anyone see this about kids and tantrums in todays paper?

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Just read your link.

I don't necessarily agree with some of the techniques she suggests but I do quite like Dr Bryon tbh.

She doesn't seem to have an "ego" unlike many other child behaviour "experts" out there, plus she's sympathetic towards parents rather than just plain critical.

Looks like I'm the only one who likes Tanya then , and your link

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i like her watching now

The article is a bit rambly but I like what she says about behaviour shaping, ie that it's not necessarily aiming to make children "good", rather helping them to learn to behave appropriately for the situation (if I've understood correctly).

I think that learning to exercise that kind of judgement is much harder for children - but ultimately much more useful - than simply following rules.

Does she have a trick for how to take your kids to the shops witout them constantly pointing out toys they want and trying their luck on to see if you'll buy them something? I can say an emphatic "NO!" to the first 16 items they point out, but by the time they get to item 17 I'd do anything just to shut them up & ensure some cooperation....

Neither of mine have had tantrums and both played in Toys R us with toys without stropping about getting stuff.
I'm not sure what I did, but jaysus I'd do it again

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OK, so where can I get dd immunised against:

1. pink
2. glitter
3. ponies
4. princesses
5. dolls with embarrassing bodily functions

dd is 14 months and still oblivious , but I dread the day she finds out about these things. I don't like shopping at the best of times. It's going to be unbearable if dd is in a permanent strop because I won't let her have a pink glittery pony that cries real tears and wets itself.

Any tips?

Cod, no Mercy is not my real name, neither do I have curly hair!

I don't think you can completely avoid the stroppy demanding thing really. I basically don't go to toy shops with kids. Ban the tv?!

LOL WellieMum!

I like tanya bryon .. I like the things she wears round her neck .. she's a rock-chick (chicky-rock )

I also think she makes perfect sense ..

My kids don't particularly ask for stuff that they see on telly, although they do point out stuff in catalogues which they'd like. But in a shop I get a lot of grief; I used to be able to take them shopping in peace, but no more! I hate being such an ogre that I never buy them anything on impulse, but seems like that policy is the only way to keep them from pestering.