tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582769829379880254.post1864566501422666185..comments2023-10-15T06:30:48.138-05:00Comments on Grasshopper Momma: Time to crack downMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02813295035979677215noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582769829379880254.post-17817075592636484682009-06-23T23:11:04.417-05:002009-06-23T23:11:04.417-05:00Will sounds a lot like Ty! I am having the hardest...Will sounds a lot like Ty! I am having the hardest time finding the right way to discipline him. He is 14 months and so sweet yet so busy and into EVERYTHING. He loves to play with things that are not toys and throws a fit if we take the non-toy away. We tried spanking his hand if he was touching something he shouldnt but then he started hitting. So then we started warning him to stop then spanking him on his bottom which is effective half the time. When I tell him no or stop he says "Bah!" back to me. My husband can usually tell him no and just break his heart. So frustrating!Sarah Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069399960573857389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582769829379880254.post-60269956519109488082009-06-23T16:34:07.898-05:002009-06-23T16:34:07.898-05:00Call me crazy, but I am feeling rather normal-ish ...Call me crazy, but I am feeling rather normal-ish on my kids' names...no Joaquin here...:) anyway we all have those times...both mine relate totally different, but I have learned (am learning) to spend what time I have with each one individually as I can (for example, R always "needs" me right when Luke wakes up- so, knowing his wake-up times (-ish, she stresses :)) I try to cuddle her before I get him) and to let them fuss it out in their rooms "until they choose to be a calm part of the family again"- that's part of being a family, right? Not always getting your way or what you want when you want it. sadly, neither of mine are low-maintenance, but then we have ourselves to blame for that- we didn't exactly bring that trait to the table. <br /><br />Good luck. Seriously. I firmly believe that this (Charlie's exact age) is the time to establish who the boss is or you never will. (kind of need a dramatic score behind that, eh?)Miss Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548772715656906387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582769829379880254.post-11346960250089678752009-06-23T15:58:14.444-05:002009-06-23T15:58:14.444-05:00I totally relate to you on this one! Elijah has b...I totally relate to you on this one! Elijah has been going back through all the previous discipline steps we trained him on ever since Joaquin came to stay. It is his little attention getting device because he knows I have to deal with it as quickly as possible, so he tries to get me away from his baby brother! I just hope his hasn't regressed completely.Rachel and Ian Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324286849360834511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582769829379880254.post-46529965615112437022009-06-23T12:28:18.019-05:002009-06-23T12:28:18.019-05:00It's so hard to not laugh when their little pe...It's so hard to not laugh when their little personalities start to emmerge! Trevor's thing has been to do something wrong (grab a DVD, pen, etc. that he isn't supposed to have) and then literally RUN crying to me because he can't handle the fact that he knows he's doing something wrong. <br /><br />Thankfully, he's been pretty easy to discipline. (I say that- watch, I'm probably that mom that lets my kid get away with murder and just don't know it). So far, it seems like a big part of it is 1) figuring out your child's personality (like how you know Charlie needs to be near you) and 2) setting limits 3) being consistent. (I like how I talk as if I know ANYthign about parenting). <br /><br />Oh, and I'll update the art project post to tell how I did it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582769829379880254.post-87278949332506646062009-06-23T06:27:45.343-05:002009-06-23T06:27:45.343-05:00I guess it is there age...Ryder has days when he i...I guess it is there age...Ryder has days when he is in full tantrum mode all day and others when he is not. The funny thing is...he is an angel when I am not around. I enter the picture and the worst comes out in him...it really frustrates me sometimes. We worked on patience yesterday...I am figuring I will need him to have a little of that trait come September. He wanted me to blow bubbles, but I was folding a load of laundry. I just kept repeating "When Mommy is done here, we will blow bubbles". There was just a small start of a fit, but as I kept repeating the fit stopped. He just stood next to me with bubbles in hand and then handed them to me when I was finished. I was soooo Excited! <br /><br />Charlie is Adorable!!!! That is hilarious, the whole concentrating on the feet and forgetting to cry bit!We Three Smiths + 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00649563313549626209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582769829379880254.post-67419899345502350302009-06-22T16:03:27.807-05:002009-06-22T16:03:27.807-05:00You need to tell everyone also how she responds to...You need to tell everyone also how she responds to Sean's discipline...Emmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175254908190227994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582769829379880254.post-62278205912466214572009-06-22T16:01:28.540-05:002009-06-22T16:01:28.540-05:00Yeah, it's like we forgot that Charlie might n...Yeah, it's like we forgot that Charlie might not be perfect! She definitely is more huffy now than she used to be. She's given me a few little grunts lately to show me that she doesn't like what I'm saying, or that I can't boss her around. Huh. Oh YES I CAN boss her around, and I will, because I love her!Emmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175254908190227994noreply@blogger.com