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What to Say When Your Child Gets It Wrong
We went to the supermarket yesterday to do some shopping. As we were going through the fresh produce section, I picked up a good-looking cantaloupe and asked, “This is a…?” B (24 months) flashed a...
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Toddlers and Modern Art
The Dancers by Henri Matisse For Christmas, I bought B and M a set of art books, which I saw when we went to the Baltimore Art Museum last month. We started reading the Matisse book at bedtime...
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How to Avoid the Terrible Twos
“She always trying to get her way. She’s just spoiled,” I hear so many parents say about their toddlers. Even my husband said it this morning about Brooke. We’re parked (illegally) on the side of the...
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When Kids Fight
B and M are currently obsessed with Thomas the Train. During our move, we lost all but one red train. You know where this is going. One day, M has it, but B wants it. I did my usual. I said, “Brooke,...
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The Pink Tower of Language
M on swings It’s been a month since you last heard from me. The main reason is because Mark and I decided to try life without a nanny. We lasted exactly 29 days. Now that we have a nanny again, I’m...
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How to React to an Angry Toddler Who Spits and Throws Things
It was bathtime. B and M are sitting in the bathtub while I’m reaching in to brush M’s teeth. She shakes her head from left to right and back again to dodge the toothbrush. I give up. She then takes...
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Commonly-Asked Questions about My DVD and Book
A lot of people have been asking me questions about the difference between my book, Raising Your Twins: Real Life Tips on Parenting with Ease (Without Kicking Your Spouse to the Curb) and my DVD,...
View Article“It’s Not Fair!” and Other Things Children Say They Don’t Understand
Since they’ve started school, B and M have had a language explosion in English. Most of it has been great, but occasionally, they’ll say things like, “It’s not fair!” “That’s not funny!” “I don’t like...
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Video: The Best Language Environment for Your Child
Brooke reciting classical Chinese poetry Here’s a fact about young children: they LOVE language. It’s an absolute joy for them to learn and recite anything. And they do it effortlessly. They can learn...
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How I Introduce Music and Movies to My 3-Year-Olds
M’s first movie Three months ago, I bought The Sound of Music soundtrack. How do you introduce new songs to children? The best way is to start by telling a little story about each song. The first song...
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