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First Born Still Wants Center Stage
Posted on 9/30/2019
Our 27 month old daughter seems to have had a tough time with the transition of adding our baby to our family 6 months ago. She seems to love being the center of attention, and hates when any...
Read MoreNo Toddlers Allowed!!
Posted on 8/29/2019
I am currently reading Making the "Terrible" Twos Terrific and in Q&A section of Chapter 3, a mom asks about her son who throws things, even in restaurants. In his response to the mother, Dr....
Read MoreToddler in church.
Posted on 8/9/2019
My 17 mo daughter hates to go to the nursery at church. I always drop her off cheerfully and quickly, but she cries for 45 minutes or more, until she falls asleep in a stroller that dedicated...
Read MoreLet the Toddler Games Begin!
Posted on 7/31/2019
Hi! My son is 11 months old and has started to deliberately do things we tell him not - he will throw his sippy cup anytime he is sitting in his high chair, and hits both my husband and I. We...
Read MoreWhen to Start Potty Training?
Posted on 6/10/2019
Should I start potty training now or wait? Our daughter is 16 months old as of yesterday. I have read your potty book, and my husband and I agree with it and plan on following it. I have already...
Read MoreDealing with One-Year-Old's Challenging Behavior
Posted on 6/6/2019
Hi I have a 12 month old, and have recently finished Making the Terrible two's terrific. He seems to be staring tantrums when he has items taken from him, eg the car keys because I have to use...
Read MoreN75 Newbie
Posted on 6/4/2019
I started N-75 with my 18 month old daughter yesterday and am looking for a few encouraging words and advice. Day 1 was all accidents which I expected. When we told her about the change to a...
Read More14 month old harming Mom and family members
Posted on 5/28/2019
My 14 month old baby has started scratching my face, and pulling my hair when upset. In the past few days she has also started pinching and biting her 4 yo sister and 5 yo brother (who are very...
Read MoreBattle Weary
Posted on 3/21/2019
I have 18 month old twins, a boy and a girl. They haven't yet developed verbal skills; they don't recognize "no", or even their own names. I've been told that this is common among twins at this...
Read More15 Month Old Hitting
Posted on 3/5/2019
Our 15 month old daughter has started hitting about a week ago. It started with our dog. We show her "gentle" with the dog and she gets it initially but eventually will hit him. She will hit us...
Read MoreShhh! She's Reading...
Posted on 2/1/2019
We have been reading to our 14 month old daughter since 2 months of age. She has a bookshelf full of board books that she likes to flip through during the day and prefers them to toys. Our...
Read More"You May NOT Hit Mommy!"
Posted on 1/29/2019
My 18 month girl just started hitting me and laughing and scratching my face tonight when I was putting on her pajamas! She has never done this to me before, she tried to hit my husband once (a...
Read MorePreferences at 17 months.
Posted on 12/13/2018
My 17 month old daughter sometimes doesn’t let my husband hold her and last night when I was snuggling her on the couch and my husband laid down next to me she started trying to hit him and push...
Read MoreFifteen-Month-Old Not Sleeping Through Night
Posted on 10/25/2018
Hello! Our youngest daughter is now almost 15 months. I came across John Rosemond's books almost 6 months ago, and realized that I needed to change the way I approached her sleep (she was...
Read More11 m, 3.5 and 7yrs Road-trip Remedies
Posted on 9/3/2018
Hello! We have three usually well behaved children who were all raised on the Parenting By the Book philosophy. They sleep in their own beds, do normal age appropriate chores, have normal sibling...
Read MoreToddler is a biter
Posted on 7/30/2018
Our 18 month old (3rd child) is biting, HARD, his siblings. When he wants to do something and they are in his way or he wants what they have, he will bite them. How do you teach a child not to...
Read MoreManaging One-on-One Time
Posted on 6/27/2018
My 4 children are 6, 4, 2, and 6 months. I am kept pretty busy during the day with just feeding and naps and taking care of the house. My children ask for me to play with them often, or to spend...
Read More18m old has too many tantrums
Posted on 6/2/2018
Our daughter is 18months old and is/has been a happy and affectionate child, rarely crying/fussing. In the past week or two she has begun tantrums and intentional testing of us, and we are...
Read More21 month old too young to understand boundaries
Posted on 5/9/2018
https://www.parentguru.com/questions/view/12488?return=%2Fmember%2Fusers%2Fhome If it is possible, I would really like to ask a couple follow-up question to this post. When you say that we...
Read More21 month old needs gentle, age appropriate discipline
Posted on 5/7/2018
Our son is 21 months and we’d like to be better about him cleaning up his toys. We’re going to sweep through his toys and get down to the bare essentials like John’s book mentions. In order to...
Read More21 month old just wants to have fun!
Posted on 5/7/2018
Our son is 21 months and really likes to run. This has manifested in two different ways. One, he really likes to be chased. He will do bad things on purpose so that my wife and I have to chase...
Read MoreA Toddler Bucket of Sass
Posted on 4/30/2018
My 16 month old shook her finger and said no no in a sassy way after my husband told her no when touching something she shouldn’t. How do I correct the sass back at this age appropriately?
Read MoreCries from afar
Posted on 4/24/2018
My son and daughter-in-law put my 11 month old grandson in the nursery during Sunday morning church service for the first time, and he screamed so loud that the pastor even paused his sermon. Mom...
Read More2.5 year old tantrum must be contained and not punished
Posted on 3/25/2018
What is the appropriate reaction/action or punishment for a 2.5 year old that is throwing a tantrum and then it escalates into hitting or pushing myself or his nanny or his 5 year old...
Read More1 Year Old and Table Manners
Posted on 1/31/2018
My one year old has starting dropping food off side of high chair, yelling when she wants out, and sometimes refusing to eat what I have cooked. How do I teach her manners in her high chair?
