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Category archive: behavior
13 Mar 09 | Comments: 15
My 5 year-old daughter wants to stop sucking her thumb, but somehow, when she's tired or bored or hungry, her thumb finds its way back into her mouth. She's trying to kick the habit, but she's frustrated with (and I...
Turning getting dressed into a silly game10 Mar 09 | Comments: 4
Another great idea from Duane: My 4yr old daughter hates putting clothes over her head. Screams bloody murder, crumples to a heap on the floor to prevent it. One day I said, "Close your eyes, and I'll count to 3....
Let kids hand out "playdate cards" if they're too shy to ask themselves09 Mar 09 | Comments: 8
John of the lovely, local furniture company Via Toy Box offers this hack for shy kids who need a gentle nudge to initiate playdates: I drop off and pick up my 3 year old daughter from preschool. She would love...
Prolong museum visits with a scavenger hunt26 Feb 09 | Comments: 9
Melynda's hack is perfect for Spring Break prep: If I want to spend a little more time at a nature center or museum than I think my kids might, I'll get on the Internet the night before a visit and...
Trunki suitcase keeps toddlers entertained during flight delays23 Feb 09 | Comments: 13
Marlene's travel tip for easing the pain of airport delays: A lesson learned from a recent doomed trip which included nine hours of waiting in the airport with sleep deprived children (3 years old and 11 months): The three year-old...
K'Nex "handles" help toddlers reach the light switches13 Feb 09 | Comments: 8
Mike...is...BRILLIANT. Our toddlers would get very frustrated that they could not reach the light switches, and we always had to turn on the lights when they wanted to go down to the basement. We solved this problem by creating a...
How do you talk to a child when a grandparent dies? Talk amongst yourselves.28 Jan 09 | Comments: 21
From Marita: My father in-law recently passed away and I had to tell my 3yo and 5yo. We had some notice that he would be passing away (he was diagnosed several months ago with lung cancer) so I tried to...
Instead of New Year's resolutions, set more manageable goals05 Jan 09 | Comments: 8
Goal-setting has never been one of my strong suits, perhaps because I'm not a "baby step" kind of person. I tend to get overwhelmed by the whole rather than motivated by the sum of the parts. And so, on a...
How to involve your kids in Christmas tree cleanup23 Dec 08 | Comments: 0
Steven's BRILLIANT tips for getting whole family involved in Christmas tree takedown: My kids are almost teenagers now but we have a few family traditions that help when it is time to take down the decorations. The first is the...
Momversation: Is TV really so bad for kids?05 Dec 08 | Comments: 7
Today on Momversation, Mindy Roberts of The Mommy Blog brings up the question of kids and TV. Is television really the "devil box" pediatricians call it? How much is too much? Or is any TV too much? Weighing in along...
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