Day 2: Go the whole day without yelling at your children. Well I guess my kids knew that this was the challenge today because they have been a HOOT!! As I am making lunch I put on Diego for them to watch and then I put nuggets on a plate place them in the microwave and come back to this!!
Yes she has my cell phone calling and texting who knows who and that is his BUSTED face!!
These were snotty tissues that I used on runny allergy noses all morning!!
I digress... anyway if you haven't heard of Jim Fay or Love and Logic it is a parent saver!!!! This program is amazing for any stage of parenting. I originally heard of this while I was teaching and used it in my classroom and now I have discovered that there is a parenting version and we have loved using it!! Using this program cuts down on the yelling and fighting and creates natural consequences for bad choices. (Real world learning experiences!!) I say that to say this I have already cut down on the yelling but yeah I am still human. Today I found joy in the mess and disaster and when I started to feel overwhelmed (which is when I snap) I started singing the name song. You know... momma bo bomma banana fanna fo fomma mi by mo momma... Momma!! (you just sang that didn't you) Well anyway I would sing this and then hearing my 4yr old monster sing his version of it made me die laughing and then we were able to move on!! Today was a good day... despite the tissue mess ;)
Here is a video of Jim Fay from YouTube!
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