Parenting AcademyBehavior
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My 4-Year-Old Lies to My Face Now
My daughter started lying about everything from cookies to crayons on the wall. The interrogation approach flopped — here's what actually made truth-telling safe.
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My Toddler Hit Other Kids. Here's What Stopped It
My 2-year-old started smacking kids at the playground and I wanted to sink into the ground. The calm, firm approach that actually stopped it.
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The Whining Phase Nearly Broke Me
The 6pm whine drilled into my skull for months. Ignoring it backfired, caving trained it — naming the feeling plus one calm redo finally turned it down.
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My Kid Bit Another Kid at the Playground. The Shame Was the Worst Part.
The bite, the other parent\u2019s face, and what I learned about handling it without the public shaming ritual. Practical, and kinder than the parenting forums.
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Positive Discipline, From a Parent Who Used to Yell
I was a yeller. Here is how I slowly switched to calmer, firmer discipline — the scripts that work, and what I do on the days I still lose it.
