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March 13, 2010

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mommieann

DATE: 09/16/03 12:03pm

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Re: temper tantrum with new baby

IN REPLY TO: temper tantrum with new baby
AUTHOR: jeffnj

She's likely doing it for attention. If that is the case, the best way to get her to stop is to just ignore it. When she's telling you not to talk, ignore her and continue to talk. If she's having a fit on the floor, just walk around her, like she's not there (as long as she's not in danger of harming herself). Hitting, however, should be addressed. A firm NO HITTING! and then ignoring her until she uses her nice hands should work. And DO pay attention to her when she does something good. "I'm very proud you waited until Mommy and I finished talking before asking for a cookie"...that sort of thing.

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temper tantrum with new baby

jeffnj

09/15/03 12:21pm

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mommieann

09/16/03 12:03pm

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Hollis's Mommy

09/22/03 12:00pm

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J's Mommie

11/18/03 08:14am

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thwarted

09/16/03 08:23am

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thwarted

09/17/03 09:48am

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lostparent

09/30/03 03:06pm

Re: temper tantrum with new baby

blu-sky

10/08/03 07:02am

Give the daughter a baby (doll) she has to care for...

VBway

11/18/03 04:30pm

She may be mad she's not the baby. Point out how great it is to be a big girl.

VBway

11/18/03 04:24pm

Re: She may be mad she's not the baby. Point out how great it is to be a big girl.

thwarted

11/19/03 09:22am

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