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“Our 26 month old is overall really excellent with the three month old. But now the baby is starting to play with toys, and the toddler always grabs them away from him. The baby is still too small to care that the toy gets taken…for now. Until now, we’ve handled […]
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“Whereas he was once the center of your universe, he has been displaced from this paradise. He is now in time out, while you coo at his tiny rival. You cannot, of course, push back the clock to a time when he, alone, was the apple of your eye. All […]
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“Dr. Laura…How do you set loving limits, when you do not give consequences? For example, my son’s bouncing a soccer ball inside the house. I give him a choice: “Balls are for bouncing outside. You may take it in front of the house or into the backyard. The choice is […]
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“How many times have you felt forced/nudged/shamed/coerced into parenting in a way you don’t usually because you were in a public situation? I know I have, and it still happens now that my kids are out of the toddler tantrum stage.” -Ask Moxie “Where I struggle is under the judgmental […]
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I was walking down a NY city street on a recent Sunday when I saw a young family out walking. Mom was pregnant. Dad was holding the hand of his two year old son. The little boy was crying. “Up!” he said. “Up, Daddy!” “No,” hissed Dad. “You’ve been up on […]