I would very much be interested in all 5 of your posts.  I have a unique relationship with my kids.  I have an almost 5 year old boy (less than a month from his birthday) who is such a gentle spirit.  Any disciple, any correcting, even to get him to say sorry for hurting his younger brother he fusses, cries, and puts on himself as the victim.  This is very hard right now because he's making a lot of wrong choices.  I sure could use some help here.

On the other hand my younger son is 2 and he gets something yucky on his tongue (usually apple cider vinegar or vanilla) when he fusses, he gets a flick on his hand by Daddy when he doesn't something wrong.  And we're testing time out for him but not sure if he understands that yet.

I'm still a new mom, so I'm still learning!

You can view my Discipline Posts by going to my blog. Click on the first in series and read them in order to make better sense. I hope they help. It takes tremendous patience and stamina to discipline children but taking away something they like is the best solution. Two year olds can understand more than they can verbalize.Discuss the consequences before an episode occurs.You have to talk slowly and use words they might understand. Children are very good at reading facial clues and body posture before things get out of control. What they really want is your love and approval so reward them and lead them toward the desired behavior. I don't think hitting of any kind helps in the long run. You'll be better off spending the time trying to talk with them and showing them by your example. If they are hit, they will hit back. Here is the first in the series then they are links to the others in order. Thank you so much for stopping by. I'd love to hear your opinion on the posts and if it works for you.

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I liked some of the things that older parents had to say about dealing with siblings fights (over at http://www.cairnparenting.org/2012/02/sibling-fights-ages-2-6.html). Seemed like good principles to follow.

Thank you so much for referring me to http://www.cairnparenting.org. I'm their newest follower. Great resource with practical fun tips on parenting. I'm almost finished with a book I'm co-writing for moms of preschoolers. Hope you'll stop by my blog:  Have a wonderful day. Looks like a happy beautiful girl you have.

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