Parenting advice on temper tantrums, bedtime, and caretaking.
My husband and I are two full-time working parents, and we have two kids ages 4 and 1. We have a structured weekly routine that involves full-day daycare for kids and full-time work for parents. We get home by 6 p.m., and then have a structured nighttime routine .Here is my struggle: my daughter isn’t a great listener when we ask or tell her to do things. We try to keep the routine really consistent because that’s what seems to work best in preventing meltdowns.
system. It only took getting to a time-out a couple of times for each of my kids to know I mean business .For your everyday “farting around” that young kids are good at , I find that spontaneously counting down from five or 10 makes them leap into action. I have NO idea why it works; I have never associated it with a punishment or reward, other than displeasure or praise. But somehow it activates some racing instinct in them. I’d recommend giving that a try that next time you’re frustrated.
As for chores, I agree with you that throwing tasks onto your weekdays is only going to exhaust your kids, and thus punish you. It is perfectly reasonable to leave the “chores” for the weekends. On the weekdays, why not focus on the basics of daily life—clearing the table with you, hanging up the backpack, feeding the dog, etc. If you make these little things part of the normal routine on weekdays, then chores on weekends will seem much less out of the ordinary.
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