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What to do When Your Kids Interrupt You

My husband and I haven’t finished a complete sentence since last July! Our children interrupt our conversations constantly. Even while I’m asking them to wait until we’re done talking, they’re busy interrupting my request.

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Teaching Your Child to Apologize

Your child won’t apologize when he hurts someone or when he does something wrong.

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Back Talk

Back talk is a natural part of growing up-another way of testing limits. If you can keep your sense of humor, backtalk will be just one more of those annoying things kids do, and not the end of the world.
Who me?
Does your child sound like anyone you know? Without meaning to, we can be our [...]

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10 tips for managing temper tantrums

Temper tantrums are normal and common during the toddler years. Children have tantrums when they are frustrated and overloaded. The push/pull feelings of wanting to grow up but wanting to be close to you can lead to episodes of overload. So can being sick, hungry or tired. The toddler can fall apart when faced [...]

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Managing temper tantrums

Temper tatrums are a normal part of growing up. All children have them. Often they happen at different stages for different reasons. Sometimes they take you be surprise and sometimes they are predictable. There are no magic cures but there are some successful techniques that can help.
Infants

Infants may cry a lot but they [...]

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Dealing with children’s specific behavior problems

Biting
Separate the children. Comfort the child who was bitten. Be sure that he is all right. Administer first aid if necessary. Be very firm with the child who did the biting. “I will not permit biting here. Biting hurts.” Redirect both children to an interesting activity. Never bite a child yourself or have other [...]

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