I said "no!"
I always assumed I would be the one saying "no" to my kid. It was interesting to see his eyes turn wide and look at me as this voice resounded from my mouth.. how powerful! And then he turned three. "No" is a big part of my day - either vocally or otherwise. No food.. no to baths.. no to outing.. no to washing hands or mouth. Slowly, I recognized this whole seething personality inside that toddler.
Rush for the discipline handouts right? How do you deal with a kid who has his own take on everything without taking away his right to choose and feel? I read the rules.... remove him physically.. let go the unimportant stuff... stand firm on a few.. lecture little. I literally reach for it each morning while I sip the soumpf tea (believe it or not!).
I walk across the hallway to light the holy lamp and glanced at my son. His long legs sprawled over the mickey mouse seat, his little eyes watching jake and the neverland pirates. I couldnt feed him just about anything I wanted nor get him to do anything I wanted. But maybe thats okay - not sure I wanted to be the only person who could say "no", anyway :)
I always assumed I would be the one saying "no" to my kid. It was interesting to see his eyes turn wide and look at me as this voice resounded from my mouth.. how powerful! And then he turned three. "No" is a big part of my day - either vocally or otherwise. No food.. no to baths.. no to outing.. no to washing hands or mouth. Slowly, I recognized this whole seething personality inside that toddler.
Rush for the discipline handouts right? How do you deal with a kid who has his own take on everything without taking away his right to choose and feel? I read the rules.... remove him physically.. let go the unimportant stuff... stand firm on a few.. lecture little. I literally reach for it each morning while I sip the soumpf tea (believe it or not!).
I walk across the hallway to light the holy lamp and glanced at my son. His long legs sprawled over the mickey mouse seat, his little eyes watching jake and the neverland pirates. I couldnt feed him just about anything I wanted nor get him to do anything I wanted. But maybe thats okay - not sure I wanted to be the only person who could say "no", anyway :)
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