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Getting on the Same Pa(i)ge

We knew when we named our daughter Paige there would be the occasional pun and confusion, but in this case, it is very appropriate. Our Paige is about to turn two years old and recently our sweet toddler has started to become more of her own person, complete with problem behavior that you might expect […]

WRITTEN BY: Katie Schlagheck, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ottawa & Sandusky Counties

REVIEWED BY: Jenny Lobb, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Franklin County

SOURCES:

  • Deans (2018). When Parents Disagree: How to get on the same page without anyone "winning" or "losing". https://www.lernerchilddevelopment.com/mainblog/2018/4/15/when-parents-disagree-how-to-get-on-the-same-page-without-anyone-winning-or-losing
  • Eanes (2016). Getting Parents on the Same Page. The Gottman Institute. gottman.com/blog/getting-parents-on-the-same-page

A New Timeout

Is time-out in your parenting toolbox? For most parents, this discipline strategy involves putting your child in a certain place for approximately one minute per year of the child’s age. A parent controls the event and the child is mostly passive. Because few humans, including children, can sit for long periods, three minutes is an eon to […]

WRITTEN BY: Joseph Maiorano, PhD, Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Harrison County Extension, maiorano.2@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Woods, Healthy Finances Program Specialist, OSU Extension Family & Consumer Sciences, woods.485@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • https://pixabay.com/en/boy-smiling-sitting-stool-careful-286804/

REFERENCES:

  • Oersterreich, L. (2001) Understanding Children: Disciplining your preschooler. Downloaded from: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1529B.pdf

I Want It Now! Dealing with Temper Tantrums

When children are small and don’t have a vocabulary, they have to find ways to communicate the anger or frustration they are feeling. They may bite or hit or throw themselves to the ground in a rage; the latter we call a temper tantrum. Temper tantrums usually come on suddenly and escalate quickly. So what […]

WRITTEN BY: Terri Worthington, OSU Educator, Geauga County

REVIEWED BY: Kathy Oliver, OSU Extension Educator, Hardin County

REFERENCES:

  • Helping Kids Deal with Tantrums http://www.parentingpress.com/helping-kids-deal-with-tantrums.html
  • Temper Tantrums in Toddlers: How to Keep the Peace, http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/infant-and-toddler-health/in-depth/tantrum/art-20047845

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