Today went well. I'm the Troop Leader for Ash's Girl Scout Troop and today we did training for cookie season. Everything went great until we got home. Because of Girl Scouts we arrived home just a half an hour before Drek was due to arrive home and the house was (as always) a disaster. I turned on the music for the girls to do their chores and things were going along with the usual frustrations. I was trying to have the kitchen clean by the time Drek came home and was stressing about it when Tabs got ahold of a ceramic mug and dropped it on the floor. It shattered and for some reason I thought this an excuse to yell at her. I angrily shouted her name, to which she responded with surprise and then tears. I quickly picked her up and started to sweep the kitchen. Alexa quietly informed me that I wasn't supposed to yell and that I needed a time out.
I agreed with her, but could't take a time out because I had glass to clean up from the kitchen before I could finish cleaning it.
It's not the first time a glass dish has been broken in our kitchen and it won't be the last. It really isn't a big deal to me and I never want my kids to think that a dish is more important than them. I'll try again tomorrow.
I am curious what sleep training is
ReplyDeleteIn this case, it's Drek ignoring her nighttime tantrums. They'll snuggle, he'll shush and sing lullabies, but there won't be any night feedings. The goal is to get her out of the habit of waking up to eat and getting her into the habit of sleeping through the night.
ReplyDeleteSo is it not okay to yell from being startled? Cuz that's what I'd have chalked that yell up to :)
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