how do you guys handle the times when you sort of have to let your child cry it out? like, im a single mom. if my 4 month old daughter is grumpy and fussy but i need a shower before we go somewhere.. if she's gonna scream there's really nothinmg i can do. i noticed that opening the shower curtain and talking to her trying to calm her down pisses ( Read more... )

How in the world do I get my 19 month old to quit pushing? I have a home daycare and he is always pushing other kids and taking their toys away. I try to tell him "nice touches" and show him how to be "nice" but thats not working ( Read more... )

My daughter is 6 months old. She's usually an easy, happy baby, as long as she's held, you're engaged in some activity with her, and she got enough sleep. But recently, she has not only quit napping consistently (I'm saying she might sleep for a half hour in my arms and that's it until bedtime.) but she gets these crazy mood swings where she ( Read more... )

Since December 18th I have been in and out of the hospital 3 times and I am now moderately disabled (I walk with a cane, have total body pain and numbness and severe balance and strength issues just to name a few). Ethan was taken care of by my parents, his dad, my sister, her roommate and his teenage daughter and a family friend got him off to ( Read more... )

I'm usually not into behaviorism.  Playful parenting, unconditional parenting, that's me.  But, since Shiny passed away, Moo's behaviors have been less manageable and reasonable.  I understand that it's coming from grief and confusion and all these complex feelings he's acting out on.  I understand that he's only 2 and a half, kinehura and thus can ( Read more... )

I have a freshly-minted ten-month-old who likes thrusting her body forward repeatedly, while being held, when she wants to move. She's been doing this for at least the past month or two and it's been useful in the, "oh, she seems bored of this scene and wants me to walk about" sense. For the past week, she's discovered that if she does the same ( Read more... )

Burned. Out ( Read more... )