Thursday, September 25, 2008
Doing better
I knew it would happen sooner than later. Halle came home from school happy every day this week. She says that she listened to her teacher better and talked to her freinds less, so her teacher did not have to scold her as much, and that made them both happier! She still says that it is hard, but she does not have emotional break downs anymore. I'm sure the year will still be full of ups and downs, but for right now things are looking brighter for our little first grader! Thanks to everyone for your comments and encouragement and advise. I am going to try potty training with Vinny FOR REALS this time! I have "tried" two times in the past, but after cleaning up 6 accidnets in a three hour period two days in a row, I just felt like being lazy and giving up and trying again later. That was about a month ago, so I think we will start Monday, and hopefully I can stick with it! At least we have wood floors. Now I just have to worry about all of the furniture.
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Cutting diapers out of the mix completely cold turkey with a commitment to no going back seems to have done the trick for Indy... at least it seems. There are still some accidents but for the most part, Indy's doing well. Good luck!!!
Oh good Halle! That is great that she is enjoying school. I think when school starts the teacher just has to set the standards and the precedent...kids learn that as long as they listen and abide by the rules things seem to go a lot better! I am so happy that she is enjoying school now! As far as the potty training goes...I agree...you just have to do it and put up with the accidents....they will happen, but he will get it....give it at LEAST a good week before you get too discouraged...I made the mistake of giving up and switching between panties, pull ups and diapers with Alivia and the only thing that really worked was just to put her in panties and go for it....just buy him some fun underwear that he LOVES and have him sit on a plastic sack wherever he goes (just kidding)...he will get it...I promise!
Tell Halle we are glad school is more fun, that is a big girl for making changes to help a situation, good luck with Vinny, I stil laugh when you last tried to potty train and he non-chalantly said, "sorry mon I peed" what a great line, good luck keep us posted
Yeah Halle. I am so glad school is better. I hate when my kids are having a hard time. Good luck on the potty training. That is my least favorite thing about raising kids. I didn't potty train Dalek forever partly because he was stubborn and partly because Kiani had so many accidents because she was potty trained so young. He was a few days before his 3rd birthday and still in diapers when one morning he woke up and wanted underwear and never went back. He rarely had an accident if ever. I don't know the best thing to do for kids in that area but I know you will do great because you are so amazing. Can't wait to see you in two months.
I am SO glad the Halle had a better week- what a hard thing to watch! Good-luck with the potty training! :)
I am glad to hear that Halle is doing better! I know we have a long way to go until we will need to potty train Hudson, but it already scares me! Hope it's going well!
Yeah Halle!!!
Good luck on the potty thing. M and M's work great as a reward for "widdling" in the pot. Also, I have used a little doll that I let the kid out on the potty and then I poured alittle water in the potty and said, "See if you can do a good as the doll." Sounds weird but it works.
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Ah, man, all that stuff is SOOOO tough to deal with. As a mom I always just want to fix everything for my kids, and school stuff can be so aggrivating because you just want them to enjoy it so much - and yet there are also so many emotional issues in play for kids that it's hard to really know what is going on without being right there with them.
I feel for ya, trust me!! And she'll go through stages like this over and over again. It will get better, like now, then it will get hard again, then better. And sometimes your kids will look and you and not have any idea what you're talking about when you asked if Mrs. so-and-so is being nicer now. "Uh, yeah, Mom. She's always nice. What are you talking about?"
;) Ah, the joy of parenting!
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