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Monday, August 11th, 2008
Weaning from the Bottle
Question:
“We’ve been trying to encourage our 18 month old daughter to use a cup at meal times but she just doesn’t seem interested. And then no sooner does she get down from her high chair, she wants her bottle. When will she be ready to give up the bottles?”
Answer:
If given a choice, there are some [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Ask GFI, Toddlers by Roni Hathaway
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Wake Time Activities Through Age 5
Question:
“Our 7 month old has been doing so well with his routine and as On Becoming Babywise II says, he is ready to drop to 2 naps a day. Which is great, but now he has more wake time and what can I do to fill up all that time! It seems we are [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Ask GFI, Infants, Preschool, Toddlers by Roni Hathaway
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
6 Common Roots of Parenting Problems
You’ve picked up Preschoolwise for your 3-year-old’s tantrums, Childwise for the back-talk from your 9-year-old, and Preteenwise for your 12-year-old’s moodiness. Have you noticed that there seems to be a common thread with many of these issues? While the books may help by providing some age specific solutions, the list below may prove [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Middle Years, Preschool, Teens by Roni Hathaway
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Potty Training and Bedwetting
Question:
My husband and I are about to take on the task of potty training with our 2 ½ year old son, but we’re both a bit concerned that bedwetting may be a problem since both of us had issues with bedwetting as children. My Toddlerwise book has a chapter on this subject, but is [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Ask GFI, General Development, Preschool, Toddlers by Roni Hathaway
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Six Month Old Transitions
Question:
My husband and I picked up a copy of Babywise when our son was 2 months old and he was soon sleeping all night long and napping great! Thank you so much. But now we’ve run into a little problem. He’ll be 7 months old in a week and for [...]
