Wednesday, November 16, 2011

10 ways NOT to raise your toddler

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There are some things that this editor for parenting and mother says that I think about and question myself about.

Why do I do some of these things? Face it mothers, we all do one of these things and don't know why. Mine would definitely be "Why did you do that?" and this is how it normally goes.

Me: B why did you do that?
B: Because I wanted to.

That does not get us anywhere and then I proceed to be upset and angry about his answer rather than what he actually did to deserve to be in trouble. He secretly turns the tables that way.

Or the ever ending of telling your toddler what to do. My lines are
Put your shoes on.
Clean up your toys
Don't act like that.

The most popular one I do is what my husband tells me not to do...
ASKING THEM QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO DO OR EAT!
Don't do it ladies...that's how I started to get a picky eater. I nipped that one in the butt recently though.

No handbook to raising a toddler.
Motherhood.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Monkey see, Monkey do.

I don't like it!

I've decided that Monkey see, Monkey do is only cute when you teach your child something fun to say or do. Not when they pick up other kids actions while getting in trouble.

"I AM CALMING DOWN!!!!"
That's not calming down.

"DON'T YELL AT ME!!!!!"
Well maybe you shouldn't do something that you're not supposed to.

"NOO!!"
That's never a good thing to say to mommy.

"I WILL NOT GO IN TIME OUT!"
Fine, then go to your room and scream and cry.

"I DON'T WANT TO LISTEN!"
Enough said.

Those are just a few of the sayings he's picked up from an older child. What do you even do about it? Stern warnings don't work. Yelling doesn't work. Time outs don't work. Taking away treats don't work. I mean, come on! He's gone 3 years of his life not acting like this and now he decides to.

This feeling of losing my grip on punishing is annoying. Listening has gone out the window at times. I try to explain to him that I don't like it and that it's not polite and that he should act like (insert name here) because he just gets introuble all of the time. But none of that even works!

What'sa mother to do, eh? (Canadian speak...Degrassi is on, what?) Bah-humbug. If there were only a button to just make it stop, ya know? Not sure that's even possible...the stopping, not the button. I assume only time will tell (unless assuming will just make an ass out of you and me. Bahaha that's funny).

On the better side...his eating habits are fabulous.
New foods:
Turkey Wrap
Meatballs
Fish Sticks
Mini Hot Dogs (Pigs in a blanket, anyone?)
Green beans (only once...blah)

In all honesty the whole "You have to try it before you say you don't like it" is amazing. Or as my friend says "You need to take a No Thank You Bite." Hilarious. And all I can say is that almost every NEW thing he eats he says... "Mmmm!! That's yummy!" I totally had to play up the fish sticks though.. (disgusting in my eyes). It's okay though, he doesn't know that!


Sigh.
Motherhood.
He only looks innocent.
Deep down he acts like a crazy person.