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| Keep your own word |
| If you want a promise to mean something, you have to show the example by holding your own words. My kids knows that a promess is a commitment and you don't say it lightly. I f... |
| by Jacquie posted on 11/15/2006 - 1 comments |
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| Time-out to stop siblings fighting |
| When you have two children of roughly the same age, fights are bound to happen once in a while and it's typically very hard to know who started it. Here is how I handle it: th... |
| by cassie posted on 11/13/2006 - 0 comments |
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| Kids, I need my 'Mom Time' |
| There is a moment in the day when I want to have "Mom Time": I want to check my e-mails, make a phone call or watch the news. This is Mom Time! So I explained to my kids that ... |
| by Vero posted on 11/10/2006 - 1 comments |
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| Teething with Bread |
| I know, sounds funny, but the best thing I found for my son whenever he's teething is frozen home made bread, banana or zuchinni or waffles that are frozen. Its stiff enough ... |
| by Tristin posted on 11/06/2006 - 0 comments |
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| Take turns vs. share |
| Having twins, I realized that the "sharing" did not resonate well with my kids, they could not figure out how to share a car or a puzzle. " Take turns" works a lot better, the... |
| by Vero posted on 11/05/2006 - 0 comments |
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| A fun way to tidy up the room |
| We have this game called "Beat the Clock". We have one of these kitchen timers that you turn to the desired cooking time and that turns back to a big "ding" when time is up. S... |
| by Jenny posted on 11/03/2006 - 3 comments |
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| Halloween with strollers |
| If your child is to young to walk around the local Halloween parade or go from house to house to trick-or-treat, a fun thing to do is to make the stroller part of the costume.... |
| by Michelle posted on 10/31/2006 - 0 comments |
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| Too many toys? Rotate Them! |
| If your kids have too many toys here is a neat trick: take some of them away, put them in the basement or somewhere. Obviously don't take the one they seem to like the most at... |
| by Amy posted on 10/28/2006 - 1 comments |
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| Bye Bye Pacifier |
| If your child cannot let go of his/her pacifier, you could be in for a long struggle. We tried every suggestion, every tip, every advice. Only one thing worked: cut the tip of... |
| by Virginia posted on 10/25/2006 - 0 comments |
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| Learning to trace letters |
| Some kids are drawn to electronic games. You can shut them off if you don't like the idea, or you can use it to your advantage. For instance, Leapster has a great portable gam... |
| by Alain posted on 10/20/2006 - 0 comments |
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| Don't bite back |
| Is your toddler biting his sibling? Don't worry too much, it's quite frequent. But resist the tentation to bite him bacl to "show him that it hurts". It would just legitimize ... |
| by Dani posted on 10/18/2006 - 0 comments |
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