March 19th, 2007
I was a little disappointed to find that Supernanny is going to be moving over for Dancing with the Stars. Whatever shall I do in it’s absence? Then it occurred to me - I’ll point out some of the great information, tips and articles that are found on the official Supernanny site.
De-Coding Technology
Modern […]
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November 1st, 2006
Over the summer I’ve been reviewing Supernanny: How to Get the Best from Your Children chapter by chapter. Here is an index of all posts in the review. I’ve got her new book, Ask Supernanny: What Every Parent Wants to Know, on the way, and I’ll be reviewing it later on as well.
Book Overview
Introduction; and […]
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October 31st, 2006
We’ve arrived at the end of our book review, and the last chapter is on Quality Time. Here Supernanny brings it all together. All of the techniques and tips mentioned in the previous pages are designed to get us here, a place where we can manage well the day-to-day needs of life and be able […]
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October 21st, 2006
It’s almost nine here, and I’m at the computer typing away quietly. That means I’ve successfully navigated our next topic… at least for the moment. Bedtime.
Right from the introduction, Supernanny appreciates the seriousness of a good night’s sleep.
Anyone can bounce back after the odd broken night, but weeks and weeks of lost evenings or disturbed […]
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October 4th, 2006
Moving on from eating to Social Skills, the next chapter in Supernanny : How to Get the Best from Your Children is all about Eating. The two key concepts here are modeling and involvement.
Modeling is how you as the parent demonstrate acceptable behavior. It can be easy to forget that kids come into the world […]
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September 26th, 2006
The next chapter in Supernanny : How to Get the Best from Your Children is all about Eating. This is a fairly long chapter, covering both the basics of eating development as well as Supernanny’s tricks of the trade.
First, development. If you’ve been visiting the pediatrician regularly - and if your child’s pediatrician is any […]
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September 20th, 2006
Summer vacations are done. School has started. Fortunately our library has a liberal renewal policy, and I’m still hanging onto Supernanny : How to Get the Best from Your Children. Today we talk Toilet Training.
The first step in toilet training is knowing when your child is ready. Jo reminds us of the two prerequisites: First, […]
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August 10th, 2006
Getting back to our review of Supernanny : How to Get the Best from Your Children, we move into the trouble-shooting sections. Jo begins with Dressing and its related subject Washing.
Jo highlights two keys when it comes to dressing your toddler, involvement and options, and both are rooted in age appropriateness. First, involve your child […]
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July 24th, 2006
In the next section of Supernanny : How to Get the Best from Your Children, Jo moves into rules & routines. Building off the stages of development laid out in the prior section, Jo’s explains that small children need routines for the simple reason that their brains can’t cope with lots of options and an […]
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July 15th, 2006
Moving into the meat of Supernanny : How to Get the Best from Your Children, Jo lays it out in the Introduction. “What you will find [in this book] are commonsense ways of dealing with the type of ordinary challenges and problems most parents of children under five face most days of the week.” All […]
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