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Life-style habits affect our health profoundly.  You can protect your child by teaching healthy behavior early in life.  Here are some of my thoughts.

 

How does a child learn self-control?  Teaching your child to predict and accept the consequences of his choices is remarkably easy!

Cooperation

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Responsibility

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Cooperation

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Responsibility

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No one enjoys a spoiled child.  But it's easy to avoid creating one!

Spoiling

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Spoiling

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Television is a surprisingly strong negative influence on children's behavior.  Read how to protect them.

Television

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 Television

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One way to limit a child's TV watching is with a "movie ticket" system.

TV Allowance

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TV Allowance

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Sometimes children gain weight more rapidly than expected.  This is often due to life-style habits that might be fairly simple to fix.

Rapid

Weight Gain

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Rapid

Weight Gain

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Infants can learn what "no" means by 9 months.  Find out how.

The Word "NO"

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The Word "NO"

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Toilet training can be started when the child expresses discomfort with a dirty diaper.

Toilet Training

(AAP)

 
Toilet training is a little more challenging with a special-needs child.  Here are excellent tips to make it smoother.

Toilet Training

Special-needs Children

(Pediatric News)

 
The American Academy of Pediatrics also has helpful advice on discipline. AAP Discipline Tips