My son has become quite the little negotiator. When putting him to bedfor the night he is always trying to talk us into one more story or just onemore minute of cuddles. Everything is a negotiation. Even time-outs seem to beup for discussion. They are not.
My son seems to think that he is calling the shots. He is not.
While I am pleased that my son has great self confidence and believesthat he has control over situations, I am exhausted by the constant battle ofwills taking place on a constant basis. I know that it is natural for childrento test their limits and I know that it is quite common for kids to try and getwhat they want, but do we really need to discuss EVERYTHING?
My husband and I are talking about trying for baby number three very soon.We both want a third child and feel that the timing is right for our family. Iworry about how my oldest will feel about another child coming into theequation. So I tested out the waters with him to see where he was at and wastold that I could have another baby IF he could have a pet dog. Seriously…
My mother-in-law calls it the never ending list. Whenever she tries toput him to bed he talks her into doing just one more item on the list… but thelist never seems to end. It keeps going and going and going, kind of like the energizerbunny. This is fitting, since my son has an endless supply of energy as well.
My home is not Priceline. Everything is not up for negotiation. Althoughmy son’s name is William, it is not William Shatner. I follow through oneverything, rewards as well as consequences. So where does this come from andhow do I work with it?
Yes, I said work with it. I don’twant to squash my child’s curiosity or his self confidence. At the same time Ido not want feel like every time I want him to do something I have to suit upin full on tactical combat gear.
I would love to hear what you do/did! What works or did not work for you?
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