No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame
Babies need interaction with parents and other humans; they need to manipulate their environment (to touch things, to feel and move them), and they need to do “problem-solving” activities (such as the eternal “where did it go?” problem-solving of peekaboo).3
Kim John Payne M.Ed. • Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
It’s more useful to tell her how you feel. “I don’t like being yelled at! That doesn’t make me feel helpful.
Joanna Faber • How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (The How To Talk Series)
In a rushed, often rude world, a line is drawn around your family when you speak to one another with respect.
Kim John Payne M.Ed. • Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
did not say “It’s okay, we can fix it, don’t worry.” That’s what I’d normally say, and then he’d scream and throw