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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Tantrum
Levi and I went skating this week, as well as my other munchkins, but from the minute we exited the vehicle Levi and I became inseparable for at least an hour. My son had in-lines on and is more familiar with quads so he was uncomfortable. I would have been completely alright with him needing additional attention but a tantrum was the last thing that I was going to accept. Please believe that training a child to have self-control is a must. I needed to get on helping Levi gain a lot of it now. The only words that came out of his mouth for that first 30 minutes were, "It's hard, I want to take these off, ow" as he cried and cried. I can not imagine what I looked like to any onlookers, maybe Carle can give a perspective, but I gave Levi the command not to talk and only focus on the standing up on his skates, it took many falls and tears before he knew he was not going to win. I could have given in and said, "Fine, Levi you win. Take your skates off and don't move". I could have, but who does that benefit? Not him or me. It only sets us up for another tantrum when he doesn't want "whatever". My goal is not to raise a punk. So, we stayed out on the floor making him stand up only to fall because he was so focused on throwing a fit that trying to stand up was not even a thought. As I said it was a rough hour on the skating floor but when he finally knew that Mom was staying out here until he got it, he got it- self-control. He used it to win the battle of I can't and showed himself he could and did. He skated around and around all by himself with pride, that he could. Was my secluded time just for him worth it? Without a doubt. Many thanks to my daughter Souriya for loving on Lathan while I tended to Levi.
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