Have you felt this way? Are you struggling in your response to your 3 year old’s behavior? Be sure to check-out the up-coming training, The Virtues Project: Bringing Out the Best in Our Children and Ourselves! in 2009!

As moms of preschoolers, we have some common questions we want answered. Click on this post to see those questions. You’ll find a fascinating response to these questions from author Sharifa Oppenheimer during my interview on Blog Talk Radio this month. You can click and listen to the show, “How to Raise a Wholesome Child in a Toxic World,” in the right hand side bar.

There is a way to discipline that supports your desire to be firm, loving and effective without shaming, isolating, or hurting your child.

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Tantrums and misbehavior increase during this time because there is so much added glee to the family calendar that it can be challenging for little ones to keep up with us and all the merriment we want to squeeze in before it all comes to an end on January 2nd.
Sometimes our to-do list becomes a greater priority than the well-being of our family without us even noticing.  It is especially more challenging to notice our children’s behavior and have the energy to correct it during a busy time of year …

Teleclass:  How to Bring Out the Best in Your Preschooler
In this teleclass find out how to recognize an opportunity to bring out the best in your preschooler.  Rather than barking orders or trying to convince your child to comply with your request, you will learn a new way to interact and your child will be far more responsive.
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Time: 10:30am EST
Cost: $17
To Register: Submit your payment through PayPal’s secure server to hold your spot in the teleclass.  You will be sent your webinar conference URL, conference call …

“Every day is a new day.”  That is what my son’s preschool teacher said to a group of 3-4 year olds as they created a game on the hay bales and excluded one of their school mates.  The morning had just begun and already the children were thinking about the trouble they had in the past with their friend.  It took some explaining, but the children soon realized that everyone can start fresh, with a clean slate - there are no mistakes in this beautiful day!
My ds, at only 34 …

There will be moments when you won’t say just the right thing to your preschooler.  You’ll be flustered or upset and yell or snap.  There will be days that the dinner will turn out gross, despite your extra effort to try a new recipe and buy all the yummy ingredients.  There will be the mornings when you’re late for every thing.  There will be weeks when you feel estranged from your spouse and the kids will cry, tantrum, and defy you.  There will be times when you feel like you’re …

We’ve heard of the “terrible 2s” but doesn’t it seem that 3 is much more challenging??
You’re not crazy.  It is certainly true that 2 year olds can be tough to take since many of them are just beginning to use words in full sentences and to finally be able to ask for what they want.  Two year olds want independence but they are also still wanting to be our baby.

I just had to share a personal triumph of how I went to the library with my 6 year old and my energetic 3 year old today without a hitch.  If you have been following my Mom Moments Newsletters and listening in to my teleclasses (especially the one “No More Punishment: What To Do Instead), then you know that I recommend Lynne Reeves Griffin’s book, Negotiation Generation. 

You may have read it. This month’s Mothering Magazine has a beautiful article about a mother’s new approach to the age-old time out discipline tool. I’m not crazy about what time out has become either. It’s the new spanking for our generation of moms. It’s become a tool to punish rather than to teach.