3 1/2 going on 13
02 23, 09
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***Edited to say: This isn’t an issue about what’s for breakfast, my issue with my daughter is always saying “But I…..” and talking back. I would have given her cereal no problem, it was the tone and attitude in which she addressed me first. I guess if you weren’t there you wouldn’t have known that.
Scene at breakfast: I’m setting down beautiful plates of scrabled eggs with salsa and cheese. A crowd favorite at our house.
Becca: I don’t want this, I want Coco Puffs.
Me: Tough luck, this is what you are having.
Becca: But I…….
Me: Go to your room and sit, I don’t want to hear “But I’s.”
Becca: That’s ok, I want to go sit on my bed.
Dear Heavenly Father,
I bring my daughter to you. She has such a strong will. I see so much potential in her. I know she has the strength and the will power to do anything she sets her mind to. Help me to be the best mommy to her, bringing around a changed heart, one not of just obedience, but one because she trust me (and You) to follow what we say. Let me know which battles to pick and the ones to let go of. Help me not to provoke or frustrate her on purpose, but to do everything to help her become the girl (and one day woman) you want her to be.
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Marcella | 02 25, 09 at 2:16 pm
There’s a good article in Parents magazine (feb. issue) on toddlers and food. What they love one day will not be what they love the next day. Just like us! But, they don’t have the words to properly express themselves. Give her a break, this is a minor transgression. If she has several options of healthy food from which to choose, you’ll meet in the middle! Hang-in there.
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Jones Family | 02 26, 09 at 2:25 pm
Can’t bite my tongue any longer…
She’s 3.5? Perhaps instead of praying so much you could spend some quality time with her to show her that you love and admire her, show her the correct ways to behave through your own actions.
Sending her to her room for wanting cereal instead of eggs? Not appropriate. No matter how she responds, a calm quite voice letting her know that her actions are inappropriate works best. Lashing back and sending her to her room – not a good choice. And a child that young should be eating Cheerios, not Coco Puffs.
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Jen | 02 27, 09 at 12:28 pm
What type of tone and attitude does “tough luck this is what you are having” set?
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Ted | 03 05, 09 at 8:24 pm
Why is everyone being so tough here? What right do any of you have in criticizing her parenting?
I for one thank you for sharing this story.
Ted
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walter | 05 12, 09 at 6:12 pm
Marcella, Jones Family, Jen… How about the idea to be glad and thankful for having something? You know… Gratituden a trait sorely lacking in America and its youth. Believe me, this is much nicer than I want to say… Walter- the Husband & Father