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My just turned two year old was always an excellent sleeper after 4 months old, happily going to bed and staying there even through transition to adult bed. The past 4 days he has refused to lay...
Read MorePosted on 9/24/2021
I am trying to potty train my 19 month old. I’ve read Making the Terrible Twos Terrific and have tried the methods there. My daughter refuses to sit on the potty or even attempt to use the potty...
Read MorePosted on 9/24/2021
My 19 month old is very advanced for her age, other than her language which is on track. But she’s already entered her “terrible” two phase and she hits and pulls my hair and laughs about it. I...
Read MorePosted on 9/13/2021
We have a 2 year old son who is extremely picky, after feeling completely defeated by making and giving different meals for him from what the family was eating, we decided to only offer him what...
Read MorePosted on 8/22/2021
28 month old daughter bedtime routine and waking at night. Our 3rd child, who is 28 months recently started climbing (and falling) out of her crib, so we moved her to a toddler bed a little...
Read MorePosted on 8/20/2021
We have a 2 year old (4 months from turning 3) who finds disobedience hilarious. As his mom, I am struggling to know how to discipline and correct him. I will give a few examples. He locked...
Read MorePosted on 8/19/2021
We have 2 boys, a 2yr and 8 yr old. We struggle a lot with the latter since we can remember. His defiance, disrespect, angry reactions, moaning and loud crying seem to be at an all time high....
Read MorePosted on 7/17/2021
My just turned 2 year old toddler is refusing naps. She has been out of routine since the clocks have changed and as we have just moved and not been at home for nap times so I’ve let her sleep in...
Read MorePosted on 7/15/2021
We started potty training our toddler about 5 months ago when he was 26 months. Unfortunately, we had not discovered Rosemond's books yet. We used a similar, but not exact same method. We...
Read MorePosted on 7/13/2021
My 2 almost 3 year old daughter has a problem with hitting how can I help her ?
Read MorePosted on 7/12/2021
We potty trained our daughter at 2yr 1mo old. She is 2yr 6mo old now. Today, her teacher at daycare said every time they told her “no” today, she would walk away and have a pee accident. They...
Read MorePosted on 7/3/2021
My 4 year old son has been seeing an occupational therapist to help with his behavioral issues. She suggested that my son has a sensory processing disorder to explain why he will listen to...
Read MorePosted on 6/18/2021
How do we discipline our 18 month old daughter? She has started throwing her toys or other items out of frustration or in an attempt to get our attention. She has also started slapping me. When...
Read MorePosted on 6/15/2021
I am reading through John’s terrific 2 book and he mentions using child locks on kitchen cabinet doors etc but I am in rented accommodation and not allowed to put fitted child locks on the kitchen...
Read MorePosted on 6/4/2021
Hi. I've read and reread Rosemond's books on toilet training. Here are my questions after having read those in relation to daytraining my 21-month-old: 1) I use bell and gate which work, but he...
Read MorePosted on 5/22/2021
Hi, It is so hard to tell who the scammers are and who are legitimate in the "medical" realm. I have a friend who has a son who has all the classic symptoms of actual autism, but his Dr. has not...
Read MorePosted on 5/21/2021
Hello, my son is 2 years and 3 months old. He has not had a full evaluation for autism yet but is showing signs and is nonverbal. He is in desperate need of a haircut but anytime we have taken him...
Read MorePosted on 5/17/2021
My two year old daughter has recently been running away from me when we are in parking lots or near the street. I gave her a firm spanking, but she keeps doing it. What should I do?
Read MorePosted on 5/17/2021
Both my children are blessed with loud voices. My efforts to stop them screaming inside our house and car have failed. Do you have any ideas on how to stop it or a good consequence every time they...
Read MorePosted on 5/12/2021
Our daughter started potty training at 17 months. She is currently 33 months and still has accidents daily. She will run to the potty to poop but will have as many as 4-5 pee accidents a day at...
Read MorePosted on 4/29/2021
We are so thankful for the help we have received from The Well-Behaved Child and Making the Terrible Twos Terrific. Currently, we have been able to get our two year old (29 months old today) out...
Read MorePosted on 4/19/2021
Our 2yr 9mth girl is mostly well potty trained, no accidents since 2 yes. But she's well monitored by mom who brings her to potty on a regular schedule. When mom is not home, she will tell me she...
Read MorePosted on 4/13/2021
My 2 year old daughter is throwing anything and everything she can find when she feels upset or does not get her way ... any advice? We have tried ignoring it but she just grabs more things to...
Read MorePosted on 4/13/2021
We are currently attempting to potty train our 21-month-old boy. It has been almost one month of training and we are having almost zero success with getting him to sit on the potty to pee or poop....
Read MorePosted on 4/12/2021
We started potty training our 30 month old son using the method from the terrible twos book. Except the preschool wouldnt allow him without diaper untill fully trained. After 2 weeks He was at...
