Your 2-year-old now...

Of all the words your child is picking up this year, it may seem like he has one grand favorite: "NO." What's the attraction? Preschoolers say "no" a lot because they're discovering their own free will. "No" is a handy way to voice their opinion. (Sometimes they even say "no" when they really mean "yes.") Sometimes a not-very-verbal child will resort to "no" just because he's mad or flustered and struggling to get his point across. Your preschooler may also learn that if he says it loudly and forcefully enough, Mom and Dad will really pay attention ... they might even go along with it!

Giving your child choices is one way to reduce the number of no's you hear from him. Also, encourage him to answer in a quiet voice, and coach him in some alternatives: "What's the opposite of 'no'? 'Yes!'" "You can say 'no,' or you can say 'yes,' or guess what's in the middle? You can say 'maybe!'"

Your life now:

The switch from crib to bed often ushers in an era of middle-of-the-night visits to your bed. If you're not up for sharing your covers, lead or carry your preschooler back to his bed and bid him a kind but firm goodnight. Don't turn on the lights, don't talk much, don't get emotional or otherwise make it a fun, daytime-like experience. You might have to repeat this routine multiple times before the nightwalker learns to stay in his own bed at night. The key is to be persistent and consistent.

Twilight Potporri - The Sleeping Cupid

Coriander has a warm stimulating effect on various functions within our body. While you are resting or in a deep sleep your hormones and enzymes are stimulating your brain and nerve functions, by fighting depression and boosting your spirit. Coriander can stimulate positive energy while secreting aphrodisiacs. It arouses and increases libido as well as cures temporary impotency, frigidity of both male and female, erectile dysfunctions and loss of interest in sex.

Significant Events on Feb. 12, 1992

For Ashley,
Some interesting things that happened on your birthday, Feb. 12, 1992!

Today is Your Birthday, Saturday, February 12, 2011

AQUARIUS...

Yesterday's buoyancy and exuberance may not be as easy to experience today for several reasons. Right off the bat, Mercury in Aquarius makes a potentially caustic, 45-degree tie to its higher-octave, guardian planet Uranus (12:18AM PST). This type of aspect usually equates with a rise in nervous tension in the psychic atmosphere. However, you may be able to tweak this sky pattern into offering you ingenious ideas across the board. About five hours later, Mars in Aquarius makes a similar tie to its distant cohort-in-volatility Pluto (5:26AM PST). Once Pluto was discovered in 1930, astrologers quickly saw a linkage between this god of the underworld and the maddening energies that are often associated with the red planet. When Mars and Pluto act together as possible mischief-makers, everyone feels the heat to some extent. Being too bossy, pushy or otherwise egocentric can turn your weekend into more of a battle than a joyful celebration. Think before you speak and use words to heal - not harm. Today's saving grace arrives tonight as a grand triangle in air signs manifests when the Moon in Gemini trines Mercury in Aquarius (6:09PM PST) as well as Ceres in Aquarius (8:24PM PST), and then moves on to trine Saturn in Libra (10:11PM PST). It doesn't always happen that a morning filled with potential challenges shifts gears into an evening filled with potential promises and heightened productivity across the board. Take advantage of the golden opportunities being offered to you as the three air signs of the zodiac interweave their influences throughout the night.