My daughter frequently ignore me…on purpose. I found this article on Baby Center about “Dealing with Ignoring” and I find the ideas quite helpful. Here it is:

“Often kids ignore parents so they can avoid doing something or fighting over something they really don’t want to do. Or they do so because they know you’ll get…

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No, many parents lose their temper with their children. It’s okay to feel angry, but it’s not okay to take it out on your children.

When you’re really angry, take a break. For example, take your children for a walk or call a friend to come help you.

If you feel angry with your child…

I was talking to a mom the other day who sighed dispiritedly and asked, “Why is it my three year old has to protest every direction I give her?” It’s a good question and the answer has to do partly with development and partly with temperament.

First, developmentally, young children are faced with lots of tasks…

My daughter will be six in March and still sucks her thumb. Sucking her thumb really calms her down and it’s really a comfort for her to be able to do so. She was a baby that never wanted a pacifier and she only started thumb sucking at the age of…

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