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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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It is the most important job we will do in our life.  Isn’t it about time that we put as much energy into raising our children as we do keeping up with the Jones’s?

Is there any work harder, more satisfying, aggravating, bewildering and important than raising kids? I think not. It’s a huge, long-term, scary project, and worth thinking about a good deal. I read somewhere that we only prepare for what we think is important, so let’s prepare for this most important endeavor. Even if you’re already in the middle of the project, there are still many things you can do to help your kids grow up well, and here are some of them.

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Here’s a little household science for kids.  It’s very simple and lots of fun.  Pursue the advanced version of this activity and watch your child take charge of scientific procedures.

Here’s a little household science for kids.  It’s very simple and lots of fun: let your child know that you are going to do a science experiment together.  Fill the kitchen or bathroom sink with water.  Find things from around the house (buttons, bottle caps, etc.) and see if they float.  Ask your child before she puts something in the water if she thinks it’s going to float. 

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Making a schedule goes a step further than having a schedule.  Making a schedule is aimed at restoring enthusiasm and cooperation.  It’s written down.  It lets your child know that every day is not a willy-nilly festival where anything and everything can happen.  It also reassures your child that she can count on fun activities.

Around the time your child starts talking your ear off, you feel the tectonic shift of parenting start to happen: you go from caring for your child to keeping up with your child. Of course you’re still busy tending to your child’s basic needs.  You just have the added duty of keeping up with her.  If you are frequently asking yourself, ?Where is she getting all this energy?’— then it’s happening.  The duty of keeping up has arrived. 

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In the long run a healthy diet of imaginative play will strengthen your
child’s ability to tackle difficult, non-linear problems both
academically and in the real world.  Here’s an imaginative play
activity that your child will enjoy for years to come.

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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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Making a schedule goes a step further than having a schedule.  Making a schedule is aimed at restoring enthusiasm and cooperation.  It’s written down.  It lets your child know that every day is not a willy-nilly festival where anything and everything can happen.  It also reassures your child that she can count on fun activities.

Around the time your child starts talking your ear off, you feel the tectonic shift of parenting start to happen: you go from caring for your child to keeping up with your child. Of course you’re still busy tending to your child’s basic needs.  You just have the added duty of keeping up with her.  If you are frequently asking yourself, ?Where is she getting all this energy?’— then it’s happening.  The duty of keeping up has arrived. 

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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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