Do You Want Your Toddlers to Listen? Then Stop Telling Them This.

Do You Want Your Toddlers to Listen? Then Stop Telling Them This.

Trying to get your toddlers to listen? Unfortunately we talk to toddlers all wrong. Stop doing this and stop getting frustrated.

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The Battle of the Milk: Toddler always wins.

The Battle of the Milk: Toddler always wins.

Each of my three children have their own versions of stubbornness. My littlest one is giving me the most run for my money – at least that is how it feels right now. She is a toddler getting ready to rule the world, but first she  needs to conquer me!   She loves her chocolate milk. She loves her chocolate milk very early in the […]

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Confessions of a Child Therapist: Life with a Toddler

Confessions of a Child Therapist: Life with a Toddler

  We are all human. We all make mistakes. We all worry. We all wish we had a redo button.   Being a child therapist adds another layer of complication. I know what I should be doing. I know what constitutes good parenting and what does not. I know the early signs and symptoms of every childhood mental health disorder. One might think that all […]

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When your Toddler has No Filter!

When your Toddler has No Filter!

One of the reasons why I love toddlers so much is that they are untouched by the layers we all carry. They do not have the layers of social awareness and self-consciousness that burden all of us. They do not think before they speak – and often that makes what they say that much cuter. They share honest observations and make us take a second […]

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