1-2-3 Magic: 3-Step Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting

Following are a number of steps that have proved to be effective in responding to nighttime episodes. W ...

because the child is groggy and can’t tell you much that’s useful. Assume the child has t ...

to let the kids sleep on the floor next to your bed with sleeping bags and pillows, because they’ll app ...

and after she’s quiet for a few minutes, you go back to bed. Jim, age four. Jim has been getting up seve ...

at Bedtime, you’ll meet a little girl who was driving her parents crazy by not staying in bed. You’l ...

Real-Life Story 3 BEDTIME As you are learning in 1-2-3 Magic, a big part of Parenting Job 2, encouraging ...

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I was dragging around the whole day because I was so tired. My wife was having trouble at work because she w ...

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Obviously, this nighttime routine was one that we couldn’t keep up for much longer. The funny thing was tha ...

hour before bedtime, we would inform Lucy that it was time to get ready for bed. She had to do every ...

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18 MANAGING YOUR EXPECTATIONS What You Can Expect from Your Child, and When AT THIS POINT WE’VE covered both Stop and Star ...

greatest amount of new learning and brain connecting takes place. So it’s important to be realistic and n ...

Erroneous Expectation: Parents expect kids to listen and respond the first time a parent makes a request. ...

themselves. Leaving anywhere! Erroneous Expectation: Parents expect their children to be able to move—easily, ...

93 percent are dry at the age of four. The average age for being dry at night is about four years. Pooping succe ...