September 17th, 2012 
lcbaker 
A friend of mine recently reminded me about a stage I’m looking forward to experiencing with my second child: the Why Stage. If you’ve ever had a three year old, then you know exactly what I’m talking about. It’s something you’ll never forget. The Why Stage can be worse than tantrums, worse than fights over [...]
June 15th, 2012 lcbaker 
Toddlers and peer pressure. Are you thinking you read that wrong? These things have nothing to do with each other, right? Wrong. Assuming that kids are still considered toddlers at age three (that’s fair, right?), they have everything to do with peer pressure. Peer pressure may be stronger at age three than at any other [...]
June 11th, 2012 lcbaker 
Bet you didn’t know your kid could be under recall. In fact, chances are good that he is. Pretty much every toddler model has at least a few of the recalled features. Unfortunately, the warning system for informing parents about toddler recalls is faulty. The problem is more the parents than the manufacturer — we [...]
May 16th, 2012 lcbaker 
Ah, tantrums. Aren’t they fun? When tantrums first start — somewhere between twelve and eighteen months, give or take — they’re actually kind of cute. They mean your child isn’t a baby anymore. He’s forming his own opinions and learning independence and stuff. Actually, I take that back. They’re not cute at all. They’re awful [...]
May 9th, 2012 lcbaker 
Spirited kids. You’ve heard of them, right? It’s like high-needs, only it sounds better. Instead of saying they’re needy or sensitive or quirky or (heaven forbid) difficult, we say they’re spirited. Whatever that means. What it actually means is they’ll be a holy terror to their parents till some indefinite age far in the future [...]
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