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I used to love watching episodes of The Dog Whisperer, and even attended a book signing for Cesar Milan himself in New York many years ago. The three rules he constantly reiterated for happy and well-balanced dogs were exercise, discipline, and affection, in that order. When we had kids, we thought back to Cesar’s philosophy […]

Lately, Lion has become a lot more physical, both in his playing and his anger. While we generally try to distract, empathize using toddler language, or use time-outs when necessary (we mostly rely on 1-2-3 Magic, though we don’t do it exactly as recommended nor as consistently as we should), we have been very concerned […]

I recently stumbled on a little trick that seems to work like magic to get my toddler to listen better. Now, I’m not telling you this trick works every time. I’d give it a good 70% ranking on the effectiveness scale, but that’s better than nothing. I figured a tip this good just has to be shared! The […]

You guys, I have a parenting secret. A Jedi-mind-trick, if you will, that has revolutionized my life. It’s pretty basic. Many of you probably already know this or do it on the daily. BUT, every single time I use this trick in public I have other parents stare at me open-mouthed and say “I have […]

Earlier this year, we were wrestling with a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde situation with our son. Sometimes he would be the sweetest, most loving child ever, and other times he would turn into someone we just didn’t recognize: angry, defiant and sometimes even violent. We focused on love languages and upped the snuggles, and […]

Many experts say that the two most important things parents can give their kids is love and discipline. Loving our kids can come pretty easily, but disciplining them can be difficult or frustrating. When I hear the word discipline, I think of punishment. Even the dictionary defines discipline as punishment. I grew up in a […]

It happened. Little Lion finally found a way to push my buttons to the point of turning me into the ragey steam-out-of-the-ears mommy that I hoped to never become. It all started so innocently… I would give directions and Little Lion would ignore me. I told myself he was too young. I told myself he […]