GIVEAWAY WINNER!!

Thank you to all those who participated in our giveaway!! We really appreciate it. :)

Our winner is.........


"Mary said...
I already scuscribe to your blog! I couldn't find your fan page only your personal :(

Favorite Vacation Story was to NYC last year with our new little baby boy! It was snowing and beautiful and we had our NTC fill - plus I got to cross it off my list

Best Back to school trip?? Well I'm not really sure - I would have to say my last semester in college would have to be it - ther is something wonderful knowing you only have one semester left.

Thanks for the giveaway - I'll keep my fingers and toes crossed ;)"


Congratulations Mary! Please contact us at 602.295.9611 to confirm that you know you have won.

FALL GIVEAWAY - CLOSED

We hope you've had a fun time with your family this summer! To kick off our fall classes, we're doing a

GIVEAWAY!

The prize:

You and a partner can attend any class of your choice for FREE

A few rules:

The prize can be transferred to someone else

The winner has until July 31, 2012 to attend a class

To view our list of classes, go to www.kerimaughan.com/classes-and-seminars

There are many ways to enter. Here's how:

(YOU MUST COME BACK HERE AND LEAVE A COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY - you are welcome to enter as many times as you want. The more enter, the more likely you are to win!)

1. Share your favorite vacation story

2. Tell us your best back to school TIP

3. Like "kerimaughan.com" on Facebook

4. Update your status on Facebook about this Giveaway

5. Subscribe to this blog

6. Post about this Giveaway on your blog

7. Follow us on Twitter - @kerimaughan

8. Tweet about this Giveaway

PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY

(If you already do any of these, leave a comment letting us know - they can still count as an entry)

THE CONTEST ENDS FRIDAY AUGUST 12TH AT 11:59PM

The WINNER will be announced on this blog on AUGUST 13TH

(The winner will be chosen using a random number generator, based on the number of comments)

Question/Answer

My three year old keeps asking for the same thing over and over and over!! How can I respond so she'll stop?

Example

Daughter: "I'm thirsty"

Mom: "Would you like water or milk?"

(state the choice as a question, instead of "you can have water or milk")

Daughter: "But I want juice!"

Mom: (with lot's of empathy) "I know" or "What did I say?" .... "water or milk?"

Daughter: "I WANT JUICE!!"

Mom: (after 10 short seconds) "Nice try.... looks like water"

(if she doesn't choose, you make the choice for her)

Then you can hand her the water. If she decides to throw a fit and toss the cup -

Mom: Empathetically say, "Ooohhh.... looks like you're alll done." (And take away the cup). If she continues to throw a fit, lovingly scoop her up and take her to her room while saying:

"Uh Oohhhh.... looks like you need a little bedroom time coming. This is sooo sad. I'll see you when you're sweet, plus a few minutes."

When she has calmed down, set a timer for about 3 minutes. When the timer goes off, go get her out of her room and LOVE HER UP. This will let her know that you love her, but not her fit. when she comes out of her room, she can try again with the milk or water.

By removing her from the situation, it teaches her that she is welcome to be with you and the family when she can be sweet.

This technique can be used for ALL kinds of choices you give your young children.