Who are you and what did you do with my daughter?
Today, Swee’Pea was the sweetest girl ever. She played with TheMonk, shared her toys, and did not have one tantrum the entire day.
Just when you think you have this parenting thing figured out…
Actually, I think we (okay, Mommy – I had nothing to do with this) might have discovered a way of dealing with Swee’Pea that doesn’t include 30-minute timeouts. Instead of automatically sending Swee’Pea to timeout today, Mommy tried to redirect Swee’Pea’s frustration or anger. She showed Swee’Pea it was okay to hit a ball or a pillow but not TheMonk and then let Swee’Pea unload on the inanimate object. After a couple times of this, Swee’Pea pretty much stopped hitting altogether.
Instead, we got a sweet little girl with an infectious giggle who likes to sing her ABC’s and says “Thank You” and “You’re Welcome” when sharing toys with her brother.
Yep. This parenting thing is a piece of cake.
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Oh yeah, it’s a walk in the park.
Comment by whit — August 5, 2007 @ 10:46 pm
Famous last words. You still have the teen years. You’re not out of the woods by any stretch of the imagination my friend.
Comment by Trish — August 6, 2007 @ 9:10 am
This too, shall pass. Carpe diem.
Comment by Grandmother — August 6, 2007 @ 9:30 am
Oh, I hope it lasts…
Comment by Deanna — August 6, 2007 @ 10:35 am
I just posted something similar. Who said parenting was tough?:-))
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Comment by AdventureDad — August 7, 2007 @ 2:57 am
Oh my. We have about 1 day in 100 like that. If you get 2 you’re beating the odds.
Comment by KC — August 7, 2007 @ 9:17 am