UPDATE: Feeling a lot better. Still not 100% but definately improving! Thanks everyone for your get well wishes. I usually am not such a baby when I am sick... I just kind of pull through it and carry on but this time it was pretty much impossible to do so! I feel really guilty too because I think a couple of my friends are getting it now! I'm sooooo sorry!!!!! It has been a rough week. Peyton wasn't feeling well (he had a much milder case of what I had) so he was home from school Monday and Tuesday, he went on Wednesday and then it was another dumb holiday here on Thursday so there was no school. I don't know how I am going to cope this summer. My kids think that the only way to be happy is to be doing something fun constantly. Other wise all I hear is how bored they are. It gets expensive trying to find things here to do to keep them entertained, and the beach loses is charm after a while. To top it off the beach really isn't cheap either... you would think it would be free right? Wrong. You have to pay for the chairs you sit on which comes to about $3.50 each... and now if you want them to be able to play in the stuff they have out in the water (bouncy slides, and trampoline things) then it costs you about $7 per child for that. Gets a little pricey after a while! Guess nothing in life is free! Anyway... any suggestions on how to tame a 4 year old Monster? I have tried everything with Pajha. She can be the most loving little thing ever UNTIL she doesn't get her way... then the moster comes out. She has never been spoiled per say, I have always been pretty strict with both of my kids and demand that they ask for things politely and treat people with respect, but lately she has just rebelled against me. She will scream, yell, stomp around the house and has to be told MANY times to do something before she even starts moving. It is ridiculous. Peyton is so easy that way. They are so completely opposite that what works with him won't work with her and I am out of ideas. I have tried time outs, I have tried taking toys away, I have even taken shoes away (she really doesn't like that) but none of it seems to be solving the attitude issues! HELP!!!!!
Like a waterfall in slow motion, Part One
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I'm glad you are feeling better. As for the four year old monster, I wish I had a quick fix for you. I'm dealing with the same thing with my four year old. He is so sweet, has a big heart & quite a sensitive little soul. But for some reason as soon as he hears the word "no" his immediate reaction is to scream & argue with me. I've been told that it just takes time. Keep up with the "loving discipline" & eventually they outgrow the stage. That's what I'm hoping for. Good luck!
Well it is good to know I am not alone! Peyton was hard, but it was a different kind of hard. He just had a difficult time channeling his energy. He has always obeyed pretty well and done as he was asked. I am just not sure how to handle her! If you find some miraculous cure for the "monster syndrome" please share with me! hee hee
Well, I have no ideas for you because I just finished with a huge blow-up with Ashley. She sat in time out screaming that blood-curdling scream that hurts my dog's ears. So, please someone tame the beasts!!!
LOL! Kohen is going through the same thing. Except for the fact that he listens to Uppsen a heck of alot better than he listens to me! Is there something going on at school, or is bjay gone more or any sudden changes that might make her upset? You can tell alot what a child is thinking just by watching them play with thier toys, if she's got barbies or dolls put them in front of her and tell her to pretend that, this is mom and dad and you and peyton, give her an idea about a day together and what's going to happen...& then just watch! It's pretty amazing how kids talk through thier toys. Kohen tells me alot when he's playing! If nothing seems to be bothering her, try talkin to her like an adult, ask her why she's acting out and if she's angry with something...It's helped us alot! Play therapy...look it up on the internet & see if you can't find more idea's in that area! Love you, hope to see u soon,
How about u just send Paijha to me!!!!!!! I wouldn't mind!
Hi, your family is so CUTE! Sorry you were sick, but I am glad you are doing better. I have read a lot of books and I don't know if it will help but you could ignore her when she starts a tantrum and don't show her that she has an effect of you. You could also just keep repeating "Mommy will hear you when you talk in a sweet voice," those things have worked for me, my son one time stopped the tantrum and said "why do you keep saying that" it was funny. Hope that helps! Angelina who is almost 6, sometimes still throws a fit but I ignore her and she stops really fast. Hope you are doing well!
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