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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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“Dr. Laura….I just want to give my kids a better start in life than I had. How can I make sure they’re self-disciplined but happy?” -Katie All of us want to raise children who become self-disciplined — and happy — adults. The only question is how best to do that. […]
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“Dr Laura….I’m trying stop yelling for the new year, but I can’t. And I can’t imagine getting my kids to listen if I don’t yell at them. …Can you move in with me for a week?!” – Cheralynn Like Cheralynn, most parents think they “should” stop yelling or shouting, […]
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“Can you give tips on how to stay connected when you feel irritable? I’m not yelling, but I’m not as respectful as I think I should be.” – Katherine In our last post, we described how to check in with yourself and shift your own state so that you feel […]
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‘Now when my daughter starts whining, I hold her. Sometimes it takes ten minutes, but then she tells me when she’s done, and goes off. It seems to ground her. It grounds me, too.” -Kelly Kelly put it beautifully — when we reach out to hold a whining child, we […]