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- My Pet Peeve: Whining - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2007 from Tulum DotheeDecide what YOU will do! Not what you will try to make the child do! Once you have decided, call a family meeting and inform them. Schedule a whining time. At that time EVERYONE whines for a full minute AT THE SAME TIME. It is great fun, we all end up laughing. Use a non verbal hand signal. ...
Views: 732 - Telling a Child What to Do and How to Behave will Often Backfire on You - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2007 from Tulum DotheeThe most effective way to get someone to do something, especially children, it to model the desired behavior. Nobody likes to be lectured to or be constantly told what to do. Lecturing will quickly send children in the opposite direction. Model healthy interactions with your spouse and other ...
Views: 731 - Speak To Your Child As If He Were A Dear Friend - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2007 from Tulum DotheeSpeak to your child the way you would like them to speak to you... respectfully, lovingly and with dignity. Maria Montessori has shown us that modeling appropriate behavior is particularly critical during a child's first six year of life, because children enter the Absorbent Mind developmental ...
Views: 718 - Meltdowns: Don't Fix Them Or Stop Them! - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2007 from Tulum DotheeI can’t even begin to tell you how many approaches to temper tantrums I’ve tried in the last 35 years. Some of them are down right embarrassing, so I’m hoping to help you avoid some of the many mistakes I’ve made. Here are my latest thoughts. Between 2 and 4 years children NEED to separate from ...
Views: 675 - Take Time For Training And Planning - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2007 from Tulum DotheeIn Positive Discipline, Jane Nelson reminds us to take time for training and planning to avoid power struggles, frustration, hassles and misunderstandings. Children often don't know what is expected of them. Time constraints often lead to a lack of training. When children don't know what is ...
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