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Toilet Training a Toddler

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I was watching an old movie the other day, and yet another teary eyed woman was waving her hanky at someone terribly important in her life, who was leaving by train for parts unknown. How sad for her. How exciting for the one on the train, destined for new horizons, adventures, places. It dawned on me that if life were run by Amtrak, there would be many, many trains arriving at and departing from the Commuter Station of Life. From birth to death and all things in between. A train for first steps, one for losing the first teeth, another for getting a license, graduating, marriage, and yes, even one for learning to use the toilet. That’s the train my two year old is preparing to board and in my mind, the imaginary conductor has called out, "Now departing on Track 2, destination Big Kid, The Potty Train!"

Nothing marks the change from baby to big kid more than the mastery of both bladder and bowels. Having been down these "tracks" twice before, you would think this is no big deal. But this time, it is with my Carson, my youngest, my last baby. That makes it a very mixed bag of emotions. There is a part of me (the part that has the preschool which requires they be potty trained, already picked out) that is anxious for her to become the master of her sphincters. However, the other part of me (the part that wants to savor my last baby) is in no hurry at all to deprive Pampers of their profits.

Butt, the interest is there. The signs are all in order. She has been waking up dry, she talks about the potty, she watches everyone, everytime they go. And so we begin. We learned with our first child that all the M&M bribes in the world and all the promised trips to Toys R Us, have no bearing on true potty training. Your child is either ready to start or they are not. I am always amazed at the stories of people who push, prod and punish. Those moms and dads who say they are potty training at 1. Give me a break. If you place your one year old on the commode and they actually do something, that is called LUCK not training. And what about the people who threaten and penalize a child who can’t go on demand? I’d love to sit them on the toilet and scream POOP! in their faces. I mean, if you don’t have to "go", you don’t have to go.
Carson is making amazing progress. With the help of some Teletubbie underwear (we do NOT want to pee on Po, do we?) and some good natured peer pressure from her sisters, she is running at about a 89 uccess rate. The remaining 11as resulted in many dirty towels, carpet cleaner, a new bottle of Tide and a funeral for a pair of Dipsy’s that I simply would not even consider attempting to rinse out. There were only fit to be cleansed with fire. Poop really is the equivalent of a four letter word to toddlers. Somehow, there is a certain fear attached to making the sacrifice to the porcelain god. They would rather sit in a "mudslide" than "plop in a puddle". Thankfully, they get over it.

As with our other two daughters, we have been really cheering her on when she is successful. And when she is not? We hug her and just clean things up. Believe me, the look on her face when she has not made it to the potty is one of total devastation. How any adult can berate a two year old at a time like this is beyond me. Mastering this skill is proportional to a grown up attempting to climb Mount Everest. What do you mean you only made it to the fifth summit? Wuss! What a screw-up. I expect you to make it next time, mister! Wouldn’t that be helpful for the next climb?
She has woken up dry the past seven mornings. She refuses to even wear a Pull-up, in favor of her La-La and Tinky Winky skivvies. We have even made brief outings to the grocery store and Wal-Mart, sans any triple layer protection. I guess she has almost made it. I am very proud of her, but my heart is also heavy, for somewhere in my mind, that imaginary conductor has called out, "All Aboarrrrrd!". I guess it is time to get out my hanky and wave a tearful goodbye to my baby no more.

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Help Children Blow Away Anger

2009-03-28T13:35:00.000-07:00

You can teach your child strategies for coping with anger that can defuse today’s temper tantrums and manage stress throughout his or her life. Ignore the tantrums while your child learns these new skills (see below). Walk away, vacuum the carpet, load the dishwasher. Tantrums won’t escalate if you don’t react to them.

1. Practice blowing bubbles with your child every day. This behavior is incompatible with getting nervous or angry. It teaches your child to breathe slowly, a coping method that can defuse anger as soon as it starts. Identify the first signs of your child’s anger, such as a sigh or grimace. Refer to blowing imaginary bubbles whenever your child starts to get mad. Be patient.

2. Identify rewards. Discuss with your child some rewards he can earn for practicing blowing bubbles every day and when he gets frustrated or angry.

3. Share your successful coping methods. Point out when you deal effectively with your own stress. Ask your child to help you blow your imaginary bubbles when you are frustrated so she learns that you have strategies to help you manage your temper.

