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Main > Family > Children > Toddlers General tips: Adjust the home environment to prevent danger to the toddler. E.g. plug-in covers on power-points; locks on cabinets and drawers containing knives, guns, poisons, matches, lighters and medicines; cooking-pot handles on stoves and power-cords out-of-reach; and never leave dangerous things lying around. Plan the toddler's day to schedule eating, drinking, toilet trips and rests. Make sure your schedule is well-integrated and not compromised. Minimise exposure to television. The developing brain and body needs to be actively creating its own games, both outdoors and indoors. Regular hours: maintain a routine for sleep, eating, learning, chores, and play. It helps greatly in the development of memory. Rules: be rational and firm. Rules should be reasonable and not driven by emotional needs. Never get emotional when the rule is broken, just reiterate it and try to explain why it is important. Never belittle or shout angrily at children, as this will confuse them. Role-model adults have more authority, yet the toddler does have some sense that there is a lie happening.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Main > Family > Children Three ways to keep your money: Don't get divorced. Don't get sick. Don't have kids.   myxlfidian (150)

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Main > Family > Children > Toddlers Living in a block of units with neighbours with toddlers: I did this once for two years and it came within a hair of ruining my life. The answer is to get out no matter what. Try to find units where the noise isn't very transferrable, such as with heavy concrete walls or double brick. Or a unit right on the end of a block. The other solution is to sign a contract with them for an agreed amount of cash when they move out. Some people with children will move for $1,000. Given that you are up for at least 2 years of constant noise harassment, that's a small price to pay. But don't do it unless the real estate agent or owner is prepared to take this into account when they select the next tenant, including where a couple might be going to have a child. I am not child-hostile, but people need to lead a normal life, not be harassed by screaming 6 times a day. You can tell an adult to stop harassing you and many will, but a child is in a child's world where you don't factor into it. That's painful when you want to do things with your own life that require some peace and quiet. This is a legal right but is hard to enforce when it comes to babies.   myxlfidian (150)

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