I knew I had a #5!! Sometimes it just takes my brain a little while to remember, process and then complete the thought. So here goes:
5. Saying a toddler thrives on repetition is an understatement. I know Mason is my husband and I's child because he loves predictability and consistency. I can deal with that and even take the blame. But sometimes the repetition just about brings me to the point of insanity!! I mentioned in #4 above that he chooses the same toys all the time, which in itself can make you question his thought process, but then there's the Elmo toy. After blogging yesterday, I decided to get out in the living room and rearrange some things. I kept his Potatoheads and farm animals out still, but I just put them in different places. I took some toys out and replaced them with others from his closet. And that's when the Elmo toy came out of hiding. Daddy and I don't like this Elmo toy too much. It was a Christmas present from my parents (and you'll know why, in just a sec), and he loves it. It plays all these different kids songs ("Wheels on the Bus", "If you're happy and you know it", etc.), but just the first 4 or so lines. And he has discovered he can press the buttons and switch up the songs (or make the same song repeat over and over and over and over!) faster than a speeding bullet. Oh, that's fun. Don't get me wrong, I usually bask in his happiness, but this toy can grate on your nerves.
Then there's this "Maaawwwwmmeeeee!!" thing. I've wracked my brain and I still can't figure out how to get him to stop yelling for me when he wakes up. HE CAN JUST ROLL OUT OF BED NOW! He doesn't need me to come get him. I would so rather hear him playing with a toy in the living room (maybe not the Elmo toy though), than listen to him holler for me like he's trying to go for some World Record. I'm serious, if I ignore him (which I've tried, trust me), the yelling gets louder, and "Mommy" turns into
"MAAAAWWMMEEEEEE!!"
and man, that can bring the hair on the back of my neck to attention. I love my Mason Monkey Mover, but my patience is more than tested with this shouting out thing.
I know he's a child that's world revolves around habits and routine, but this habit would be great to break. Any ideas out there??
Friday, June 29, 2007
I knew it!
Posted by Princess Lionhead at 7:30 AM
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arrange his things in his room differently so that when he wakes up and sees them, he says, "hey, that looks inviting!" for example, put a bunch or toys/stuffed animals in a half circle around his bed. (after he's gone to sleep that is. that'll work for one morning.
another morning you could respond to his "mommy?" with, "Good morning, Mason! Where's your elmo?" He'll say, "I don't know." (or something) and then you'll say, "go look for it!" then it might occur to him to get up and get the toy you are asking him to find.
the other thing is that you could make a play bed, put a stuffed animal in the be that he likes. At night, he can put the stuffed animal to bed. In the morning he can come get IT out of bed....then you can take that to the next level, and have him take that stuffed animal/baby to the POTTY!!!!
;)
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