The morning starts out on the wrong foot and THEN Jessie will NOT go into the daycare. She kicks. She screams. She sits on the floor and won’t budge. She clings to your leg. Got the picture?
Now we all know this is not fun and all the more when we are tired and its only 7:30 in the morning. What do we do???
We are at the nursery door at church and Chuckie is screaming “NOOOOOOOOOO! “
We are at the dentist and the child WILL NOT sit in the chair.
We are at the beach and Jason does not want to go home. He runs away.
We are at Nannies, and Cory….who has gone past the point of no return…has wet her pants and can't stop crying ….for anything.
Don’t you just wish you could wiggle your nose and find that the child has been transported into her pj's and is snug in bed? Darn it just does not work that way.!
Ok lets get down to brass tacks.
These are all difficult situations that happen at one time or the other….usually when the child is young . What you do now is foundational.
You must win. If you don’t you have thrown some “power/authority” away. The child has won a point. After winning a point, believe me, they will continue to “dribble”! ( did you understand that pun?)
Mean what you say and say what you mean.
Communication is key in the above situations. Be talking about what is going to happen way before the day. Let the child know how it is going to work and what you expect. You can promise a reward for smooth sailing. Stay calm and handle it! You ARE the mom! (aunt,grandparent,sitter etc)
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