4. Remain calm. Encourage your child to practice blowing bubbles when he starts to get angry, then stay out of the situation completely. The sooner you prompt your child, the easier it will be for him to try it. If you wait until he really loses his temper, the exercise probably will not help. Address your child quietly, in a matter-of-fact manner.

5. Don’t get drawn into your child’s situation. Avoid eye-to-eye confrontation when your child is angry. Don’t change your disciplinary strategies because you’re now angry. Don’t get drawn into negotiations.

Source: Edward R. Christophersen, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City.

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12 Tips to Follow Before Getting Pregnant

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Preparing your body for pregnancy at least one month ahead of time -- both physically and nutritionally -- can be among the most important factors in improving your odds of: conceiving more easily, having a healthier pregnancy, ultimately delivering a healthy baby and recovering more easily. Wanting to have a baby creates a natural desire to make things go as healthfully and worry-free as possible. Couples want to be able to make informed decisions and take an active role every step of the way. It also brings to mind a myriad of questions about what you should and should not do! What are the most current, scientifically backed recommendations when it comes to preconception nutrition and physical fitness? The following 12 tips should be used as a guide to help you make the right choices.

1. Future moms, go visit an Ob/Gyn, and request a "preconception" check-up. Future dads should go in for a general physical (preferably 90-120 days before!!). The doctor will address immunizations you may need and personal and family medical topics.
2. See your dentist for a check-up.
3. Get to a healthy body weight (in a healthy manner). This applies to women who are too thin or too overweight before pregnancy. Do not ignore this! It is really important for the future baby, and you might need to postpone your date to start trying.
4. Eat a well-balanced diet that includes a wide variety of healthy foods from all the basic food groups. Be aware that there are some foods you should completely avoid (i.e. liver). Also, keep well hydrated primarily by drinking water.
5. Stop taking any and all supplements unless approved by your physician; this is particularly important if you are "already trying". Your doctor will likely prescribe a prenatal supplement to begin taking now.
6. Make sure your intake of the B vitamin, folic acid, is optimal to help prevent birth defects. Good sources: prenatal supplement, enriched breads, pastas, cereals, dried beans/lentils, asparagus, wheat germ, greens, and orange juice (to name a few).
7. If you’ve been told you have anemia (iron deficiency), it should be resolved prior to conception through dietary means and iron supplements prescribed by a doctor.
8. Begin reducing your intake of caffeine to very low levels; no, you don’t have to eliminate it altogether.
9. If you are not practicing really good birth control, eliminate all alcoholic beverages; dad, keep alcohol intake modest. Also, quit smoking, and no illegal drugs (mom & dad).
10. Use proper safety precautions around worksite agents, chemicals, lead, and other potential hazards (mom & dad). The future mom should not handle kitty litter; let someone else change the box from now on.
11. No more lounging in hot tubs or saunas, especially for the future father (during the entire preconception phase). Hot showers are fine.
12. Make sure you establish a reasonable, regular exercise routine. Your level of fitness prior to pregnancy is basically what will determine how active you can be once pregnant. There are many, many advantages to being physically fit during pregnancy.
One final note: Give yourself a lot of credit for being conscientious enough to plan ahead! RELAX and enjoy yourselves during this special time in your lives!

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10 Common Mistakes Parents Make

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Think you're a pretty good parent? Chances are, you're right. But many of us make well-intentioned mistakes in many areas of our lives--including raising children. No parent intentionally does things wrong; we simply do the best we can with the knowledge we have.
With this in mind, here is a list of some common mistakes parents make. The list is not exhaustive, nor is it The Final Word. The ideas here come from family psychologists, educators and older parents and grandparents who have "been there, done that," yet managed to raise successful children.

1. Inadequate Supervision
"Children get away with so much in contemporary society," says Robert Billingham, professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Indiana University, and the father of four. "It's a tragedy that there just isn't the parental supervision there used to be."
So how do you know if your child is being adequately supervised? "If your child is in daycare, make frequent, unannounced visits. If supervision is lacking, find another daycare," says Billingham. For older children, in most states the legal age that children can be left by themselves is 13, and most experts agree that the time of day when most kids get into trouble is the after-school/before-parents-get-home-from-work window. How to avoid? Hire a sitter or rearrange your work schedule. The bottom line: make sure someone is watching those kids.

