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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is a rough time but the two year gap is awesome when they are older. The whole fam can do the same things together. First you have to get out of the one year old not “letting” you do things. They are one. You are the boss. They don’t let or not let you do anything. The most difficult thing about parenting at this age is patience, consistency and discipline and by discipline I mean the self discipline you have to have to be patient and consistent. Raising kids is a lot like training a dog. The need boundaries and to know what to expect. If you are consistent with those boundaries they will learn to expect whatever negative or positive outcomes you have established. People get offended when you compare kids to dogs but intellectually your one year old pretty Much is a dog - but you aren’t allowed to crate him but you CAN put them in a pack and play! Also it is ok for your one year old to be unhappy and crying. Good luck! [/quote]

Let me guess, your kids are in college?[/quote]

Don't be a jerk (and people with kids in college know a hell of a lot more than us newbies, really -- would you trust someone who's been doing a job for 20 years or someone who just started 2-3 years ago?). This is good advice. The biggest wins I've had in parenting (early potty training, stopping daycare biting habits, sleep training) has been through calm boundary enforcement and consistent expectation-setting, just like dog training. [/quote]

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