Still here. Barely. Also: chipmunk cheeks, smacky-smack and presents
28th May 2007
We’re all still here. Just swimming in work, house mayhem (it was sold! then not sold! now sold again!), a forest of paperwork and Ugly Baby Clothes Contest judging.
Be back very very soon.
In the meantime, please offer up suggestions on:
- how to teach Lucy portion control. We’ve never given her, say, an entire cracker because she will shove the ENTIRE thing her in mouth like a chipmunk. I’ve been trying, but if she starts to inhale an entire object and I try to stop her, she gets very upset, starts crying, and (predictably) choking
- what to do when she hits us in frustration. Immediately putting her down, saying, “That’s not nice. It hurts Mummy/Daddy” and walking away gets the message across, but I feel mean. Not sure how else to educate a 15-month-old
- what to get Daycare Debbie as a birthday present
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For Debbie
A gift certificate, and a small framed picture of Lucy.
Friend that does Day Care said she gets lots of pampering gift sets…feet, nails etc., and has to give some away! So something that she can decide herself, such as the Pickering Town Centre certificates, which give her tons of options.
Portion control – I either give Eirinn broken up bits (that’s probably not helpful to you), or a giant chunk that’s too big for her and she’s forced to bite off little bits. She likes the latter the best. I just have to watch that the last fist-full doesn’t go in all at once.
Hitting – We also put her down when she hits, or we use reverse psychology. When she hits we immediately take her hand and make her pet our face lightly and say ‘gentle, gentle’. She knows to be gentle with the pets, so it usually works on us too.
Babysitter gift – The shopping mall gift certificate idea is great. My mom also likes to receive restaurant gift certificates (one parent used to give her Red Lobster gift certificates every year for Christmas and it was always her favourite gift). And the picture of Lucy in a nice frame is good, too, especially because of your upcoming move. What about a craft you make with Lucy at home? Debbie seems to love crafts and I’m assuming they all come home with you.
How about eating a cracker with her to show her how to eat it? I think Debbie would appreciate a gift certificate too………re the hitting….I think a simple “No, that’s not nice to hit”, should suffice…….good luck