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Jake Long - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
I am a parent of 4 boys ranging in age from 6 years old to 9 months old. I have a set of twins that are 3 and let me tell you - they are a challenge.
I am also a stay-at-home-dad that loves his job and knows that it is a never-ending process of learning and teaching.
I write about what I do and what I love - raising children that are a pleasure to ... [More]
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- What Not to Do When Dealing With Bedtime Temper Tantrums
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] You know the story. The long day. You are tired, your child is tired, and guess what? It is bedtime. What that means in your life is it is time to deal with a toddler or even preschool child throwing a tantrum about bedtime. Are you dealing with bedtime temper tantrums? Is still there are so many things that you can do. But there are also so many things you can do wrong.
- Deal With Aggressive Behavior in Children? Don't Do This
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Are you dealing with aggressive behavior in children? Aggression in children can be very scary thing to have to deal with. Your aggressive child may be yelling or kicking or scratching. The list of bad behaviors can go on and on. This type of aggressive behavior in children can not be tolerated. At the same time, the overreaction or the temper tantrum in the adult can make things worse. We will take a look at what not to do if your child has aggressive behavior tendencies.
- What Not to Do With an Angry Toddler - Avoid the Damage of These Behaviors
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Is your little toddler angry all the time? Do they get angry with you when they don't get what they want? Are they throwing temper tantrums or lashing out with aggressive behavior? Sounds like you have an angry toddler on your hands. Here are a few things to make sure you don't do with your angry toddler.
- 4 Tips to Better Communication With Your Child
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Talking with our kids can be hard. Often, we feel that they are not paying attention to us. Then, they feel like we are never listening to them. The key to good parenting is developing and learning how to listen and to communicate with your child. One of the first steps is often assuring your child that their views, opinions, and emotions are important. Make sure you sit down and have a conversation with them from time to time. Too often we react to what's going on instead of responding appropriately. As parents, that means we let our feelings make decisions for us. We all have our own preconceived notions as to what's going on. Unfortunately, we are often wrong. Part of understanding what is going on is understanding the context of what happened. To do that, we need to listen to her children, to their emotions, and give them a chance to express themselves.
- The Top Method For Disciplining Teenagers and Forming Responsible Young Adults
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] When it comes to disciplining teenagers each parent has their own set of struggles. The teenage child has so many pressures, so many changes, and so many strong emotions, that he can seem overwhelming to try and get through to them. Yet, as parents we have a responsibility to not only discipline teenagers but also to raise them as responsible young adults. That is what we are going to talk about here today.
- Seven Tips For Raising Respectful Children
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] When it comes to raising children we all wish for children that are respectful, polite, and honest. He gives me a sense of pride when people tell me how wonderful my children are. Now, they may not be that way all the time but I really do have wonderful children. It takes some work. But what did you expect. It is called raising respectful children, not some miracle cure to make your children behave the way you want because you want them to.
- 2 Year Olds Tantrums - Understanding and Stopping 2 Year Olds Tantrums
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Do you know what can drown out the sound of a 2 year olds tantrum? I do! It is the sound of twins at 2 years old throwing tantrums at the same time! But seriously, temper tantrums in toddlers, which is children ages 2 and 3, are not uncommon and are most definitely not pleasant. Let us take a look at understanding the root of temper tantrums and look at some ways of helping your little tike release energy without screaming and shouting.
- Staying Calm During My Toddler's Tantrum
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] When the children start to yell, my stress level goes up to. As the boys are throwing food from the backseat to the front seat, hitting me in the head with the chicken nugget I just bought them, I just want to scream. Do you ever feel that way? The problem is, when we as parents lose our cool, we teach our kids the wrong thing.
- Redirecting Child Behavior - The Art of Distracting Children
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Natural parents have a knack at redirecting child behavior. I'm sure you have seen them. They are the parents that can handle many children without any problems. The children do not fight. They do not argue. They just seem to always be happy and well behaved. This is the power of redirecting child behavior as an alternative to head-to-head discipline and conflict.
- Get the 3 Year Olds Tantrums - Including Hitting and Kicking - To Stop
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] As if the 2 year old's tantrums were not enough, they continue and become the 3 year old's tantrums. First off, please know that tantrums are a normal part of toddler behavior. They are not to be excepted, but they should be expected. The question is, what to do when your 3 year old has tantrums?
- Help For Child Behavior - Biting, Kicking, and Yelling
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Are you struggling with your child's behavior? Are they biting, kicking, yelling, and screaming? Today, the number of children involved in out-of-control behavior has skyrocketed. You can blame the media if you want, but that won't solve anything. You can blame the schools, but really they are already doing far beyond their initial intentions.
