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3Sep

How to Tell Your Child “No” and be a Positive Parent

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting
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Saying “no” to our children is a hard thing to do, because the child doesn’t want to hear it and a tantrum will result later.   Tantrums have built themselves a bad reputation, and I have spoken earlier about avoiding tantrums; but they can be a learning opportunity.  A child who never tantrums, never learns. A […]

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intuitive
27Aug

Parenting is no longer intuitive

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Healthy Eating Parental Support Positive Parenting
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Parenting was intuitive many many years ago.  In fact, the word parenting didn’t exist because it wasn’t a “thing”; it just happened.  People didn’t have discussions about parenting or whether what they were doing was right or wrong.  They just did. Nowadays, parenting is no longer intuitive, although many people will argue against that.  But […]

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14Jul

Take care of yourself, others and environment

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting Siblings
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If you break it down, there are really only three rules for living: *Take care of yourself *Take care of others *Take care of your environment (the things around you) Any transgression can fall into one of these three rules.  Your child is grabbing the cat’s tail? No- because we take care of others.   Your […]

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Problem solving
26Jun

Simplify your life: teach problem solving skills!

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting Siblings
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Bed time not working? Problem solve!  Leaving the house takes forever?  Problem solve!  Kids want the same toy? Problem solve!  You don’t have enough snack? Problem solve! Problem solving is an essential skill for life so how young can a child learn this skill and how in the world do we teach it?   Amazingly enough, […]

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Oct-2006-017
12Jun

How we talk about our children (in front of our children)

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting
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Parents fall into traps all the time.  Unfortunately, it is part of parenting.  This is an easy trap to get out of and possibly one of the most important ones.  Have you ever caught yourself saying the following in front of your kids? “He’s my difficult kid.” “She won’t eat anything.” “He never listens.” “I […]

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4Jun

How to deal with the dreaded temper tantrums

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting
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Temper tantrums can be a parent’s nightmare as well as an essential learning opportunity for toddlers. Erik Erikson wrote about the different developmental stages that we go through in life.  He said that for children 1 1/2 to 3 years of age, they are in the “Autonomy versus Shame or Doubt” stage. So, each child […]

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