We are not Robots

This was a great in between face when I was pressing the webcam over and over, but eyebrows look good :)

It is always amazing to me that in toddler world one second is paradise and the next is chaos, but they are operating from unfiltered, genuine feelings that get expressed and that is a good thing.  Holding things in is not healthy, and we are not robots, we do not have mechanical ways of feeling, and there is not one person who is exactly the same as another person in every single way.

I just ran across this article which may shed light on the toddler mind and heart, just click the link
http://www.ahaparenting.com/_blog/Parenting_Blog/post/Obedience_Why_Do_You_Have_To_Tell_Them_Five_Times/.  It is like that saying you hear all the time, until kids are two we are so excited to teach them to walk and talk, and the rest of their lives we teach them to sit down and be quiet.

The sticker system is good, but their emotions are still their emotions, I am trying my best to listen, but sometimes I just want to close my ears, especially to whining and non stop crying.  I always joke with them that I am off duty, and that I am off the clock.

Hopefully camp was good today,
The house is quiet, my husband is out running errands for Shabbat,
My baby is napping, I fell asleep with him for a little while and now here with you,
Have a Peaceful and Fun Weekend,
Shabbat Shalom,
Coach Yulia