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“Bedtime Sweet Talk”
Many of us take our daily accomplishments for granted, yet beat
ourselves up over our mistakes. However, just as we praise our kids
for their baby steps of progress, we need to do the same for our
own baby steps of success. Here’s a simple way to boost your
optimism, resilience, and happiness that’s almost like saying nightly
prayers. I call it bedtime sweet talk.
Each night at bedtime, remind yourself of two or three of the tiny
successes or happy experiences from the day that has just passed: “I
had many blessings today, like meeting the new neighbor down the
street; dinner came out great; I didn’t yell at my child even once.”
Take sixty seconds to jot these down in a notebook. I guarantee
they’ll bring a smile to your face every time you look back at
them … for many years to come.
The amazing thing about bedtime sweet talk is that pretty soon
you’ll start noticing how much more is going right in your life than
you thought. (Read more about using bedtime sweet talk with your
toddler on
this page
.)
Parent Struggle #4: Our Temperaments May Clash
with Our Children’s

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Is your child a chip off the old block—or a mutant from
Mars? Are the two of you peas in a pod … or sparks and
dynamite?
In the last chapter, I discussed the large contribution your toddler’s
inborn temperament makes to her behavior. Now let’s turn the tables
and look at your temperament. (Yes, you have one too!)
Judy was a “60 mph” kind of woman, but her kids were
slow as molasses. In fact, Judy nicknamed Emily and Ted
“Speed Bump #1” and “Speed Bump #2” because they
forced her to switch from her normal fast pace to a
turtle’s creep.
Few of us mesh perfectly with our children. Psychologists have a term
for how well a parent’s temperament matches up with his child’s:
goodness of fit. And, unlike with lovers, opposites don’t always attract.
Do any of the following describe how you match up with your
toddler?
I’m neat and
disciplined.
My daughter is a little Pigpen.
I love to cuddle.
My son pushes me away when I
hug him.
I’m athletic.
My son is low energy and would
rather read.
I’m the life of the