Posts by tribord

Haven't done it yet, but both kids would probably be fairly comfortable with DH overnight at this point.  DS (2.5) still nurses at bedtime and then at 6:30am in the morning so even if I did go somewhere overnight it would only be...

Quote: Originally Posted by swd12422    A lot of it is impulse control and I don't know how to help him with that. But he KNOWS the right thing and just chooses not to do it, and it's happening more...

Quote: Originally Posted by ISISandOSIRIS  Also, adults use extrinsic motivators to help break habits all the time. "I can eat birthday cake if I make healthful choices all week." Finding something to help motivate us to...

I recently started a reward chart for my 5-YO daughter for not hurting other people when she is really angry.  The first one she's ever had.  I wouldn't go so far as to call it bribery but it is definately a...

My 5-year-old is very whiny and demanding and extremely challenging, but luckily relatively well-behaved at kid-friendly activities outside the home.  My 2.5 is just like this: "there is always something that ends it...

Reviving an old thread to ask if anyone has any yerba mate favorites that are available from Frontier?  There are so many varieties and I'm not sure what to try first.  I would like to try out yerba mate in my...

I do love Everyone Poops.  We keep that one by my son's potty because he love to read it while he poops.  :)   Another one I liked was the Dr. Sears potty book, You Can Go to the Potty. 

I agree with putting a mattress on the floor and lying down with her.  I did the Sleep Lady Shuffle with my oldest at bedtimes and naptimes and deeply, deeply regret it.  It didn't "work" for us and my daughter...

wagz-  what is a 3 Rules/4 Questions system?

Does anyone know of any good kids' books that promote caring and getting along with siblings?  My kids do have a lot of tenderness to each other at times, but tend to fight a lot as well.  Things get physical with them very,...