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Submitted by: Baby Help Line - Annie

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Hi Donna, What a lovely photo of your little family, your baby is gorgeous. It is actually a great thing that she is strong willed and determined, even though it can be a bit more of a challenge for Mom and Dad! She will be far more successful in life if she knows what she wants. Congratulations on wanting to help her rather than just accepting the doctor saying she is just a baby. Get a second opinion if you are not happy with your doctor. Babies need an incredible amount of stimulation and you are the best person to do that. Your little girl is bright and keen to get stuck into things and your job is to try to steer her into exciting games and activities without a constant battle and lots of NO's. Children do become fascinated by things they see you using, such as the mobile phone, or remote control. They are trying to copy you and learn from you and taking it away is incredibly frustrating. She screams in frustration because she can't talk and has no other way of expressing herself. I think you may be expecting a bit much of her to understand why she can't have something. Also, labeling her as bad tempered will actually make it worse! A 9mth old can't rationalize or be reasonable. The best thing at this stage is distraction, and remove things out of sight that she can't have. As she gets mobile, things have to go up a level! Just putting other toys in front of her may not be enough. Did you know, you are the best toy your baby can have? Getting interaction with you, playing peepo games or showing her how to stack toys, reading books to her and banging on pots with the wooden spoon, are all great learning things for her - and distract her from wanting to play with your mobile! She will learn things so much faster if you focus on what she can do, and make it fun and exciting, instead of a battle of wills. Focus on fun with your lovely little girl, and shift the focus away from the restrictions. All the best, <a href="http://www.easybabylife.com/annie-desantis.html">Annie Desantis</a>

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