When all else fails, console yourself by saying "It's just a phase."

Morning Tantrums

Everyday I wake up to a baby screaming or even better to a 2 year old yelling my name out the top of her lungs.
Sylie is so grouchy in the morning. She tells me she wants something and then changes her mind and cries about it. It seems like no matter what I do to try to STOP her from crying nothing works.
Most of the time I just ignore her. Help please....

Favorite Parenting Tips

The behavior you pay attention to tends to repeat itself.  If you pay attention to behavior your child does that you do not like, then the child will keep doing that behavior.

When communicating with your children, a time-tested formula is "I feel about....because"  This way you are not putting the child on the defensive.  You are telling them how their behavior makes you feel.