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- What should children eat?
- The single most important child safety measure since the invention of the car seat
- Why don’t children wear bicycle helmets?
- Who would think a grape could be harmful to a child?
- Can an escalator be dangerous to children ?
- Cerebral Palsy
- Can childs play be dangerous?
- Bronchiolitis - a surprisingly common disease
- The autopsy revealed that Kevin died from heroine
- Sophie Graham - The inquisitive little girl
- Childalert offer the Autism Spectrum
- Childalert support NAS in raising funds for Autism
- What is Separation Anxiety?
- Poor sight could be failing your children at school
- Coping with children with a nut allergy
- Siblings - the order does mean something
- New Arrival
- Discipline / Firm Love
- Motivating Children or...how not to be a pushy parent
- Talk, talk and talk some more
- Will the job or the children come first most of the time?
- Drugs - The greatest fear of many parents PART 1
- Drugs - The greatest fear of many parents PART 2
- Is your school girl-friendly?
- I call this family to order!
- Discipline down the decades
- Is your school boy-friendly?
- Embarrassing parents take the biscuit
- Making bedtime easier
- Why am I so angry?
- School’s out – entertainment’s in
- Parents putting child road safety at risk
- Children’s rooms
- When and why do children feel stress?
- Does Your Child Have a Hidden Disability?
- Parents urged to THINK! Safety when buying a bike
- Raising girls – 5 big questions
- Survey of London parents paints powerful picture
- What every child wish their parents knew
- Children and the mobile phone! - an addiction, a necessity or just fun?
- Mobile phones could threaten our children's health
- Teenage eating disorders could be triggered in the first few years of life
- Parents concerned about reported side effects of new meningitis vaccine
- Babies Bumps & Bears. National Sussex-based charity supports exciting new Brighton event
- Child safety at Christmas
- New obesity report points to podgier toddlers
- Positive thinking – and alternative therapies – could help you get pregnant
- Parents urged to protect babies from cat suffocation danger
- ‘Water baby’ classes being pioneered in Britain
- Disney withdraws from mobile merchandising deals
- Fear over MMR vaccine could lead to measles resurgence
- Alder Hey announces help line
- Mother of ‘abducted’ teenager blames internet
- Its official - bugs are good for babies!
- Parents’ ignorance of first aid is endangering childrens’ lives
- Mother develops natural cure for eczema
- New research moves closer to solving the mystery of cot death
- Sight Savers launches new campaign to help children in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean
- Government lambasted for spending £3 million on MMR awareness campaign
- Government earmarks £450 million for Children’s Fund
- Barnado’s charity calls for new child protection agency
- Childhood First launches new training and support programme for child carers
- Mothers could face danger from immune system breakdown in later life
- Children could be free to see X-rated films
- National autism rates higher than anticipated
- Parents are taking children out of school to take advantage of cheaper holidays
- New seatbelt safety adaptor now available for expectant mothers
- Don’t miss Child Safety Week
- Stranger danger in the bedroom
- Latest US school slaughter attributed to bullying
- Stroke baby makes complete recovery
- Horses for courses - why a child’s position in the family influences future career choices
- The cause of Cot Death and how to prevent it
- Spott: Cot Deaths of Maori twins entirely preventable
- Choosing child care
- Child pop star teams up with minister to warn children of road safety dangers
- Crawlers launches new baby and toddler knee protection
- Kids Talk - extra security for children
- Community Alerts launches national registration campaign
- Home Childcare - Now more affordable than ever
- Nanny tax break for middle class excludes nannies
- Lead Test - home analysis services
- The device which turns your mobile phone into a baby monitor
- Help your child to succeed
All parents want their child to succeed, but few know how they can best help. The result is Help your child to succeed; the essential guide for parents, published recently and already a best seller through bookshops and schools ...continued
- Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation competition
The Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation have put together a fantastic competition for children aged 10-14 as part of their StoryQuest festival which starts on Thursday 30th September.
