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More Toddler Reverse Psychology

February 20th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Last night I put reverse psychology to work again.
Daddy: Time to go to bed
Thing 2: I don’t want to go to bed. (Runs and hides)
Daddy: Ok, I’m going to bed without you…
Thing 2: Wait for me!

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Using Reverse Psychology On A Toddler

February 19th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Toddlers are notoriously headstrong and their favorite word is “no”. Time to get dressed. No! Time to go to bed. No! Stop standing on the couch. No! Take those peas out of your nose. No! No! No!
So, what’s a parent to do? Just use reverse psychology. [...]

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You Can’t Beat An Original

February 16th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s always the case that originals are the best. In movies, the original always beats the sequels (see Star Wars, Rocky, Godfather, Shreck). After all, if the original weren’t so good, there wouldn’t be any sequels in the first place. I find this logic holds true with the Baby Einstein videos.
The early [...]

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The Disgusting Part Of Being A Parent

January 18th, 2008 · 7 Comments

When new parents hear what to expect from parenthood, they know about the lack of sleep, added expenses, and time constraints. But what new parents don’t fully appreciate is just how disgusting parenting can be.
I’m not just talking of the dirty diapers and burping and spit ups a newborn goes through. That’s nothing [...]

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Who Said Variety Is A Good Thing?

December 27th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Whoever said variety is the spice of life, wasn’t around a toddler very often. While Thing 2’s bedtime routine is endearing, many of the other routines are quite maddening. Case in point: the daily battle over the brown car seat.
We have two identical car seats for Thing 1 and Thing 2. [...]

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Preschoolers: Trust But Verify

December 21st, 2007 · 3 Comments

I consider myself somewhat of an authority on the 3 and under set. But with our oldest, Thing 1, we are blazing the trail and learning as we go. Today, we learned a very valuable lesson with preschoolers.
Thing 1 has been talking all week about how his class was having pajama day on [...]

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Why Procrastination Is Bad

November 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments

When Thing 2 stopped using his high chair, over a year ago, we were happy to get it out of the kitchen. They were always climbing on, pushing, or bumping into it, and it freed up some much needed space. I should have given it a good cleaning before moving to the basement [...]

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It’s All About The Routine

November 14th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Routine truly is the key to handling a 2 year old. Take bedtime. Usually, a source of stalling, tantrums, coaxing, coercing, and finally, a lot of crying. But when a routine is established, bedtime can actually go fairly easily. Here is the current routine with Thing 2. No detail is [...]

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