Recent Baby Blog | 18-24 Months PostsToddler Discpline: The Real Issueby Valorie Delp24 Sep 2007 02:34 AMI wrote this past week about how I do not let my twins, who are quite verbally capable for their age, talk back to me. I received many Pms and comments and so I decided to continue with a series on toddler discipline. Ask a Baby Blogger: Dealing with Toddler Back Talkby Valorie Delp23 Sep 2007 03:28 AMQuestion: I've heard you say a few times that you don't allow your toddlers to talk back to you. At first, I thought you meant preschoolers but in one of your posts you even make mention of insisting that your 14 month old doesn't say 'no' to you. Ask a Baby Blogger: Why My Toddlers Aren't Allowed to Talk Backby Valorie Delp20 Sep 2007 06:55 AMQuestion: I've heard you say a few times that you don't allow your toddlers to talk back to you. At first, I thought you meant preschoolers but in one of your posts you even make mention of insisting that your 14 month old doesn't say 'no' to you. Potty Training Using Pull Upsby Valorie Delp07 Sep 2007 08:30 AMYesterday I wrote an article about how pull ups have played a role in our potty training. I actually hate pull ups. I still do and I would really encourage anyone not to buy them but rather let the babe run free and naked. The Psychology of the Pull Upby Valorie Delp06 Sep 2007 08:10 AMI actually have to take back something I've said. Something I've advocated strongly in the past. . .I must now rescind. And what, might you ask have I advocated that I now have to take back? The Pull Up--but let me explain further. More Characteristics of Strong Willed Toddlersby Valorie Delp07 Aug 2007 05:37 AMThis blog is part of a series on how to deal with the terrible twos when your child is strong willed. I tend to look at being strong willed like any other personality trait--as a gift. Strong willed toddlers will grow up to be leaders and in this their potential lies. Characteristics of Strong Willed Toddlersby Valorie Delp04 Aug 2007 07:04 AMEvery parent that I've ever met who is going through the terrible twos with their child thinks that their child is strong willed. Why Being Strong Willed is a Gift (The Rest of the Meghan Story)by Valorie Delp31 Jul 2007 08:39 AMIt is not easy as parents, to be at our wits end with a toddler who is being unreasonable. I mentioned in my first article that I used to think bratty toddlers were a reflection of their parents. After having one of my own very strong willed toddlers, I see things a little differently. The Strong Willed Toddler: My Experiencesby Valorie Delp30 Jul 2007 08:20 PMI am the first to say that I try really, really hard not to judge people as parents based on my one-time observation of them and their child in public. I used to feel strongly that children whined and behaved and carried on in public because they were allowed to do so. The Terrible Two's Times Twoby Valorie Delp20 Jul 2007 06:48 AMI don't care how strong willed your child is. . .you have not done the terrible two's until you've done it with two toddlers instead of one. . . I mentioned earlier that my twins turned two in June. The time seems to have flown by. Recent Blog Comments tedgar says... "Yes, my daughter was a champ in the pee department." Dionna says... "We started late, too - about 7 months." |
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