Minni, I am so inspired by your story. It gives me such hope. And, Amy, your affirmation of what she is doing is so helpful to me too. I must admit that time and again I have wondered and resorted to impatient ways of trying to get my 3 1/2 year old to 'behave' and nothing works as well as TLC and GBD. I always know that, but sometimes when you are need to be somewhere and they melt down or you are in a restaurant they melt down, it is a kind of 'what do I do feeling.' Totally helpless. So I bribe or say 'shall we go home?' And that is probably exactly what we should do - not as punishment, but because that is probably where the children would like to be more. But, Minni, your story has made me not feel helpless. It has made me feel empowered by what I believe I should do and that I don't need to worry about what others think. Thank you for your help.