No kids here. And even I know baby's set their own schedules.
And I don't give advice - but I will ask questions ( does this work for child a ),occasionally this is unwelcomed - but that's because I was was just a place to talk to and I missed that signal.
and though it took me awhile to realizes it, sometimes even when there is something that looks like a solution for child A - it won't work because of other things in the family dynamic.
so - raising kids - complicated. I am awed by those that have chosen to do so.
How on earth do you say "no" to a baby waking up at five?
Liese, yay! I'm really thrilled for you. It's been so amazing to read about this entire journey you've gone on! Thank you for sharing it with us.
How on earth do you say "no" to a baby waking up at five?
It's actually pretty easy, but it requires a bit of planning. Starting at least nine months' previous.
Meep! Liese!
Aww, man. JC Chasez made me all sniffily, talking about the awesomeness of both his bio mom and his adoptive parents: [link]
It's been a ride, I'll tell you that much. And hope the yay is not premature...don't wanna jinx it!
Congratulations Liese! I am awed, truly.
I just get so fed up with whining. She can completely outlast all my resolutions to ignore it and wait her out. She is extremely strong-willed, but at the same time really vulnerable and, you know, four.
This. So true it kinda hurts.
I am not always so good at discipline. Sometimes, maybe, but yesterday I lost my temper and yelled at Franny and she cried on and off for like an hour and I STILL feel guilty. Mean yelling mommy. But it really was an eye-opener to realize how much my yelling upset her, I really need to not do that.
As far as effective discipline techniques, we sometimes do the counting thing. Franny usually reads that as Mom is Serious and falls in line pretty fast. Sometimes we go for the time out, but that wasn't working until I realized that the trick was to just sit him on a chair in the same room and tell him he needed to Calm Down. With Isaac, his misbehavior is most often caused by high spirits, not ill-temper, so once he realized he wasn't being punished per se he was much more willing.
