include anger, tears or a total meltdown (and we’re all eager to avoid those things, especially in public)........""

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Before You Lose Your Temper

"The one thing I’ve struggled with more than anything else in the last nine years of parenting has been temper.
My own.
Nothing and no one has caused in me the kind of rage that my own children can elicit. It shocks me.
It shocks me to find myself nose-to-nose with a six year old screaming my lungs out. This is not something I ever would have pictured about myself."