Yes, so I'm a bit behind on the blog (thank you Krissy for kicking my butt into gear) but I've been very busy trying to decide how I'm going to survive motherhood. My sweet and precious Lilly Belle - oh my goodness what will I do with you??? Some of you know that I've been struggling with how to discipline Lilly effectively. I still haven't come to any grand conclusions but I have however devised a plan that is somewhat working.
The problem: Lilly loves to be disciplined. Rather Lilly loves to spit and hit and then watch my reaction and she looooves any negative discipline (time-out, anger (on my part), and/or frustration (on my part).
The solution: I will ignore all repetitive, purposeful, negative behavior UNLESS it involves another child in which case I will apologize (for Lilly) then remove and redirect her.
My fear: That other mothers will think I'm total slacker mom and that I'm not punishing my child for her behavior (i.e. spitting which is her favorite passtime). I really want to stand at the top of a mountain and yell to all that can hear, "I AM DOING THE BEST I CAN UP HERE! I HAVE TRIED TIME OUT, YELLING, IGNORING, REDIRECTING, SWATTING, AND EVERY OTHER DISCIPLINE UNDER THE SUN!" but of course I will not do that. Instead I will be secure in my decision and continue with my plan of action.
I never knew parenting a "spirited" toddler could be so much fun. I'll tell you this - there's never a dull moment.
But let me end on this note... Lilly is sweet, witty, charming, fun, and happy. So she likes to push the envelope every now and then. I can deal with that.
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