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Disciplining Your Infant
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| While children at this age don't misbehave intentionally, once they are about six months old and are becoming more mobile, they may begin to do things that are dangerous or disruptive. The best way to deal with these behaviors is to try and distract them with a different, safer activity. As they get older you will need to set limits and discipline them at times. It is probably better to try and reward and praise good behavior to reinforce it, rather then having to change bad behaviors. Always remember to be firm, consistent, calm and loving in whatever discipline methods you choose. |
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Temper Tantrums
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| Temper tantrums are a way for your child to express feelings of anger or frustration. They usually increase when children are hungry, tired or ill and you should try to help them cope with these situations. You should try to ignore attention-seeking or demanding tantrums and avoid situations that you know will lead to a tantrum (including changes in their regular daily schedule). If you can see that your child is getting overly frustrated and that a tantrum is coming, you can try to distract him and shift his attention to something else.
Help your child to realize that temper tantrums don't work are not going to help them get out of doing things that they need to do. Remember to praise your child when he controls his temper and cooperates with what you want him to do and set a good example for your child by remaining calm and not getting fired-up or out of control.
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