1-2-3 Magic is a kiddie discipline book written by Dr Thomas Phelan and beloved by many parents including parents of twins. To be honest, it probably has a bit of a cult following. I first heard about it on one my parenting forums and must have borrowed and returned to the library 5 times before I finally got around to reading it cover-to-cover
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It's a good book. Even if you don't adopt everything it says, there's a few good tips in there that make parenting 3 year old twins easier. The 2 main lessons I walked away with after reading?
Be consistent - give kids the same message about your expectations all the time, every time. Say what you mean and mean what you say when it comes to behaviour and consequences for kids. In other words, no empty threatsSo what happened next? Public timeout!
I used to be one of those people who felt really embarrassed when my kids acted up in public.When they were acting up, all I could see was my parenting skills being judged and found wa…
AND....
It's a good book. Even if you don't adopt everything it says, there's a few good tips in there that make parenting 3 year old twins easier. The 2 main lessons I walked away with after reading?
Be consistent - give kids the same message about your expectations all the time, every time. Say what you mean and mean what you say when it comes to behaviour and consequences for kids. In other words, no empty threatsSo what happened next? Public timeout!
I used to be one of those people who felt really embarrassed when my kids acted up in public.When they were acting up, all I could see was my parenting skills being judged and found wa…