Children have the chance of having their story read out on BBC Radi
- Mum has paint removed from home after fears lead could harm children
A Worried mother is taking steps to have lead removed from her home after discovering it can reduce children's IQs by up to 30%...click headline for more
- New campaign asks you to 'give life, give hope' to those with fertility problems.
The Department of Health today launched a new campaign to raise public awareness about the need for egg and sperm donation. The campaign encourages men and women to donate sperm and eggs in order to ‘Give Life, Give Hope’ to the thousands of couples who h
- Warning: working long hours can damage your health!
It’s time to change the way we live and work
A new Working Families’ report shows that the way we work today means many parents don’t eat healthily or take regular exercise. Half of the parents surveyed for Time, Health and the Family: What Working Fam
- CHILDPROOF YOUR HOME
Is your baby or toddler......
• between the ages of 0-18 months
• has begun to crawl or showing the signs
• is a younger brother or sister to your toddler
• is attending a play group or nursery
....... then Childproofing is a must for
- CHILDPROOF YOUR HOME
Is your baby or toddler......
• between the ages of 0-18 months
• has begun to crawl or showing the signs
• is a younger brother or sister to your toddler
• is attending a play group or nursery
....... then Childproofing is a must for
- CHILDPROOF YOUR HOME
Is your baby or toddler......
• between the ages of 0-18 months
• has begun to crawl or showing the signs
• is a younger brother or sister to your toddler
• is attending a play group or nursery
....... then Childproofing is a must for
- Internet Safety for Kids and Family
Trend Micro has partnered with Childnet International in the UK as part of a new initiative to raise awareness amongst parents, children and educators about internet safety and security issues the new generation of ‘cyber kids’ face today. The aim of the
- Internet Safety for Kids and Family
Trend Micro has partnered with Childnet International in the UK as part of a new initiative to raise awareness amongst parents, children and educators about internet safety and security issues the new generation of ‘cyber kids’ face today. The aim of the
- Internet Safety for Kids and Family
Trend Micro has partnered with Childnet International in the UK as part of a new initiative to raise awareness amongst parents, children and educators about internet safety and security issues the new generation of ‘cyber kids’ face today. The aim of the
- Healthy Weight Calculator
Currently in the UK, the number of obese children continues to rise with just under one in five children between the ages of two and ten being diagnosed as obese. Children who are overweight are more likely to develop diabetes or heart disease in later l
- Healthy Weight Calculator
Currently in the UK, the number of obese children continues to rise with just under one in five children between the ages of two and ten being diagnosed as obese. Children who are overweight are more likely to develop diabetes or heart disease in later l
- Healthy Weight Calculator
Currently in the UK, the number of obese children continues to rise with just under one in five children between the ages of two and ten being diagnosed as obese. Children who are overweight are more likely to develop diabetes or heart disease in later l
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The sound of a whining child can jangle your nerves like the sound of fingernails down a blackboard. That high pitched plaintive cry repeated over and over again can irritate like nothing else especially if you are tired, rushing to get out, or trying to concentrate on something.
You know you have a whiner when:
they target one parent with their behaviour and relentlessly pursue them,
they lose the ability to respond rationally to the situation, and
at its worst the whiner almost becomes trance-like and difficult to reach.
Sound familiar? So what do we do about it?
1. Zero tolerance on whining
Try phrases such as whiners get nothing or when you talk in that whiny way I cant hear what you are saying. Dont ever give in to the whiner as this just confirms to them that the tactic works and they will try it again and again and again!
2. Teach them an alternative
Give your child other options or alternative behaviours to focus on instead. Teach them that the way to get a response from you is to talk in their normal voice.
3. Nip it in the bud the moment it starts
Be firm and clear about what behaviour you expect, the more we ignore it the more they will dig themselves into a hole and the harder it will be to get them out of it.
One tip which works well with smaller children is to open the front door and ask them to give you the whining voice (you pretend it is in your hand) then you throw it out of the door and shut it. This often helps them to get out of the pattern of behaviour and move on.
Most children grow out of whining, so time is on your side, some of us still do it occasionally when we are all grown up you know who you are!
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