Effective Parenting ← Parenting your toddlers

Forty Winks!

May

2013

Question My 3 year son sleeps really late. That leads to delay in waking up and delay getting ready for school. How do I inculcate the habit of sleeping early? TIP The child will keep delaying his sleep if he finds interesting things going around. The key is for everyone at home delay these interesting ...

Force feed the kid?

May

2013

Question Why is it that kids don’t focus on the food? I have to keep reminding my 3 year old son to eat even when food is served. Most of the time I have to force feed him. TIP Kids are too engrossed in things that attract them. All other things are then secondary. So ...

Smile please

May

2013

Question How long does it take kids to learn brushing teeth on their own? I have a pretty tight schedule in the morning and it gets difficult to go running after him forcing him brush. I would like him to handle this independently but at the same time fear that he may not maintain his ...

Behavioural Pattern

May

2013

Question My three and a half year old kid behaves differently with different people. With a few of them he is either not interested talking or is extremely rude. But with the majority of them, he is nice and sociable. Is this normal? TIP It is perfectly normal that kids behave differently with a certain ...

Medicines, yuck! 1

Apr

2013

Question What’s with kids and medicine? My son is all over the place when it comes to medicines and supplements. It is always a chaotic and a forceful affair convincing him to gulp the syrups. TIP There is only going to be a one sided affair with medicines, and that has to be a hate ...

Bon Appetit!

Apr

2013

Question My four year old daughter and my three year old son are addicted to junk food. How to I get them to eat healthier? Tip The question to ask is how did they get introduced to junk food in the first place? At such young age, it is only natural that kids pick up ...

A Bath a day 1

Apr

2013

Question My 2 year old son creates a scene while bathing. How do I make this activity interesting? Tip Your question has a answer embedded in it. You make it interesting and he will never complain. Some pointers below 1) Baths should be playful. Play his favourite song in the bathroom. With portable audio devices ...

Brushing Tantrums

Apr

2013

Question My 3 year old son does not like brushing his teeth. My mornings are stressful because of his constant refusal to do this daily ritual? Tip Please understand that it is natural for the kid to refuse. He is testing your patience and you are falling in to his well planned trap. Try to ...