Read MorePincher
Posted on 1/22/2018
My one year old has a new love for pinching. She looks me square in the eyes, pinches me, and grunts. Then she waits for a response. I’ve tried time out with pillow in between us calmly telling...
Read MoreFailure to Bond?
Posted on 12/4/2017
I have a question about bonding. We are first-time parents to a very lively and happy 17 month little girl. We struggled for years to become pregnant with two failed IVF attempts and through egg...
Read MoreToddler training
Posted on 8/6/2017
My husband and I are looking for advice on how to discipline our 16 month old. He is a very energetic toddler, running around and getting into everything he can. We have a baby gate up to stop him...
Read MoreConsequences when Room Sharing
Posted on 7/29/2017
We are using the ticket system with great success! It is really helping. Thankfully we have not had to send any kids to their rooms for a super long period of time but I want to be prepared for...
Read MoreBaby Loves Music!
Posted on 6/22/2017
I have a 14 month old who loves to listen to music. During the day, he will use sign language to tell me he wants to listen to music and I will turn Pandora on the TV. There is no music video but...
Read MoreNo, No, No!
Posted on 3/10/2017
I have a two and half year old and 13 month old. My concern is I always feel like I am correcting the oldest, no yelling no hitting no throwing etc and I am beginning to feel like I fuss all the...
Read MoreYMCA child care ok for 1 yo?
Posted on 2/16/2017
What are your thoughts on letting kids stay in child care at local YMCA for one to two hours a day. I stay at home with them. They are 1 and 2. I am worried that may be to much time away from me...
Read MoreTo potty train or not.
Posted on 2/8/2017
Would you please help me clarify some reasonable expectations for our potty-training journey? We're three days in with an 18-month-old boy. I'm realizing that this is going to be a long process,...
Read MoreTraveling and Potty Training
Posted on 2/6/2017
We're starting potty-training with my 18-month-old son. I've tried to block off this month as much as possible, but I'm realizing that we're going to have to make some trips (store, church, a...
Read More18 mo Won't Stay on Potty
Posted on 2/6/2017
I'm potty-training my 18-month-old son, and I'm a little confused about what to do if he doesn't want to sit on the potty. I've read TTWT and a lot of the QAs on this site, but I still don't...
Read MoreOne Little Monkey on the Bed
Posted on 12/18/2016
Hello... We have two daughters...one turned two in September and our youngest will be one in February...within the past couple of days, our two year old has stopped listening to us.. After telling...
Read More4 1/2 mo Waking at Night
Posted on 11/28/2016
I need some guidance on how to get my 4 1/2 month old to sleep better during the night. I have been using the baby wise method of eat, wake, sleep during the day and trying to get him to have...
Read MoreFussy Infant
Posted on 11/22/2016
Greetings: We have a fussy 1 month old. He has gained 2 lbs since birth....now weighs 10 lbs. Screams and acts uncomfortable all day and most of night. Breast and bottle feeding, but doesn't...
Read More16 mo Tantrums
Posted on 10/4/2016
At what age do you recommend starting the tantrum place? My son is 16 months old and has a bad habit of screaming when he doesn't get his way, which happens 10+ times a day. I'm not sure whether...
Read MoreJealous 16-Month-Old
Posted on 8/3/2016
My husband and I have a jealous 16 month old. She is the 4th child. The oldest are (twins) 4.5 yrs and one who is 3.5 yrs. Whenever I am holding one of the other children she begins pulling at...
Read More14 month-old Tantrums, Revisited
Posted on 5/26/2016
My fourteen month old is having all out tantrums when she doesn't get her way. It's over things like not letting her have more Cheerios (and I'm offering plenty of other options of foods I know...
Read More14-month-old Tantrums?
Posted on 5/23/2016
Our 14 month old daughter has been having some all out tantrums for the last month or so. I'm not sure what to do about it since she's so young. Sometimes it's clear that she just wants her own...
Read More16 mo. old screamer
Posted on 4/28/2016
My almost 16 month old daughter is a screamer. It's not a new behavior; she's been doing it for quite some time. She screams if I tell her to sit and wait in the high chair, if a sibling takes...
Read MoreSleep Training 5 month old
Posted on 4/15/2016
My daughter is trying to "sleep train" my 5 month old only grandchild. The baby is awake every few hours at night and her mom is exhausted. What are some tips for getting this very healthy...
Read MoreDiaper "Trauma"
Posted on 2/25/2016
When speaking about toilet training and stating that I took my sons diapers away at 17 mo another mom replies with "I don't want to push going potty because I don't want to traumatize her". (Yes,...
Read MoreIs Time Away from Babies Is Okay?
Posted on 2/1/2016
I have 8 month old boy/girl twins and currently travel 1-2 nights a couple times a month for business. Otherwise I work from home and we have a wonderful full time nanny that helps with the...
Read More7 month old nippy while breastfeeding
Posted on 1/19/2016
How should I respond when my seven month old bites while breastfeeding to discourage the behavior?
Read More18 mo Sleeping Issues
Posted on 12/28/2015
HI there, I need help with my 18 month old boy. He has been sleeping poorly, crying at bedtime (7:30 or 8pm), waking at 6am before everyone else, crying hysterically..takes a very brief nap and...
Read MoreToddler, Baby Squabbles
Posted on 11/17/2015
Dear John or other panel members, I have two wonderful, beautiful grandsons, ages 33 mo. and six months that I see about once a week. They are both happy children but lately Alex (the 33 mo...
Read More6 mo Sleep Training
Posted on 11/16/2015
My third child is 6.5 months old. He has acid reflux which is slightly complicated by tracheomalacia. Until recently he would occassionally choke on his spit up in the middle of the night...
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