tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895311546986449322.post3752899084289820072..comments2023-07-09T08:45:20.109-07:00Comments on Lil' Trickster: A Jack Updatelisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474307235868831506noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895311546986449322.post-82209526569866465032013-06-03T15:50:35.665-07:002013-06-03T15:50:35.665-07:00c'mon with the picture of him reading in his l...c'mon with the picture of him reading in his little armchair amid the chaos! so cute. he has obviously figured out early that most books are better than most people. last night i was trying to drum up memories of violet's meltdowns (and what, if anything, i "did" at the time), and while i remember taking comfort in the above npr link, i don't really remember much else, which i think is good news, right? like all the other crappy phases, you're not really going to remember much about it in a few more months. :) i also remember trying those happiest toddler tactics of mirroring her frustration ("you're mad because xyz" stomp stomp madface) with pretty lackluster results. just keeping as vigilant as possible in telling her what's going to happen every hour, half hour, ten minutes, one minute before it happens was and is my dominant strategy. one more thing i remember is how surprised i was by how often "do you need a hug to calm down?" worked - not necessarily with tantrums but often in response to her being pissed that i wouldn't let her do something. i'm sure i'll think of more (likely not useful) thoughts later. :)staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555728740108063952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895311546986449322.post-62123953420545647482013-06-03T07:04:53.521-07:002013-06-03T07:04:53.521-07:00Counting to 100... in English. And Spanish. And It...Counting to 100... in English. And Spanish. And Italian?!?! So cool, Jack! Multi-talented! I'm sure your mom and sister have already told you that Johnny is doing the same thing, but I'm going to say it again: Johnny is doing the same thing. He's currently having an epic meltdown because Hank is using the blue spoon and HE wants the blue spoon. Johnny's freak outs sound just like Jack's: lying on the floor, screaming like he's in pain, writhing on the floor. If I were a stranger, I'd probably think he had major stomach cramps. But really, he's freaking out because I got the cereal box out of the pantry and HE wanted to get it out of the pantry. But then it gets worse because I put it back in the WRONG PLACE. I feel ya, Lisa. I really do.Mama Dursohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05688349148788225746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895311546986449322.post-71649561333917508372013-06-02T21:19:10.427-07:002013-06-02T21:19:10.427-07:00I hate the tantrum phase! I'm sure you've ...I hate the tantrum phase! I'm sure you've seen this, but it helped me (http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/12/05/143062378/whats-behind-a-temper-tantrum-scientists-deconstruct-the-screams). I stopped trying to stop them after reading this until he got back to rational. My little guy loves books, but is totally social. He has yet to even pick up a pencil and is just showing an interest in letters.QueSerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959663812711093395noreply@blogger.com