It hasn't been the best of weeks, but nothing too serious. Usual not enough sleep for one reason or another. Maia has a fever today , first time that she has been sick poor baby. I guess its inevitable, but I feel awful for her.
I have decided to give myself one parenting goal every week. Believe me , the older they get the harder it becomes.
This week is ....
1) to use positives instead of negatives. ie Instead of saying " don't" or "no" to turn it around and rephrase it positively. So instead of saying 50 times a day , " Don't yell in your sisters face " rephase to " Can you show Maia how to talk nicely or quietly" Answer will probably be "no" and the thing is that it doesn't bother her , just me , and in fact she seems to find it hilarious. But hopefully the effect will be that I don't feel like such a grumpy old cow.
Anyway, I feel really negative and I want to cut my 'NO's " down to half. Lets see if it works, I think my ability to do this will depend greatly on the amount ( or lack of ) sleep that I will get over the next week.
Hope you enjoy the picture of Daddy's Girl !
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