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• Three Is Terribly Trying

  Which is worse – the vaunted "Terrible Twos" or the less-vaunted (probably because no one wants to talk about it because it would make parents who haven't been there yet throw themselves under a bus) Trying Threes? Back when my beautiful, bright, strong willed daughter was two and asserting her independence, I would roll my eyes and smile at other parents and just say "Two." They'd smile back – and then say "Three is worse." "That's not at all possible," I would think. "Surely, surely this behavior will resolve by age three." Read More... Posted Sep 13 2008, 11:02 AM by Amy Kuras with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: terrible twos, Ask Moxie, trying threes, ages and stages, three year olds, three and half, difficult ages, reader call, where is mommy's wine

• No Hitting On April 30 (for Canadians, Anyway)

  How I love Canada. Living across the river from such a progressive nation, it brings into sharp contrast the ways in which our two nations differ and ours often comes out on the losing end (ONE YEAR partially-paid maternity leave, people). Here's another check in the "Canada is awesome" column: the Canadian Red Cross is designating April 30 as No Hitting Day as a way to teach parents the harmful consequences of using physical discipline on their children and to promote alternatives to hitting. More then 70 percent of assault injuries against children are the result of physical discipline that escalated, according to the Red Cross. Many parents Read More... Posted Apr 21 2008, 04:31 PM by Amy Kuras with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: discipline, spanking, Canada, tantrums, Red Cross, willful children, trying threes, No Hitting Day, temper