TOPIC: Toddler
The Parenting Hall of Shame: Now Accepting Members
“My young son was screaming for 45 minutes and I didn’t know how to comfort him. I finally screamed back, ‘Sometimes I hate you!’”
“My son was two and scratched his baby brother’s face so hard that he left marks. I spanked his bottom, like five hard swats. Then I left the room, walked down the hall, turned back around and spanked him probably five more swats again. I screamed at him so loud, I terrified him.”
Baby Einstein – Help or Harm?
In case you haven’t heard, researchers at the University of Washington have published a new article Journal of Pediatrics regarding the effects of television viewing and language development in children under 2 years old. Frank Zimmerman and colleagues interviewed 1,000 parents in the Minnesota and Washington region and found that for every hour per [...]
Banish Common Parenting Myths
As if it isn’t challenging enough to raise children, most parents believe myths that make them feel confused and inadequate. These horrible myths can spoil the joy of family life. You may have never realized how intensely these beliefs affect you, but they do. By acknowledging that these myths exist in your life, you take the first step toward eliminating them. Learning the truth will erase your doubts and build your confidence.
Ask Hal – How Can I Talk to My Children?
This is Linda. I am a single mother of 5 young children. (4 boys/1 girl) I really need to know how to talk to my children. The kids’ dad doesn’t have much to do with them, and that makes it real hard on my boys. I heard you on the FISH one day. I have been looking for the book. I decided to search the web, so this is how I got this far. I will get this book when I can. Thanks for your time and I’ll check the download out.
Ask Hal – Helping Children Deal with Tragedy
We recently received the news that our six year old nephew has a rare brain stem tumor. The outlook is not good, as they have not had any survivors of this type of brain tumor. (Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma).
How do you prepare young children (10, 7 and 3 years old) for what the family will go through with his treatment and how do we prepare them for the possibility, (although we are hoping and praying for a miracle) for his death? Thanks!
