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In this article we spoke to parenting author Elizabeth Pantley on resolving your toddlers tantrums. The interview includes some top tips and great ideas on calming down your little one.

Parenting can be extremely hard and it was no exception for American parenting author Elizabeth Pantley. After her fourth child was born, Elizabeth’s priorities changed and she realised what an important job parenting is.

“It started me on a mission to help other parents do their best job as well,” she said.

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One of the extraordinary benefits of playing with blocks is that so
very little is required to hold your child’s attention for so long. 
Far different than many of today’s passive activities, playing with
blocks is an active event that cultivates your child’s patience and
independent decision making.

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Classifying and interpreting data go hand in hand with scientific procedure.  This activity generates discussion, bolsters confidence, and rings with laughter in the process of analyzing household items.

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When you relax, time begins to stretch in your favor and it is surprising just how much can be achieved and how many people want to help you, including your children.

Jimmy Allen: If you were to give parents a simple and quick piece of advice to help with stress management and improving their children’s behavior, what would that be?

Sarah McCrum: Well, I once met a parenting consultant who showed me something I have never forgotten. He said to me ‘Don’t think about pink elephants’. Of course I immediately started to think about pink elephants.

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Parenting educator Elizabeth Pantley is president of Better Beginnings,
Inc., a family resource and education company. Elizabeth frequently
speaks to parents in schools, hospitals, and parent groups, and her
presentations are received with enthusiasm and praise.

Parenting educator Elizabeth Pantley is president of Better Beginnings, Inc., a family resource and education company. Elizabeth frequently speaks to parents in schools, hospitals, and parent groups, and her presentations are received with enthusiasm and praise. Her newest book, The No Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep through the Night offers a variety of sleep-inducing tips parents can use to develop an individual sleep program for their baby.  Pantley’s methods are a gentler and more welcome option for those sleep-deprived parents who just can’t bear to let their child cry it out on their own, and find that approach too unfeeling or uncaring for their baby.

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Parenting a child with autism and working toward remediation often requires walking a fine line between having expectations, and knowing when the child just isn’t ready for the next step.

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Parenting a child with autism and working toward remediation often requires walking a fine line between having expectations, and knowing when the child just isn’t ready for the next step.

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Baby music and lullabies like Twinkle Twinkle or Tchaikovsky.  What should you play to your baby?

Should you only play , should you play baby music like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or should you play Tchaikovsky…The answer is both!

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Combining parenting with a home based business has many advantages so if you are wanting to go down this track you need to carefully consider how to go about it.

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Home based businesses are on the rise and it is no surprise because it allows mums to earn an income and attend to the child rearing. When small children are involved, it is fantastic to be able to work from home and be a hands-on mom as well.

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Baby music and lullabies like Twinkle Twinkle or Tchaikovsky.  What should you play to your baby?

Should you only play , should you play baby music like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or should you play Tchaikovsky…The answer is both!

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