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Childhood Weight Concerns & Strategies

Choosemyplate.gov is offering screen time that makes a difference! "Every kid can have a MyPlate adventure! Make your way through all the food groups with these fun games." - See more at: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/games#sthash.Bd5RLFYn.dpuf Blast Off is a totally great game to help kids see what they are choosing. Also PRINTABLES about nutrition and portions for children Excerpt from http://patient.info/health/obesity-and-overweight-in-children "What is the treatment for a child who is overweight or obese? The main way to treat a child who is overweight or obese is to look at changes that can be made to their lifestyle. Changes that involve the whole family are best. Other family members who are overweight may also benefit at the same time. Remember that as a parent or carer, you act as an important role model for your child and you can help them to stay healthy. The two main lifestyle changes that are advised are for your child to eat more...

Sibling Rivalry

Follow Jane Rekas's board sibling rivalry on Pinterest. Please also see my general post on Parenting Approaches . Center for Effective Parenting handout on Sibling Rivalry . The Lost Children: When Behavior Problems Traumatize Siblings by James Lehman, MSW When one child has a consistent behavior problem with chaotic outbursts, the other children in the home suffer. "It’s also important to have a " safety plan ." Just as families are encouraged to have a plan of action if there’s a fire (where to meet, how to get out, what to do), I have always encouraged families to sit down and talk about how they can help the acting out child." Sibling Rivalry / Kids Don't Get Along This site has a good list of to dos: Regardless of the reasons for sibling rivalry, the fighting can cause stress and unhappiness for everyone in the family. Parents may be frustrated not knowing how to react when siblings fight. Some general guidelines for paren...

Tantrums and Meltdowns

To some degree, tantrums and meltdowns are a normal part of early childhood. When they become more frequent, intense and distressing, parents need help helping their young one. There are many reasons for children to have tantrums, but mainly it's difficulty regulating their emotions. There may be other underlying factors that make things worse, such as anxiety, depression, irritability, ADHD, learning problems, autism spectrum and sensory processing issues. Certainly young children have skills they are developing, which you can focus on supporting. These may include frustration tolerance, impulse control, problem solving, delaying gratification, negotiation, communication, understanding expectations, accepting direction and limits, and self-soothing, From the perspective of developing skills, recommendations have moved from punishing tantrums to helping children soothe to prevent or recover from them. So rather than using conventional time outs, consider the ...

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