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taking-turns
5Jan

“Taking turns” is the new “sharing”

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting Siblings
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It’s not really.  Taking turns and sharing are two different things but in the world of toddlers and parenthood, we need to put the focus on taking turns and take the pressure off of sharing. Let’s look at this from an adult point of view: Taking turns is: I’m using the computer right now and […]

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days-of-lives
1Jan

“How we spend our days is how we spend our lives”

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Parental Support Positive Parenting Unplugging
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This is a quote from Annie Dillard and it really speaks to me on the first day of the new year. Are our days rushed, stressed and unfulfilled? Or are we able to breathe and enjoy our days? The negative moments in our lives are just a moment, but strung together, they are our lives. There […]

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rotate-toys
30Dec

One simple trick to help your children play better and clean up easier!

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Positive Parenting
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With Christmas just behind us and the onslaught of new gadgets overwhelming us, let me tell you about another great little trick. You may have heard about the idea to put a lot of the new Christmas toys away and slowly bring them out as each month goes by.  I love that idea and I want you […]

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siblings
15Dec

“Don’t wake the baby!” How to keep one sibling from waking the other

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Siblings Sleep
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When you have one child, you do just about anything to not wake the baby. But then you have another child.  And now you have extra work to not wake the baby. Here’s the thing: Children learn how to sleep.   So a child who is born in a really hot humid climate, will know […]

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tantrums
5Dec

A little “toddler trick” (even though I don’t like tricks…)

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting
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I have news for you: toddlers tantrum. This is what they do.  I have spoken about how to deal with tantrums before and I will talk about it again because it is a tough situation for parents with little ones. Children who are approximately 18 months to 4 years old are starting to develop independence. […]

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pumpkin
2Dec

I missed the pumpkin pie! (but I kept my word..)

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Positive Parenting Sleep
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Thanksgiving came and went and of course was delicious and relaxing. We were still at my mother’s house a couple of days later when my boys were still having difficulty going to bed.  There was so much going on during bedtime, that every night it took an hour or more of them wanting mom or […]

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gratitude
21Nov

The two hour (three hour, four hour..) bedtime routine

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Sleep
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We all know it, we have either been there, heard others talk of it, or are dreading the future inevitability of the two plus hour bedtime routine. It starts out with the parent in charge:  Put your pajamas on.  Brush your teeth. And then about 45 minutes in, the children take over: “One more story.”  “Mom? […]

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order
15Nov

Children want order (even though all they do is create chaos)

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting
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If you have children, you have chaos in your life.  They turn our whole lives upside down even if (especially if) we prefer order in our lives.   But here’s the thing: Children want and need order in their lives too. They need the same thing over and over and over in their lives. They […]

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loop
11Nov

Keeping them in the loop

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting
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When it comes to young children, we certainly don’t have to tell them everything, but it is surprising what keeping them in the loop will do for their behavior. This technique is also best when started the earliest.  And I’m talking newborns.  It seems very strange to tell your newborn what you are doing, but […]

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