tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post5361779043549723779..comments2024-02-25T04:19:51.451-06:00Comments on Connected Mom: Gentle Discipline for Preverbal ToddlersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-72191605244191552092011-03-30T21:04:20.427-05:002011-03-30T21:04:20.427-05:00Thank you so much, Julian! Today was a tough one f...Thank you so much, Julian! Today was a tough one for me and my 19-month old, but this article gives me hope for tomorrow!Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09460246820803685111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-60269876797766196702011-03-07T22:50:07.640-06:002011-03-07T22:50:07.640-06:00I bet this would work on husbands too! :-DI bet this would work on husbands too! :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-18260324835010954742011-01-15T09:42:18.138-06:002011-01-15T09:42:18.138-06:00Thank you for posting this. I am in the same pred...Thank you for posting this. I am in the same predicament. (Owen's less than two months older than Oliver.) I love reading your suggestions, some of them we've tried and some we haven't. I also want to add that you aren't the only one who aspires to calmness, but sometimes fails!Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656166197748243958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-1258591612256346692011-01-13T22:37:19.476-06:002011-01-13T22:37:19.476-06:00@Malcolm+ I remember my step dad singing that same...@Malcolm+ I remember my step dad singing that same song with Mario.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-69652992704224247722011-01-13T22:12:44.838-06:002011-01-13T22:12:44.838-06:00Regarding little songs as part of a routine: You ...Regarding little songs as part of a routine: You probably won't remember, but I had a little song at diaper changing time to encourage you (and later your brother) to assist in the process. It was a corruption of "La Bamba" with a bit of doggerel French:<br /><br />Le-le-le-levee la bum up.<br />Le-le-le-levee la bum up in the air.<br />and so on.<br /><br />I know you may not always be as calm and gentle as you'd like to be, but I wish I had been as calm and gentle with you as you are with Oliver.Malcolm+https://www.blogger.com/profile/08469936715413110334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-32955023406328575322011-01-13T20:54:29.257-06:002011-01-13T20:54:29.257-06:00I am very interested in the concept of time-ins. ...I am very interested in the concept of time-ins. Thank you for describing how yours works... My twins are 11 months, and I want to have my tool kit ready :-)Mama Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554633560302397335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-17467463028929316092011-01-13T19:36:27.943-06:002011-01-13T19:36:27.943-06:00I agree with Dionna - signing was a life saver for...I agree with Dionna - signing was a life saver for us. Now that he's close to 2 and a half, it's still super difficult, just in different ways. But I keep reminding myself - soon he will be ten or twelve and not want anything to do with me, so I've got to enjoy these baby times, even though they are so hard!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08212676204130654295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-373411919203186442011-01-13T16:09:25.798-06:002011-01-13T16:09:25.798-06:00@dionna I am happy every single minute of every da...@dionna I am happy every single minute of every day that we taught Oliver baby signs! Not only is it really handy to be able to ask, 'what do you need?' and get an answer, but I find that it's a million times easier to be calm and responsive when he's being demanding while signing 'please please please!' ya know, being polite about it!<br /><br />I've always avoided prompting him to say please and thank you, I am really excited that he's just picking it up on his own AND using them correctly!<br /><br />@lindsayDianne<br /><br />I was actually nervous to post this because I thought it was unfair to present myself as such a calm and gentle parent... I am not always! Sometimes what I know I should be saying and doing are light years away from what I am actually saying and doing. Parenting is hard! It's really really frustrating and half the time we're doing it in the early years we are doing it in exhausted survival mode! <br /><br />So remember to be gentle with yourself too!Julian@connectedmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934165855070000724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-40146649557598558662011-01-13T11:13:43.888-06:002011-01-13T11:13:43.888-06:00I wish that I was more gentle with my toddler, ah ...I wish that I was more gentle with my toddler, ah well. Bygones.LindsayDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098906146482152355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-63714445379320586782011-01-13T10:55:09.283-06:002011-01-13T10:55:09.283-06:00I can't say enough good things about sign lang...I can't say enough good things about sign language. I think I got a pass out of the typical toddler meltdowns simply because he could almost always communicate his needs. We started with the basics - mama milk, cracker, water, and then we moved on to other words as his interests grew. By the time he started talking a lot (around maybe 20 months? 22?), he knew over 200 signs. Our little ones are SO smart, and they want to communicate! Signing is amazing.<br />Great list!<br />~Dionna @ Code Name: MamaDionna @ Code Name: Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463687059904219224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-32300035234984985902011-01-13T10:54:25.118-06:002011-01-13T10:54:25.118-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463687059904219224noreply@blogger.com