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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are times when you need to be the heavy parent, just like in the pre-"positive parenting" era.

I have never tolerated whining in my kids, because for me it's like nails on a chalkboard. They stopped when I yelled at them furiously in the scariest voice I could muster. It only took one time, and when I heard incipient signs of whining after that, all I had to do was bend down menacingly and threaten them. One of my kids was very clingy (and still is), but I instituted a period of quiet time, first in her crib, then out of it, at lunch time so I could have some time to myself for an hour.

I relax rules on many things, but behavior is not one of them. When I tell them to do something, they do it.[/quote]

Sigh. I'm not the OP, but no one solution works on any given kid. Trust me, I have a kid who I could have screamed at for hours every day for weeks and it would not have changed his behavior.

OP, I feel for you. My kids are older, so I'm not living this set of problems. I watched this video yesterday which I felt had some helpful pointers to address parental burnout. You absolutely need  to find a way to carve out some time for yourself.

[url]https://www.mcleanhospital.org/video/frazzled-families-and-overcoming-parental-burnout[/url][/quote]

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