The tools: Preschoolers and up
Tool: Use time-outs and time-ins
Age: 2 to 4 years
How it works: The time-out is one of the best-known discipline tactics, but it’s also somewhat controversial. Some experts think time-outs don’t work well, are overused, and feel too punitive — especially for young preschoolers. “When we say ‘Go to your room,’ we’re […]
Why is sleep so elusive during pregnancy?
Most mothers-to-be would probably prefer to get as much sleep as possible before the baby arrives. But one of nature’s dirty tricks is that just when you’re most in need of rest, you can’t get it because your back aches, your bladder’s full, your belly’s big, and your mind […]
The tools: Babies, toddlers, and up
A disclaimer: These tools aren’t guaranteed to work every time, and none of them will be right for every parent and child. But they will give you options — and what parent doesn’t need more to choose from in his or her personal bag of tricks?
Tool: Lavish love
Age: Birth to […]
by Melanie Haiken
Last updated: August 2008
We’ve all seen them: the out-of-control toddler hurling handfuls of sand at the park; the whiny-voiced 3-year-old begging for candy in the grocery line; the sassy 7-year-old yelling “you can’t make me!” at the restaurant.
And we’ve privately dissed their parents, reassuring ourselves that we’d never be such a wimp […]
The most common error parents make when disciplining their kids is disciplining out of anger.
Imagine a police officier who tried to keep people from speeding by simply getting angry at them.
He could stand on the street corner and tell as they passed by, trying to convince them to slow down.
He could even jump up and […]
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