sophmama
10-09-2005, 01:14 AM
I had been encountering some listening issues with my daughter who has always been amazingly compliant and I realized what the problem was and I wanted to share what suddenly solved our issues.
I'm getting too friggin busy. My WAHM business is starting to take off and dh is overwhelmed as a teacher and grad student and I'm helping a refugee get established here in the states and... my head is just spinning. There have been so many times lately that I've had to rush her and hurry her up and I was out of energy to get up out of my chair and go over to her and help her set down the glass item/ whatever I needed her to do for safety sake and sat there lazily barking orders at her over and over - "stop touching that!" "put that down" (at other people's houses). I'm wearing myself out and it's showing in my parenting and my child is misbehaving because of it.
I have calmed down and reminded myself of how little she is and started to be more patient and thinned out our schedule as much as I can. It's helping a lot.
Just wanted to share my error/correction. Maybe someone else will share my "ah-hAAA!" moment and have an easier time with their kiddos.
I'm getting too friggin busy. My WAHM business is starting to take off and dh is overwhelmed as a teacher and grad student and I'm helping a refugee get established here in the states and... my head is just spinning. There have been so many times lately that I've had to rush her and hurry her up and I was out of energy to get up out of my chair and go over to her and help her set down the glass item/ whatever I needed her to do for safety sake and sat there lazily barking orders at her over and over - "stop touching that!" "put that down" (at other people's houses). I'm wearing myself out and it's showing in my parenting and my child is misbehaving because of it.
I have calmed down and reminded myself of how little she is and started to be more patient and thinned out our schedule as much as I can. It's helping a lot.
Just wanted to share my error/correction. Maybe someone else will share my "ah-hAAA!" moment and have an easier time with their kiddos.