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5-3-1 Go! How Fair Warning Prevents Battles

When children are immersed in play they usually put their entire soul into the activity. It is this intensity that allows them to absorb so much about the world in the early years of their life. They are always learning, always taking in something new. Because of this intensity it can be very hard for a child to switch from one activity to another without first making a mental adjustment.

Preventing a Baby from Becoming a Picky Eater

Picky eating is a very common childhood trait. While it’s not possible to entirely change your child’s food preferences, there are a number of things that you can do to help your baby accept more food choices right from the start. You can also modify your own actions to set up habits and routines that will picky-proof your child as he gets a bit older. All these ideas are steps to healthy eating, so there’s no harm in giving them a try!

Is Your Child Tired at Bedtime?

Ever try convincing a wide-awake child to go to bed? Not an easy task! Instead of bedtime battles, you can work with your child’s natural body clock so that he’s actually tired when his bedtime arrives.

Did anyone ever tell you, “You can’t make a child sleep, but you can make him go to bed.” This is true enough, but this theory creates chaos in the house when said child is jumping on the bed, playing in the bed, popping out of the bed and generally doing everything in the bed but sleeping! The missing link here is actually having him be tired enough to lie on the bed and . . . go to sleep.

Different Kids Different Approaches

I have four children who are as alike as apples, oranges, brownies and chewing gum. It often amazes me that these four children were birthed by the same parents and raised in the same home! They are very unique individuals and they have very different strengths and traits. And they require very different things from me, and yet different things from their Dad.

Sleepwalking and Sleep Talking

Does your child ever walk around the house in his sleep? Or do you have a nighttime chatterbox? If so you probably wonder if you need to do something about these nighttime activities. Here’s information and tips.

Sleepwalking and talking is common

It’s really normal! Nearly a third of children will have at least one sleepwalking episode. Boys are more likely to sleepwalk than girls. Sleepwalking tends to run in families, so if your parents, or your spouse’s parents, have a few humorous stories to embarrass you with, it’s likely you’ll have some stories of your own about your own children.