I have been very under the weather the past week and have had my nose stuck in the Twilight books, and so blogging has not been top on my priority list. I am feeling better now and am in between books 2 and 3, so I decided to make this blog a priority.
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After a very messy breakfast one morning, I had to remove Rebecca's PJs top. She began to play and I was quickly reminded that I had not change her diaper yet.
Is there a plumber in the house?
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Rebecca has become a real pistol lately. When she does not get her way, she likes to hit me in the face. It has become a HUGE problem that I am having trouble getting under control. There are many days that I get so upset with her that I have to walk away for a few. I have tried many different discipline techniques with her, but nothing seems to get to her. If anyone has any advice, PLEASE let me know. It is very embarrassing when your 18 month old slaps you in the face in public.
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Rebecca's attitude can make me very mad at times, but then she does something that will melt my heart. Today we were driving down the road, and out of nowhere, she says, "Bless you, Mommy!"
At Gymboree today, I had to go to the front of the play area to get a tissue. I was out of Rebecca's sight for no more than 15 seconds. She turned around to find me. It took her a short time to see me up front. When she did, she screamed, "Oh, Mommy!" She started flapping her arms with excitement and ran over about 3 kids to get to me. When she reached me she gave me a huge hug and said, "Oh, Mommy! I missed you!" It was as if I had been gone for weeks instead of just seconds.
4 comments:
The best thing I have found with the hitting is to press on the inside palm of her hand firmly, just enough to get her attention and say no hit. You may do it 25x a day ,but it does seem to work for Ella.
I found that when talking didn't work, time out didn't work and nothing seemed to work it was time to start popping the hands. I don't know if you're that type of parent but it worked for me. When popping the hand didn't work, we moved the popping to the booty.
Advice? Not sure if this will help, but it has worked with me. What you may need to do is give her a little more control. Sounds crazy, I know. You know when you are really thirsty and put money in a coke machine and nothing comes out. You feel frustrated and want to kick the machine? You feel frustrated and want to react that way because you can't control it. When you are approaching a situation that you think she may respond with frustration, put it in her control first. For example, before time to leave the store say to her...Rebecca, it's almost time to go. I'm going to give you a choice. It will be your decision. Do you want to go now or do you want to go in 5 minutes. She will pick 5 minutes. She may still protest when the 5 minutes is up but just remind her then that she was the one who decided to leave in 5 minutes. It usually minimizes the reaction. As she gets older, this REALLY helps. Let me know if you try it and if it helps at all!!
Mira, She may be too youung for my advice. !?!??!?! If it doesn't work now for this, keep it in mind when she is two!!
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