THE SQUEAKY KID GETS THE ATTENTION

Rebecca Kammerer from Parents "R" Talking and Patch.com talks about treating siblings differently and paying special attention to your children's needs.

I have been noticing a pattern in our morning routines. Walter gets up at the crack of dawn and is ready to start his day. Depending on how early it is I will either lie down with him in his bed or cuddle with him on the couch. This has become our daily one-on-one time. Eventually Bella will come shuffling out of bed with her blanket in tow and sit down next to us. Often she seemed as if she was in a bad mood. She would vocalize this by exclaiming, "I am having a tough day."

As I was recently recounting this morning routine with a friend, it began to dawn on me that I was describing (passing judgment on) Walter as being needy and Bella as the more independent type. Then a memory popped into my head. There was a point in my teen years when my younger sister Tammy would get up early in the morning and sit with my mother while she was having her morning coffee. I remember being very jealous of this quality time that they shared.

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Rebecca Kammerer, a wife, mom, parenting coach and writer, provides witty, engaging, parent-to-parent advice.

Richard Kammerer, is a husband and dad, with a career focus in technology/financial markets, and keen interests in parenting and early childhood development.

Together Rebecca & Richard offer parenting workshops that cover both parents' perspectives through their company Parents"R" Talking. They keep parents talking about the important, challenging and, often times, whimsical aspects of enlightened parenting.

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