2. Failing To Listen
"Many parents are in too much of a hurry to slow down and really listen to what their child has to say," says Charles Fay, Ph.D., a nationally certified school psychologist. For example, say little Billy comes home with a black eye. A parent's natural tendency may be to jump right in and demand to know who hit little Billy, when the reality may be that a ball smacked him in the eye, or maybe Billy started a fight. The fact is, parents don't know what's really going on until their child tells them.
For very young children, a good way to find out what's on their minds is to watch them play, says Dr. Fay. Give them some dolls and just sit back and watch. "It takes a little time, but it's one of the most powerful tools a parent has for understanding what their child's life is like when the parents are not around."

3. Short-sighted Parenting
"I tell parents to raise their 2-year-old not to be a successful toddler, but to be a successful adult," says Billingham. This means parents have to let their children make mistakes, have to let them learn from mistakes and have to let them encounter situations parents would rather protect them from. "When children face bullies, for example, there is a tendency for parents to rush in. But at some point this 7-year-old will be 30 and will have a boss who is a bully, so the child has to learn for himself how to cope." This doesn't mean that parents can't help, but becoming too involved can also be a mistake, says Billingham. "Help the child solve his problems, but don't solve them for him."

4. Over Scheduling
"Many parents today seem to be going 100 miles an hour with their hair on fire," says Judy Haire, co-founder of Liberty Christian School in Texas, mother of two and grandmother of five. "Kids need down time, time to be bored, because that's when their creativity kicks in."
Instead of giving kids time to play in a relaxed, unstructured way, many parents rush their children around from activity to activity, and this can create stress and anxiety in both parents and kids. "I suggest that parents give each child one or two extracurricular activities, max, and that parents make sure that children have several hours each week that are left completely unscheduled. Just make sure they don't fill those hours with TV!" says Haire.

5. Arguing in Front of Children
Parents arguing in front of their children is a very damaging behavior, according to Sara B. Miller, Ph.D., a psychiatrist in Wayne, Pa., who specializes in marriage and family issues. "When a couple argues in front of young children, especially boys, the end result is often an extremely insensitive man who cannot relate to women in a healthy way," says Miller.
Parents should save heated discussions for times when the kids aren't around. That's not to say that kids should never see parents disagree; it's healthy for kids to see Mom and Dad have a difference of opinion, then work it out. But subjecting children to parents' arguing can make them insecure and fearful. "Use common sense," says Miller.

6. Inconsistency
You've seen it in the supermarket a thousand times: a mom in the checkout line tells her child he cannot have candy. The child begins to whine, then beg, getting louder and louder, until the mom finally caves in and buys the candy. Kid: 1, Mom: 0.
"Children need to feel that their parents are in control," says Lisa Balch, a graphic designer and mother of two. "When a parent gives in after having said no, then the child learns that whining and begging are very effective tools for negotiation. I hear parents complain all the time about their children whining, but in many cases the parents are reinforcing the very behavior they would like to change."
7. Ignoring Your Intuition
"I think that in many cases people are too trusting, both of their children and of the people their children spend time with," says Haire. "It's easier to just go with the flow and ignore that still small voice when it tells you that something isn't quite right. I've learned, through the years, that parents should pay attention to that intuition."

8. Too Much TV
According to the Neilsen Media Research, the average American child ages 2-11 watches 3 hours and 22 minutes of television per day. The average number of minutes per week that parents spend in meaningful conversation with their children? 38.5. Astoundingly, 25 percent of children ages 2-5 have a television in their bedroom, and over half (52 percent) of kids ages 5-17 have a television in their bedroom.

9. Out-of-Control Materialism
"Kids today have way too much stuff," says Lois Hodgson, mother of four and grandmother of six. There's nothing wrong with toys and gadgets and exotic vacations, but it seems that in many cases what the children really want is quality time with their parents, says Hodgson. "When my children were young I made it a point to sit down with them after school and hear about their day, every day. Some of the neighborhood kids used to come, too--they just wanted an adult to listen to them."

10. Neglecting Your Spouse
"All too often I see parents who have made their children the center of their relationship," says Haire. "They lose sight of who they are as a couple, and once the kids are gone there isn't much left between them." The remedy? "Spend some time together alone every day--even 10 minutes at the end of the day. And make sure the kids know that this time is important and is not to be interrupted."

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