What comes to mind when I mention child habits? It’s usually the “bad” variety (although our kids certainly have beneficial habits too!). Personally, I think of our 11-month-old’s subconscious pinching while nursing, our 3-year-old’s heedless nose picking, and our 11-year-old’s oblivious nail biting. Maybe your toddler has a pacifier or thumb-sucking habit? Perhaps you have a teen with an eye-blinking tic?
If you have read my other sleep posts, you know that we struggle with our 3-year-old’s sleep. Since his birth he has been a difficult sleeper
Screaming. Throwing. Hitting. Grabbing. Spitting. Biting. “No”-ing. These are just a few of the many endearing behaviors that I have seen from our newly-3-year-old son. My personal favorite is this new attention-monopolizing gem – he recently started yelling strings of random words whenever anyone else is involved in a conversation, with the sweetest look of … Read more
I like to think that we all have little problem behaviors with our babies. (Surely, I’m not the only one?!) My 8-month-old likes to bite me while breastfeeding. Occasionally she pinches her siblings. Some babies scream, just for fun! Perhaps you have a similar problem? If not, enjoy your baby! If so, read on… Let’s … Read more
Kids thrive in a positive environment…not so much in a negative one. The problem is that it’s much easier and natural to be negative. We tend to look for things that our kids (and significant others) are doing wrong and correct them. When they are doing what they are supposed to be doing, we tend … Read more