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Daily Archives: November 10, 2011

Tantrum Tamer: New Ways Parents Can Stop Bad Behavior – WSJ.com

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Tantrum Tamer: New Ways Parents Can Stop Bad Behavior – WSJ.com.

This article in the Wall Street Journal gives an in depth description of a very effective parent training approach to handling kids’ tantrums or clinging behaviors.

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Posted in child development, Family Therapy, Parenting advice, The Anxious Child

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Spanking in the USA: A sad state of affairs and why spanking is never ok. – Child Psychology and Parenting Blog: Child-Psych.org

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Spanking in the USA: A sad state of affairs and why spanking is never ok. – Child Psychology and Parenting Blog: Child-Psych.org.

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Posted in Child discipline, Resilience, Uncategorized

Tagged discipline for children, parenting advice, spanking

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