Amanda Bueno

There’s a problem a brewing, I know where it’s at. It’s inside mum’s tummy, Cos she’s getting fat. I’m moved from my bedroom, I’m kicked out my cot. I sleep in a big bed, That I don’t like a lot. My car seat is bigger, I walk all the time. Mum’s growing a baby, And somehow it’s mine? I cling to her legs more, Try to sleep in her bed. If I don’t get what I want, Then I scream instead. I gather my toys up, Follow her to the loo. She says it’s a playmate, But I’m sad and I’m

Sometimes toddler behavior can appear puzzling , it seems like a child is being ‘naughty’ and we can get driven to our wits end trying to change their behaviours with time outs, sticker charts and so on. Frequently it is our own behaviours or to put it clearer it is what is going on in the child’s system and family that is causing a child’s ‘naughty’ times. It is important to attempt to understand what a child’s behavior is actually saying. Young children ( and many adults) a