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10Nov

How to deal with anger

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting
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Your kid is yelling at you and every thing you try to say just makes things worse.  Before you know it, you are yelling back just as much and the whole situation has dissolved into a horrible horrible day.   This situation is quite common although you won’t think it is common because this type […]

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3Aug

Lessons learned during the pandemic

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Pandemic Parental Support
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This is going to start out as a rant and then back off a little bit.   But I’m frustrated right now.  I keep hearing the wrong thing and I’m not loud enough to change the narrative. Typically at the end of summer, people are talking about going back to school and who their teacher might […]

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21Mar

It’s gonna get worse before it gets better

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting
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It will get better. Things will improve.   But it WILL get worse before it gets better. I was saying this to a couple of parents just about a month ago.  Not about a virus but about behavior and sleeping.   “Things will improve, but they will get worse first.” Those were my parenting words but they […]

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15Jan

What’s the plan?

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting
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These three words are a great tool to use if you have a four year old or older. What’s the plan? When you use these three words, you are opening up a dialogue with your child and moving towards better understanding of their behavior.   This also helps with teaching empathy as well as problem solving […]

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11Nov

It’s a toddler’s JOB to tantrum just like it’s your job to pay mortgage, nobody likes it, but has to be done.

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting
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When we wake up in the morning, we aren’t thinking, “Hey, I’d love to pay the bills today!”  Same thing with toddlers.  They aren’t consciously thinking, “Hey, I’m gonna scream for 20 minutes today to get my way!” But just like paying the bills is our job, throwing a tantrum is a toddler’s job.  They […]

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9Sep

How to deal with annoying but not terribly bad behavior

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting
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When parents are picking their battles, the annoying but not actually bad behavior is one that usually gets ignored.  And if you have bigger fish to fry, then that is a good idea.  If, however, you have gotten a lot of the bigger stuff under control, you are seeing better behavior in your kids and […]

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15Aug

Bedtime is a nightmare!

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Positive Parenting Sleep Unplugging
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Every single night is the same thing.  Fussing, crying, no sleeping and frustration up the wooha. Is there any way out of this cycle? Yes! Here are some steps to bedtime peace: Be consistent with your schedule Create a routine Problem solve Get dad involved Unplug Let’s start with being consistent with your schedule: You’ve […]

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25Jul

Transitions: Why are they so hard?

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting
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If there is one thing that all parents struggle with; it is transitions. There are two kinds of transition with which we really struggle.  One kind is getting a child to switch gears.  Whether it is transitioning from home to out of the house or leaving the park to go to lunch, this is often […]

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22May

The benefits of traveling with young kids

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Before I traveled with young kids, I was deathly afraid of traveling with young children and couldn’t understand why anyone would do it. I remember reading pieces like Don’t bring your child on a plane or Leave your kid at home next time But another thing stuck with me as well.  When I was young, single […]

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19Feb

The two best separation anxiety books out there

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Using literature to deal with issues is one of the easiest ways to approach just about any subject and it comes with the added benefit of increasing literacy skills.   When someone experiences a feeling, they feel validated when they realize that others are experiencing the exact same feeling.  So when you read about children […]

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