I've mentioned many times that Jay is freakishly good, and he really is. Of course, he has his usual preschooler-like spells of whining, crying, insisting on TV NOW!, but for the most part he takes what we say pretty well. He gave up his pacifiers on his own ("I don't need it anymore"), was potty trained within days, was fine with no treats or ice cream on Good Friday. Oh, and he didn't want any of his Halloween candy, even right after he was done trick-or-treating! (He's also forgotten about the candy the Easter Bunny brought just yesterday- lucky me!)
It makes me wonder if we have waited too long with certain things. I know we waited too long to take away the pacifier, but we had no real problem with it since it was really just a sleep thing. But still, could we have taken it away sooner? How bad would one or two tough nights be if he was done with it a few months earlier?/>
Jay, like every preschooler, had a big why? phase. I say had because he got out of it after a month or so. I was trying to answer every question patiently and to the best of my ability since he has also had a hard time spitting his sentences out lately. This is common at his age, especially with bilingual children. But the best way to get over it is to give your child your complete attention and make him feel as if what he has to say is very important. And never interrupt. Of course, why? is pretty easy to spit out...
After about a month or so, it got really tiring. And creative answers were more and more difficult to find, especially ones that would put an end to the why?s without "I told you so!" or "because." Until Michael one day just told him that constantly asking why? is a bad habit and he doesn't want to have a bad habit like that. Voila! No more why?s. It does make me a bit jealous that Michael could end it with just one sentence. Maybe he is a super parent and Jay really isn't the freakish kid.
Happy Easter! I'll be posting again later or tomorrow with some amazing train photos. :)d
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