Violence: Ergo

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I Used to Think I Was a Good Mom Until....

...my son turned 4.5 years old. AHHHHHH! Is this normal? My son is driving me bonkers! He finished preschool in May and he has been driving me crazy ever since! I try to find activities for him to do on a daily basis, but he is engaged in the activity for less than five minutes and then he jumping off the walls-literally! His behavior is becoming worse and today he sat in time out for almost 15 minutes because I told him he had to stop yelling and crying or he couldn't get up. He kept at it for that long and never stopped. He is...

Aggression

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Best Advice on the Eve of Having a Second Child

My son will be 23 months when his baby brother is born this fall. That means I'll have two boys, both in diapers, and dang, that statement has me tired just typing it. My question for all you mothers of more than one--especially mothers of kids spaced within 2 years and mothers of boys--is this: what is the one single best piece of advice you could give to a person like me? I'm open to the practical and philosophical. What was the one thing that helped you the most? Even if it's a product and not advice, I'd love to hear about it.