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Close Anxiety

Hi, I'm a nontraditional college student, separated Mom with a 5 yo daughter. I have struggled with a lot of stress and generalized anxiety for several years. Having support and someone to talk to really helps, I've felt more isolated and down since my separation and am looking for folks who can relate to what I've been going through. :) Dee

Close Parenting Preschoolers (3-5)

I'm a recently separated Mom of a 5 year old daughter. I am also a nontraditional college student and live in the Midwest.

Treatments

1-2-3 Magic Somewhat Helpful

I haven't read the book...I just use the 1-2-3 count to warn dd when I mean it has to be done now with no more fooling around. I only do it when I need to get her attention focused and she knows I'll follow through with a timeout. It works well.

Attachment Parenting Working / Worked

Always practiced attachment parenting and I fully believe in it. It just came natural and I'm very happy with my relationship with my DD and her development.

Child Time-out Working / Worked

I try to use time-outs as a cooling down period rather than a punishment. But my child really tries to avoid them, so it seems to work mostly as a deterrent. I've only actually put her in "timeout" about a dozen times and ended up sitting with her to calm her down...but it did work.

Education (School) Working / Worked

DD goes to daycare and is in the preschool room. She has a lot of friends, the teachers and staff are awesome and she has learned a lot.

Patience Working / Worked

I try to be as patient as I can, while still getting my child to focus and pay attention and setting appropriate limits.

Positive Reinforcement Working / Worked

I would rather use positive reinforcement than punishment and it seems to work best. My only punishment is time-out and a form of logical consequences. I try to mainly do positive reinforcement and praise "good choices".