Enjoy your toddlers!
Laugh with them, play with them, cuddle and tickle often and enjoy the moment.
Splash in puddles on a rainy day.
Make tents inside on rainy day and have an indoors picnic.
Play dress ups and bake - don't stress over the mess - enjoy their joy!
Take heaps of photos and pour over them often
- remind your child how special they are to you.
Teen tip - enjoy your teen!
CAtch a movie together,
drink at a cafe or play board games,
just enjoy this stage too!
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Problem Patience
Do you sometimes wish that your toddler would exhibit self-control NOW?
You feel like you have explained why not to touch the tools, the light switches, the heater etc etc hundreds of times, yet they still touch!
You model a quiet, pleasant voice, day after day, and your little treasure still chooses to whine!
You role-play table maaners and encourage the good you see, and meal times are still often a disaster.
Do not lost heart - you will reap in a different season to the one in which you are sowing.
Teen Tip - Calmly responding to your teen with quietness and patience in conflict situatuions will eventually reap rewards.
You feel like you have explained why not to touch the tools, the light switches, the heater etc etc hundreds of times, yet they still touch!
You model a quiet, pleasant voice, day after day, and your little treasure still chooses to whine!
You role-play table maaners and encourage the good you see, and meal times are still often a disaster.
Do not lost heart - you will reap in a different season to the one in which you are sowing.
Teen Tip - Calmly responding to your teen with quietness and patience in conflict situatuions will eventually reap rewards.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Beautiful Boundaries
Thinking of boundaries as walls that keep your precious toddler safe and happy, enables parents to make rational decisions, rather than emotional reactions.
Giving thought to the secure rules you will need BEFORE your child crawls or walks will enable you to be proactive and avoid many 'no' moments in your day.
For example, my babies were never allowed in the kitchen. Most home accidents occur there, and I did not wish that for my children. So the very first time they crawled to the kitchen, they were calmly redirected back to their toys. My calm consistency ensured that after a few days, they realised that it was a non play area. This meant I had years of cooking in peace and we never had an accident in the kitchen!
Teen tip - firm boundaries in the early years result in very few boundaries being needed in the teen years!
Giving thought to the secure rules you will need BEFORE your child crawls or walks will enable you to be proactive and avoid many 'no' moments in your day.
For example, my babies were never allowed in the kitchen. Most home accidents occur there, and I did not wish that for my children. So the very first time they crawled to the kitchen, they were calmly redirected back to their toys. My calm consistency ensured that after a few days, they realised that it was a non play area. This meant I had years of cooking in peace and we never had an accident in the kitchen!
Teen tip - firm boundaries in the early years result in very few boundaries being needed in the teen years!
Cheerful Chores
Have you noticed how your precious little one loves to help?
Helping you sweep, set the table, sort the washing or weed the garden. Following your actions like a little shadow.
Allowing them to help, and encouraging their progress is time consuming (and truely not very helpful!) for the first 10, 000 times.
We had a set chores time every afternoon in which everyone was busy. The youngest one always loved to join in. Keeping this time positive and fun meant that this early willingness extended into cheerful chores time throughout the school years.
Teen Tip: Having teens who keep their rooms tidy, do chores each day and ENJOY their cooking night each week can be a reality, not just a wish!
Helping you sweep, set the table, sort the washing or weed the garden. Following your actions like a little shadow.
Allowing them to help, and encouraging their progress is time consuming (and truely not very helpful!) for the first 10, 000 times.
We had a set chores time every afternoon in which everyone was busy. The youngest one always loved to join in. Keeping this time positive and fun meant that this early willingness extended into cheerful chores time throughout the school years.
Teen Tip: Having teens who keep their rooms tidy, do chores each day and ENJOY their cooking night each week can be a reality, not just a wish!
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Parental Prattle
Would you like a happy, gentle, polite toddler?
The most important thing you can do
is speak kindly, happily and gently to your toddler.
Toddlers will mimic the tone,
volume and words of those around them.
Try it. Halve your volume, smile
and praise your child five times more
than you instruct or correct.
See what happens in your home over the next two weeks.
Teen tip: A teen who has almost always been spoken to politely, will almost always do likewise.
The most important thing you can do
is speak kindly, happily and gently to your toddler.
Toddlers will mimic the tone,
volume and words of those around them.
Try it. Halve your volume, smile
and praise your child five times more
than you instruct or correct.
See what happens in your home over the next two weeks.
Teen tip: A teen who has almost always been spoken to politely, will almost always do likewise.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Terrific Toddlers Tips
Hi,
The purpose of this blog is to post toddler tips.
I am passionate about helping mums ENJOY the toddler years!!
I will aim to post one or two tips each month.
I hope you find them helpful!!
The purpose of this blog is to post toddler tips.
I am passionate about helping mums ENJOY the toddler years!!
I will aim to post one or two tips each month.
I hope you find them helpful!!
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