How often do you encounter young ones walking around with a bottle way beyond the age you consider appropriate? I see it often. My experience is that parents and caregivers... more

Do you live or work in a home with a baby who catnaps all day but never takes a good, long nap? Does the same baby constantly snack without ever finishing a bottle? An hour after you feed her, is she fussing... more

Someone once said, "I wanted things to change, and they didn't, but when I changed myself, everything changed." Most of us have heard a version of that thought... more

Just in case no one's told you, I'll say it now: a Reward and Punishment approach to discipline does not work. In your heart you probably know this already. It explains why you have to correct your child constantly for the same behavior ... more

There are three basic approaches:

• letting children train themselves,
• training the parent/caregiver to remind and require the child to sit on the potty at scheduled times
• awareness of bodily sensations

When you consider also whether to use rewards and consequences, there is a lot for parent and ... more

General signs of readiness
Essentials:

• The child is past the "unilateral No!" stage of the "terrible Twos" and is at least somewhat cooperative.
• S/he can understand and follow simple instructions and imitate simple tasks.... more

When it comes to potty training, adult attention is so important, first for consistency, because the more promptly you respond to his need to "go," the sooner he'll learn to respond likewise... more