Read MorePosted on 4/8/2021
My son, who is 20 months old has stomach issues with constipation. On average he is constipated about two times a month at least. We are starting potty training this weekend, and we are worried...
Read MorePosted on 4/7/2021
My 2 year old recently discovered she can crawl out of her crib. Now she refuses to take a nap. I repeatedly put her back in her crib, and she crawls back out. Any suggestions? Should I put lock...
Read MorePosted on 4/7/2021
My 27-month daughter was potty trained 2 months ago and was doing great. She was not having accidents. 2 weeks ago I gave birth to our second daughter and now my 2-yr old is having accidents. ...
Read MorePosted on 4/4/2021
4-year old, dad not involved since his birth. 8 months ago my child saw a video about pregnant ladies and since then he pretends to be pregnant. he knows he is a boy and that cannot happen but...
Read MorePosted on 3/15/2021
We are toilet training our 18 month old son. He has sat on the small potty many times, peed in it a few times, mostly he refuses to sit on it. He is clearly capable of what is being asked of him....
Read MorePosted on 3/9/2021
My two year old daughter has developed a habit of screaming. She scream when doesn’t get what she wants or her brother takes something from her. How do I address this misbehavior? I know she is...
Read MorePosted on 3/9/2021
How do I get my two year old to not scream or ask questions while I’m on the phone?
Read MorePosted on 3/6/2021
Hi! I have 2 new questions: Bath time is rough because our daughter wants to sit and play on the toilet instead of taking a bath. Bath time is part of our bedtime routine so I’m not sure how...
Read MorePosted on 3/4/2021
We live with my parents and our two kids (1, and almost 3). My mom particularly is mad about the "being calm" advice. She feels that I need to scold my almost 3-year-old and that there is no logic...
Read MorePosted on 3/4/2021
We are in the early stages of implementing John's Discipline strategies. So far, I definitely see improvement in our children's behavior, respect of our authority and each other. We have four...
Read MorePosted on 2/28/2021
Parent guru question 2: Thanks for your last response. Our 25-month old daughter is successfully wearing shorts no underwear, and has had 0 accidents at home in 8 days! I have 2 new...
Read MorePosted on 2/26/2021
My husband thinks I need to provide more structure for our 2, 4 and 6 year old. This has risen out of increasing complaints about boredom, fighting between the kids and increasing misbehavior...
Read MorePosted on 2/24/2021
I am currently potty training my youngest, almost 19 months. I have purchased John's books on the terrible 2s and potty training and I have been trying to follow all the advice. It has been a week...
Read MorePosted on 2/24/2021
I am in the process of potty training a 3 year old. She is irrationally afraid of the potty, and seems to believe she will fall in even though she is using a small toddler-sized potty that she...
Read MorePosted on 2/22/2021
Hello, I just asked a question the other day about toddler hitting, pushing, etc. When he does this, he is not having a tantrum. He is actually laughing. I was suggested to implement a time...
Read MorePosted on 2/20/2021
We are potty training our 25-month old. I took a week off work to keep our daughter home from daycare to really get a good start. We read Toilet Training without Tantrums and are following Naked...
Read MorePosted on 2/18/2021
I have 3 children, soon to be 5, soon to be 4, soon to be 2. I have begun implementing alpha speech and tickets within the last month. I am still using the "offense" to lose tickets as not...
Read MorePosted on 2/16/2021
Hi, my daughter, will turn 3 in 2 months recently started defying us when it comes to changing her clothes. Whenever she is told it’s time to do it, she thinks its some sort of game, runs away or...
Read MorePosted on 2/16/2021
Toilet training follow up - soiling pants still. Our disabled (developmental delay, hearing loss, sensory processing delay) 4.5 year old daughter has been toilet training for about a month now. ...
Read MorePosted on 2/15/2021
Hello! I have two kids. Boy: Almost 3 (in May) Girl: 1 and 2 months old Boy is hitting girl, knocks her over and laughs when he does it. How can I approach this adequately?
Read MorePosted on 2/15/2021
Our 26 1/2 month old daughter is still co-sleeping with my husband and me. Although we would like to move her out of our bed, we are struggling with the dynamic of how to move her into the room...
Read MorePosted on 2/7/2021
If my 2 year old grandson is loving, social, communicative, and playful, do I need to be concerned with autism if he want to play a game constantly called "do that? The game is following...
Read MorePosted on 2/7/2021
Why do my kids hate getting dressed so much?! They are 2 and 5. It inevitably causes a battle, and when we finally depart someone is crying. I can’t get the diaper changed or clothes on, and the 5...
Read MorePosted on 1/27/2021
Hello, My 2.5 yr old boy still uses a bottle to self soothe at night. This habit was created from living in a one bedroom apartment and trying to keep him quiet through the night when he was...
Read MorePosted on 1/25/2021
My 18 month old daughter has eaten anything given to her up until now. She only wants dry beige foods like pasta, cereal, plain biscuits, yogurts etc. Everything else is thrown on the floor. She...
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