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How Many Toys Does My Son Need?

I honestly wonder how many toys a kid really needs. Do you know? I don’t know when I should start thinning out and donating my son’s older toys. I don’t know if I should just pack some up and rotate them, or if I should get rid of some, or if I should let him keep all of them. How do I decide? I walk through my living room and it is filled with toddler toys. Some are designed to grow with your child, so that they can use them for years. Those are mostly the learning toys that teach … Continue reading →

Giving In to Everything a Child Wants

Many parents think that if they give in to a child it is a good way of avoiding things like fits, temper tantrums and disagreements. The truth is, there is a big difference between coming up with solid and creative ways to avoid power struggles and spoiling a child by giving in to every little thing that he or she wants. I have met parents who were convinced that they did not “spoil” their child because they did not spend a lot of money or buy the child expensive gifts. At the same time, they were giving in whenever the … Continue reading →

Eloise at the Plaza (2003)

Young actress Sofia Vassilieva appears in her first movie as Eloise, a six-year-old girl who lives at the plaza with her nanny while her mother works, which is often. Every employee at the plaza knows her, fears her, and some of them even love her, but not so Mr. Salomone, the concierge (Jeffrey Tambor). Charged with keeping peace at the hotel and maintaining its five star status, Mr. Salomone cringes every time he sees Eloise in the lobby, which is often. Too exuberant to stay in her hotel room, Eloise makes daily rounds of all the floors, visiting the guests, … Continue reading →

Whatever Wanda Wanted – Jude Wisdom

In “Whatever Wanda Wanted,” we learn the sad truth of what can happen when a child is overindulged. Wanda’s parents were both very busy people, and so from the moment she was born, they decided that whatever she wanted, they would get it for her. Life is too short to say no or to compromise. From the tiniest quirk of her little finger to the angriest bellows of her cries, Wanda the baby got her way every minute, and so did Wanda the toddler. By the time Wanda entered school, she was a regular menace, and she wasn’t very nice … Continue reading →