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Potty Training Answer Book
Indispensable tips and techniques to help you keep the potty-training process as easy and painless as possible for both you and your child
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Hurricane Readiness for ChildrenBy Karen Deerwester, Ed.S.Hurricanes and power outages seem to be coming whether we like it or not. Children need to know this in a way that makes sense to them in an age-appropriate way. For young children, age-appropriate means "how will it effect me?" and "what tools do I have to manage the experience?"
Parent Readiness Children, however, feel more secure with "real" emotions than with positive appearances. Children need to see adults handle fear, anxiety, sadness, and loss in mature ways if they are going to learn how to handle those emotions in their lives.
Before the Hurricane
During the Hurricane Reassure your children that they are completely safe and that whatever is happening will be over in time. They are safe right here right now. Use distraction if fears becoming overwhelming - try singing favorite songs, tell stories of happier times, or try bear hugs and rocking together. Also reassure children that all their loved ones are also safe.
After the Storm © Family Time Inc. 2006 Karen Deerwester is the owner of Family Time Coaching & Consulting, writing and lecturing on parenting and early childhood topics since 1984. Karen is also the Mommy & Me director at The Ruth and Edward Taubman Early Childhood Center at B’nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton.
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