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We’ve all been taught about the terrible twos and we brace for them before they arrive, but in my experience it is the three year old you should really fear!  I read an article that talks about the “Tantrum Threes” that rang so true to me.  My nearly 3 year old can have a cogent [...]

We’re in the middle of a ruthless tantrum throwing and messed-up sleep stage right now that’s seriously insane. Little M turned 15 months old last week (I’m due for an update and he’s due for photos!) and all of a sudden everything is worthy of a tantrum. I thought he was throwing the occasional tantrum [...]

We’ve had our hands full lately, and I’m not talking about all the fun Autumn festivities!  As Toddler Heels hits 22-months, she’s been as feisty and opinionated as ever.  One second she is a complete angel, making silly faces and giving me sweet kisses.  The next, she is on the floor crying her head off [...]

Little Jacks can be (ahem) a bit of a challenge in the mornings.  What started as some strong willed opinions on clothing choices has devolved into hour long tantrums starting at the moment she wakes up, and not ending until shoes are on and we’re headed out to the car for school.  She’d start crying [...]

I was so flattered and amused when Mr. Bee wrote a post about three ways to say no to your kids, and named one of the “no’s” after me! I adapted our version of the “no” from the very popular Happiest Toddler on the Block. When Wagon Jr. started throwing tantrums at 18 months, our [...]

For a horrifying few months, Charlie was calling the shots around the house. He wasn’t taking his baths, he wasn’t going to sleep, he wasn’t listening to us… and worst of all, none of our usual tricks were working. Since then, Bee and I have used timeouts, positive parenting, redirecting, activities and Magic 1-2-3 techniques on Charlie [...]

Charlie has been really difficult the past couple of weeks.  Up until recently, he rarely threw tantrums and when he did, they were usually mild and we were able to easily distract him.  But he’s thrown some epic tantrums lately for seemingly no reason, and I’m left wondering what happened to my sweet little boy? [...]