Comments on: How to Enjoy a Beautiful Relationship with Your Toddler (Right Now)

By: Sapana V

Sapana V — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 18:22:11 +0000

Yeah, I too believe that we should respect our baby as well. They learn from us and react on the basis of their learning.

By: janet

janet — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 03:59:03 +0000

In reply to M. Beautiful story, M! Thank you for sharing with us.

By: M

Thu, 04 Aug 2016 02:38:59 +0000

I read this article when my son was about 3 months old…and i always kept this in my back of my mind. we went to a huge BBQ party the other week when my son was 16 months old and naturally everyone wanted to see my son, so there was a swarm of people around him. He got overwhelmed and cried. I actually took him away from the crowd to a quiet spot where I simply allowed him to cry and I told him that it was ok to cry as much as he needed and I understand that it was so much going on and it was overwhelming. I then told him that we will stay back here until he was ready to go back to the party. At that point he stopped crying. After 5 mins of observing from afar, he was ready to join the party and was the life of the party.
I am so thankful for this blog because I now see my son as a beautiful soul who deserves to be heard, respected and be treated as an intelligent person. I don’t see him as a “toddler.” I absolutely love our relationship.

By: Tasha

Tasha — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 08:12:05 +0000

This is lovely, we are always looking for great things to share with our families at our childcare centre. This is wonderful.
Well done.

By: Lila

Lila — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:47:08 +0000

In reply to El. She's 23 months old

By: Weronika

Weronika — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:29:43 +0000

Beautifully written!!
I totally agree with the steps you listed. Following all of them (or trying to follow them all) makes me so much in love in my baby boy as well as in parenting – the journey is full of mutual love, (self-)discovery and enlightenment.
I am so happy to have found you, Janet, and Magda :))

By: El

El — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:15:37 +0000

I assume it was a child older than 15 month old who said “I’m overwhelmed”… I think she would be somewhere between 2 and 5 years old to say that in a conscious manner?

By: Mij

Mij — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:12:34 +0000

Again, I continue having epiphany moments just from reading your articles. This time it’s the shedding of my own childhood hurts through understanding what happened to me when I was a toddler. Since 1951 I’ve held a grudge against my mother for not “seeing me”…but it all dissolved away just now. I was given a different perspective which made all the difference. Yes, I was mistreated, but then I mistreated my own daughter, unkowingly. The air is clear now!
My granddaughter will reap the benefits.
Thank you, Janet.

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:09:11 +0000

Beautiful article. Just what I needed to read today.