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Toddler Discipline: Kill ‘Em with Kindness
on Nov 2, 2009 in 2-5 years Discipline Parenting Behaviour Here’s a tip I recently discovered… Actually, it’s not really a new trick. In fact, it’s an old trick I’m sure many of us have pulled in the office to deal with those difficult colleagues who are nasty to us. The f...
How to Negate the Negative Effects of Preschool – Part 5
on Oct 31, 2009 in 2-5 years Education Parenting development Behaviour See the previous post on this topic. Read this topic from the start. And now, the continuation… 8. Don’t offer rewards for positive social behaviour There is a more thorough article on the negative effects of offering rewards for posi...
Toddler Development: Learning Through Example
on Oct 30, 2009 in 2-5 years Discipline Parenting development Behaviour toddler I’ve always made it clear that I am anti-corporal punishment. If you read my post on the topic, you will understand the reasons why I am against it. Lately, I have discovered one more reason to avoid using physical punishment for my childre...
Nurture Shock: Chapter 3 – Why White Parents Don’t Talk about Race
on Oct 29, 2009 in 2-5 years Education Parenting Books & Magazines Nurture Shock racial issues I found this particular chapter from Nurture Shock particularly enlightening. We’ve never had any issues with Gavin reacting to the colour of an individual’s skin until he started going to school. I thought it quite odd because weR...
Digital Cameras for Children
on Oct 28, 2009 in 2-5 years Products Toys children digital camera I’ve been considering getting Gavin a camera because he always wants mine whenever I take it out to take photos. He’s also been taking a lot of self-portraits using my mobile phone camera. Although I am keen to encourage his new-found...
Toddler Discipline: The Power of Firm Love
on Oct 27, 2009 in 2-5 years Discipline toddler In the book “The Complete Secrets of Happy Children“, Steve Biddulph talked about the importance of “firm love”. In essence, firm love is basically parenting with set rules and structure. It was found that children whose p...