BabyCenter, You Read My Mind

How dare you look at me!

So, in case you didn’t know I just moved my family across the state.  Kaylee, my 19 month old, has not taken this well.  Basically her terrible two’s began as soon as I started packing.  My little angel now seems like a demon and I keep expected her head to start rotating. 

Yesterday was move day and she has been so much worse since we got here.  We’re staying with family and she loves seeing them, but is not happy with mommy.  So, I got a huge chuckle when I opened my BabyCenter email and it said Dealing with Tantrums, Aggression and how to stop hitting.

BabyCenter, how did you read my mind?  Somehow you knew that I needed this advice right now and I’m on the verge of ripping my hair out.  I have to say thank you because I’ve been too busy to really do any reading and was just going off of what I already knew from past.  I tried to read a little to prepare for this, but about all I learned was don’t use no and if they throw tantrums just walk away.

Well BabyCenter says:

·         Don’t lose your cool

·         Remember you’re the adult

·         Talk about it afterwards

·         Try to keep tantrums from happening

·         Keep them in low stress

So, that will help with temper tantrums.  I’m happy to get some of this advice.  I try really hard to keep my cool, and I’m good about letting her cry it out.  I haven’t been talking to her about it though.  I think a huge mistake I make with Kaylee is that I still treat her like she’s a baby.  I forget to talk to her about stuff like she’s a kid or grown up.  This is strange, because I don’t have that problem with other people’s children.  So, starting now I’ll talk to Kaylee more about.

I was already planning on working with her on her feelings.  I think some of her meltdowns are related to not understanding her feelings.  So, I’m thinking about starting to play games with her that will teach her to understand how she’s feeling.

Wish me luck with this new step in our life!

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