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Stop Crying, Calm Down, and Other Things We Tell Our High Need Kids
“Why won’t you stop crying already!” “Why are you crying…there’s nothing wrong” “Don’t make such a fuss about such a little thing…sheesh” “Calm
Continue readingHow to Distract a High Need Baby or Toddler
Here’s the thing about high need kids: from the time they’re little babies, they tend to get 100% focused in on what they want (or don’t want). As infants, they’ll cry and scream
Continue readingHow to Help Your Child With Transitions
Does your baby have trouble with everyday transitions, like getting dressed, going into the car seat, or having his diaper changed? Or does your toddler or preschooler (or older child) have a meltdown
Continue readingHow Do I Deal With My Spirited Child’s Tantrums?
You’ve probably already figured out that parenting a spirited toddler or preschooler is MUCH different than parenting a more easygoing kid. All those strategies that you see working with other kids
Continue readingTrusting Your Parental Gut
Whether you are a mommy or a daddy, you have an unexplainable inner knowledge of what is best for your child as well as what is absolutely NOT. Sometimes it is a tiny whisper in the back of your brain
Continue readingGood Enough
Parenting is hard. Being a mom or a dad, is hard. Pulling that battery out of your 8 month old’s mouth? Easy choice. How to handle epic tantrums? Not so easy. The thing about parenting is
Continue readingBecause I’m Mommy
“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something
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