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JAN
2023
JAN
2023
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Toilet Mastery
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When are Children Ready for Toilet Mastery?
When a child’s needs have been adequately met during his first year (fed when he is hungry, provided a regular sleep schedule, cleaned up when his diaper is dirty), he is then ready to take on more of this self-care himself.
Therefore, in their child’s second year, parents should be alert to signs that he is moving in this direction and help him as he takes the steps towards mastery of eating, sleeping, and toileting.
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12
JAN
2023
JAN
2023
Keeping holidays focused on the children
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Saying bye-bye to the ‘binkie’
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In Anne Tyler’s novel Digging to America there’s a humorous scene in which a mother plans an elaborate scheme for separating her 3-year-old daughter from her pacifier.
She invites all the mothers and young children she knows to a party, the climax of which will be the releasing of a clutch of helium balloons with binkies (pacifiers) attached to them. On her daughter’s balloon is the pacifier, of course, which will dramatically sail ...
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21
NOV
2022
NOV
2022
It was Christmas morning. As the family sat around the little tree, under which was a modest pile of wrapped gifts, Nina could not contain herself.
She ran to the tree, pulled her gifts away from the others and distributed them; one for Poppa, a couple for Mommy and Daddy, and one for Grandma.
She then stood by and watched, wriggling and grinning as they were opened. She was almost 4 and her babysitter had helped her make a card for each ...
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9
NOV
2022
NOV
2022
Excitement vs. Fun
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In most circles excitement is a positive word – often considered synonymous with fun.
A movie, a television program, even an activity for young children, is praised for being exciting. Using the common definition, the opposite of exciting is boring, and boring is to be avoided at all costs.
Excitement, however, can also refer to agitation, over-stimulation and loss of control – the opposite of calm.
Parents, observing their over-excited children running around in circles – coming close to knocking over the birthday ...
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1
NOV
2022
NOV
2022
Preparing your child for kindergarten
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