Toddler Health
Healthy Eating is not a Discipline Issue
Children are born with an intact instinct to survive, which includes eating foods that will healthfully sustain their bodies. Unfortunately in our attempts to nourish our children, we become disciplinarians. This will simply not ...
Back Up Your Child’s Diet With Vitamins
You know that it is wise to back up your computer’s hard drive; I recommend backing up your child’s food drive with a daily multivitamin/mineral supplement. This simple habit could improve your child’s health and even intell...
Quick and Easy Snacks For Your Toddler
Your growing toddler needs to snack quite a few times a day in addition to eating regular meals with the rest of the family. Here are a few quick and easy snack ideas that you can put together in just a few minutes. You toddler wi...
Q&A: Eating Ice - Is it a sign?
Q: My 5 year old son constantly eats ice. I have heard that this is a sign of a Iron deficiency. Is this true? A: Eating of non-nutritive substances like dirt, hair and ice may be associated with iron deficiency anemia or eve...
Q&A Juice at Bedtime?
Q: Is it bad to give your child a sippy cup of milk in bed before bedtime or in the middle of the night? I have heard it is, but am not sure why. A: Milk or juice before bedtime can cause problems with the teeth. Milk, juice ...
When kids won't eat
What do you do when your child won't eat? Many parents today are facing this issue more so than you would think. Toddlers, especially, assert their independence by becoming a picky eater sometimes. No need to panic if your ...
The Top 10 Tips for Supporting Your Toddler's Emotional Development
1. Label the emotions that your child may be feeling when they go through experiences that could stimulate emotions. For example, if they slip you can say, "That was scary," and when they look angry you can say, "You're feeling...
Childrens Nightmares
Here is a perfect example of the power of the PRTC technique. Karen, a mom and substitute teacher in Riverside California has a ten-year-old daughter, Julie, who had been having the same nightmare for three years. In the dream,...
Childrens Nightmares
It is a simple technique I call PRTC:Pinpoint, Relay and Record, Title, Change. PINPOINT the source of the anxiety causing the nightmare: How long has your child been having the nightmare? Is there an event or person in your...
Childrens Nightmares
"I don’t want to go to bed Mommy! If I go to sleep the monster will try to get me again!" Groan. Here we go again. What on earth is a parent to do? You can’t continue to climb into bed with little Zachary every night until he u...