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By: Heligirl

Heligirl — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:59:42 +0000

Cool. I hope you find some useful stuff here. And let me know if you want me to cover any particular topic in a future article. Thanks for visiting!
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By: Carol Ann

Carol Ann — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:03:26 +0000

This is exactlty the resource I need at the most perfect time. I have a strong willed child, since baby came along 15 months ago, some of the misbehaviors blow my mind and then she turns around and is the best child ever. I don’t understand it. I’m going to start clicking around and reading up now, and then I’ll probably go and buy a book!

By: Mungee's Ma

Mungee's Ma — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:47:27 +0000

Thanks, that is great advice!
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By: Heligirl

Heligirl — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:05:45 +0000

Humm, that’s a good question. A positive phrase might be “curtains are for looking only when we’re doing a diaper change.” What might be more effective is having a distraction. Possibly a toy she can only play with when on the changing table. That way you can say, “curtains are for looking, but ducky here is for touching. Want to cuddle ducky? He’s going to give you a kiss…”

By: Mungee's Ma

Mungee's Ma — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:28:50 +0000

Great, I’ll definitely have to check out the webinar. A problem we are having right now actually is that Mungee always grabs the curtains when she’s on the changing table. I usually say “No grabbing curtains”, but she keeps doing it. How could I positively phrase things so they fall into line with positive parenting? Thanks!
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By: Heligirl

Heligirl — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:24:55 +0000

So cool to meet you Mungee’s Ma. I saw what you wrote on LeeAnn’s site. I’m so psyched you are wanting to follow this parenting technique. I’ve just been so very, very happy with how it’s working. And it’s never too soon to start. A big step is how you talk to the kids and you can be practicing that now – framing things in positives. For instance, your little one is throwing food on the floor from the high chair, you can say “food stays on the tray” rather than “don’t throw food.” It might fall on deaf ears now, but it will really help you get into the habit. Now that my 3-year-old is listening to me, I’m really in the habit of how I say things. A great crash course is the free webinar I put at the top of my site. I’ll actually be writing about that this week.

By: Mungee's Ma

Mungee's Ma — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:53:25 +0000

I really enjoyed this guest post! I need to stop by here more often!
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By: Heligirl

Heligirl — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:41:06 +0000

That’s so cool LeeAnn. I’m glad to hear it!! It was so fun to visit.
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By: LeeAnn

LeeAnn — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:43:37 +0000

Thank you so much for coming over to play today! And thank you for the great advice! Everything you said made total sense and I have already been implemeting your suggestions. I think it is going to take a little time to establish the “perfect” routine, but our evenings are already getting a lot better.
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