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What is time-out? Time-out is a way of disciplining your child for misbehavior without raising your hand or your voice. Time-out involves removing your child from the good stuff in life, for a small amount of time, immediately following misbehavior.

Sometimes the 7 P plan is not enough. This often happens when continence is needed now or at least in the next week or two. Reasons for this range from parents simply being fed up with poopy pants and Pampers

The first step in toilet training is to make sure both you and your child are ready. No one is ever really totally ready for toilet training, but your child should be at least developmentally and behaviorally ready. That means

Many parents get nervous when they think about toilet training their young child. The folklore about toilet training may have a lot to do with their anxiety. For example, parents hear stories about children being toilet trained at six months

Before you begin toilet or potty training, there are some things you should know. But more importantly, there are some steps you need to follow. The following tips and guidelines will help you be successful when it comes time for

I know that time is very precious when you are a parent, so the following is a very brief summary of the do’s and don’ts of ‘how to engage co-operation’. It is a summary/combination of the wisdom from the book

Whether you are moving by choice (which is a positive and pro-active reason) or force (change of circumstances) or are being forced to make a choice, the following are just some ideas and tips which may help to make the

So what is a sleepover? Well, according to Wikipedia: ‘A sleepover, also known as a pajama party, is a party most commonly held by children or teenagers, where a guest or guests are invited to stay overnight at the home

“We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.” Stacia Tauscher Who, other than yourself and their other parent do they respond well to and why? When I work with groups of

September and back to school – or maybe it is September and time to start school! Each new year brings change in lots of ways but starting play school, big school, secondary or college are very much transitions. As parents

Government officials have advised against a tax credit scheme for childcare on the basis that it would unfairly benefit higher earners and discriminate against stay-at-home mothers. Parents have expressed growing frustration in recent days over the high cost of childcare.

Why it happens Shocking as it may be to you (and onlookers), aggressive behavior is a normal part of your toddler’s development. Still-emerging language skills, a fierce desire to become independent, and undeveloped impulse control make children this age prime

What you should know! Recent opinion favours leaving the move to solid food until after the  six month stage when babies digestive systems are ready and able to cope with it. Any earlier may increase the risk of food allergies.

When you have one child you become a parent. When you have two (or three or four….) you become a referee! (Not sure who said this, but they definitely must have had more than one) I have often heard parents

1 Thing A Day You are the expert on you and on your child. You can read books, articles (and thank you for taking the time to read this) and listen to all the ‘experts’ to get information but only

I am a good parent if my child sleeps through the night….. He/She is a good baby because they sleep through the night…….. Everyone else’s child seems to go to sleep or stay asleep…….. Is it always going to be

Coming back from ‘Meltdown’! ‘There’s no point in being grown up if you can’t be childish sometimes.’ Dr. Who There is much written about tantrums and children. What are they? Why do they happen? What should a parent do before,

‘No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I’m not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal.’ Bill Cosby As parents, we absolutely want to do our best and be the

o be or not to be – that is the question? Those famous words are often quoted and I do so again here in relation to the whole area of Godparenting. If and when it is relevant, it is an

‘Remember, if Christmas isn’t found in your heart, you won’t find it under a tree.’ Charlotte Carpenter It is nearly that time of year again and all the fabulous snow last week makes it easier to get the sense that

‘Lose an hour in the morning, and you will be all day hunting for it’. – Richard Whately They say that the first hour of the day is the rudder of the day. Get off to a good start and

“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” Emilie Buchwald Having worked with hundreds of parents over the past few years, I know that one of the main ways that parents connect and have ‘down time with their’child