- 5 Year Old's Tantrums - Learn How to Help Your Child
[Kids-and-Teens] Temper tantrums are supposed to be history by 5, right? Unfortunately more and more parents are dealing with 5 year olds tantrums and these tantrums are often more intense, more extreme, and more physical in nature. The cause is not likely communication problems, as it can be for the toddlers. So, what is the deal and how can you help your 5 year old?
- Stop Toddler Separation Anxiety by Playing Fun Games
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Toddler Separation Anxiety will typically show itself between the ages of 2 and 3, but could be as early as 18 months and continue into the 4th and 5th year of life. If you have every experienced your toddler crying as soon as you leave the room or had them throw themselves down in front of the door as you prepare to leave, then you know how difficult dealing with toddler separation anxiety can be.
- Parenting Advice For Whining Kids
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] It is amazing to me how quickly children can transform from these carefree, fun-loving, playful beings into a high-end torture device that will extract every last drop out of their parents. Yep, we are talking about whining kids and how to get them to stop.
- Parenting Discipline With Positive Reinforcement - Does it Work?
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] When it comes to parenting, an area that so many of us struggle with is disciplining our children. After a long day, the idea of using positive reinforcement can seem just out of reach. The idea behind parenting discipline using positive reinforcement is based on the premise that we can create behavior modification in our children. There is plenty of studies that show the ability to mold and train animals through positive reinforcement.
- Parenting Discipline - Solution Focused, Not Punishment Focused
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] There are so many parenting theories available that try and provide good parenting advice. Ultimately the goal is to be an effective and practical parent. I am going to give you some suggestions on how to become a more effective parent without all the theory - just getting down to the basics.
- Potty Training Boys - No Secrets, Just My Story of Potty Training Twin Boys
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Well, first off let me establish my level of expertise in the area. I have not trained any girls how to use the potty. This may work with them.
- Raising Boys and Girls - Differences in Language Development and Communication
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] When it comes to raising children, it is the endless debate: girls or boys - who is more difficult to raise? The arguments go both ways - boys are louder, are more likely to get hurt, stink, and are more likely to blow up things. But what about the girls? They are fussy, have that high-pitched yell, and then there are all the accessories (for them and for their toys!)
- Temper Tantrums Are Driving Me Nuts! Get Strategies That Work
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] When it comes to temper tantrums, for most of us, the priority is figuring out a way to get it to stop ASAP. There are many ways of avoiding tantrums, but this article will provide a couple of strategies that will help stop a temper tantrum that is already in full effect!
- Temper Tantrums in Toddlers - Turn Off the Tears With Physiological Changes
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] In the middle of a temper tantrum there seems like nothing worse in the world. Temper tantrums in toddlers is something we all have experienced and it is never pretty. Yet, as a parent, we have a responsibility to help our children grow and learn how better to communicate and deal with their emotions. That is what it is - emotions. I am going to give you a few quick tips on how to change your child's emotions and stop temper tantrums in toddlers (and any other age too!).
- Toddler Tantrums in Public - End the Toddler Tantrums For Good
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] There is not much worse as a parent than toddler tantrums in public! They draw everyone's attention.
- Toddlers Biting - Stop the Biting Without Biting Back
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] If you have experienced toddlers biting then I am sure you have heard the advice, 'Just bite them back!' I heard that so many times it made me sick! Seriously, I do not want to bite my child. I do not want to teach him that biting harder or by a bigger person is the solution. There has to be a better way, right?
- Parenting Discipline - Parenting Without Spanking, Yelling, Or Time Outs
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Parenting Discipline used to be part of our DNA right? Our grandmothers always did just fine and they had a ton more kids than parents do today. Why is it that generations later we have no idea how to get kids to behave. How do we get our kids to be respectful, honest, kind, polite, and NOT go back 60 years in the past?
- Bedtime Tantrums - Reclaim Your Nights and Get Rid of Bedtime Tantrums
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] When bedtime comes around, does your child throw bedtime tantrums? Do they yell, kick, and scream - or maybe you have the bedtime escape problem (they won't stay in their bed). Regardless of the type of tantrum, it is disruptive and can cause so much stress in the house that it just seems like giving in is the best way to deal with it all. This article will provide some basic information - however, the process of overcoming bedtime tantrums will typically require more than just a single method.
- Toddler Tantrums - Banish Toddler Tantrums Today
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Are you tired of your toddler tantrums? Embarrassed to take your child out in public? Well, get started today with taking back control of your life and your children.
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