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Is your child between 15 and 35 months old?  Join me for  Loving Your Terrible, Terrific Toddler  on January 19.

So your precious infant has somehow grown into a walking (or at least toddling), talking (or at least trying to string three words together) human being, who enchants you with his big heart and drives you crazy with his mule-headedness.  Toddlers can be a handful, but if you can see things from his perspective, and support him as he takes his first steps into autonomy, toddlerhood can be terrific!

In this special teleseminar focused solely on Toddlers, you'll be able to ask Dr. Laura Markham your own personal question. 

Here's what we'll be covering:

Your Toddler's Developmental Tasks

Your Parenting Priorities

What Toddlers need from their parents

The Terrible Part: Tantrums, Discipline and What Part of No Don't They Understand?

The Terrific Part: Gameplan for a Fun Toddlerhood

Plus, I'll be answering a question from each parent who registers for the call.
 
So far, our questions are:

1. Is there such a thing as over-parenting? How to gauge the balance between letting my child explore, including finding boundaries--and offering too much parenting?

2. Teaching Toddlers to Share

3. How do I explain to my 17 month old why we don't play with the water in the toilet?

4.  My 2 and half yr old boy is very persistent and intense in temperament. It is difficult to get him to comply with the simplest task like getting dressed, coming to the table for dinner etc. the only thing that works is counting 123 then timeout, rarely he gets to timeout (but does and hates it). I feel like we are constantly in 'threatening' mode with him, and while it gets him to comply, I can't help but think it isn't good for his development nor our relationship. He has some sensory issues and can also be a stickler for having things go a certain way eg will have a meltdown if the lid to the milk isn't put back on before you go to get a spoon or the like.

5. Sleep -- he has started to come into our bed at night, no one is sleeping and everyone is grumpy!

6. Daycare- 2.5 yr old started school when she was about 20 mths old, recently put her to full day i.e until 3:30 ...Now she cries a lot while dropping off.  Teachers say she is fine when i am gone and she is happy when i pick her up too, but she doesn't want to go to school now

These are terrific questions, and I'm still waiting for yours!

This promises to be a jam-packed, fascinating call.  I look forward to talking with you then!   For more info, or to register, click here.