Free The Child Whisperer by Carol Tuttle Page A

She did fine as long as mom put some effort into making it fun!

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    Child Whisperer Tip: Type 1 children may not learn to potty train in one intense, short time period. It may take several months of interest and then a lack of interest. I recommend you wait a little longer until they show a lot of interest. If you start too early, you will have a lot of trial and error and a very stressed-out fun-loving child.
     
    Sleeping: Don’t want to miss the fun
    Type 1s don’t want to miss out on all the fun, so they can have a tough time falling asleep. I love the story of six-year-old Elyce who had such a hard time going to bed that her parents found her in the morning, asleep in her dress-up clothes, with all her toys arranged around her where she’d stayed up playing the night before! Many parents have noticed that their Type 1 children don’t like being put to sleep alone in their own room. It’s tough for a Type 1 to feel socially cut off.
    Type 1 children have usually been so active during the day that they will sleep through the night, but don’t expect their schedule to be consistent. There’s nothing wrong with your Type 1 child if they don’t have a consistent bedtime. They are just naturally more random. Trying to get them to conform to a bedtime that stays the same to the minute may lead to frustrating bedtime experiences for both of you. Give them a little leeway time on when they go to sleep.
    Child Whisperer Tip: Turn off the TV, and keep the noise very low in the home if you want your Type 1 child to be able to disengage from the activities going on outside their bedroom and fall asleep more easily.
    I learned this with my daughter, Jenny. She came into this world bright-eyed and very alert. She never laid her little head on my shoulder, as she never wanted to miss out on anything! As a baby, she did not want to go to sleep. One solution we found was to have her fall asleep in her swing. The only problem? When we carefully took her out, she too often woke up again, eyes wide and bright as could be! I learned to turn the TV off and not have any noise, which helped her think, “The party’s over—go to sleep!”

    Going to Pre-school and School: New friends are a plus
    Type 1 children love to see and meet new friends. Some Type 1 children are a little nervous the first time they attend a preschool setting, but they always come home happy. Any tears don’t last long as soon as they see all the fun everyone is having. Most Type 1 children see toys and other kids and don’t even bother to say goodbye to Mom and Dad. If they are having trouble parting from you, make sure you’re not treating your goodbye like a serious event.

    Being Left with a Babysitter: They warm up
    A babysitter is a fun, new person to play with. As long as the sitter is willing to play and have fun, most Type 1 children will warm right up. Some Type 1 kids will even flirt! If they don’t feel comfortable, consider what you’re doing in the process of dropping off your child with a babysitter. Do they feel like leaving them with someone is a serious situation? If so, it will create stress and discomfort. Also consider the possibility that your child doesn’t feel like disconnecting from you the second the sitter arrives. They will. Just give them a moment and show them something fun to do.

    Dating: So many possibilities
    Type 1s love possibilities, so they may change up boyfriends or girlfriends often to experience lots of different options. This connected-then-disconnected process is natural for a Type 1 teenager. Their relationships may not last very long or look very deep. This doesn’t mean that Type 1s do not invest in relationships. They can best create meaningful, lasting relationships when they feel mutually supported in living true to their bright, hopeful nature.

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    BRIDGER’S STORY
    First Girlfriend
    When Bridger had his first girlfriend, he spent hours talking to her on the phone. He mentioned to his