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Post 248: Fighting a five year old

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We have all been sick, some more than others and I must say I have not been in the best of moods recently.

But that is not a good reason to be testy with my own son, especially when he is only five years old.

This morning I just had a hard time letting him do everything his way and because he is a bit sick, but feeling better and feistier and wants to be more assertive and do everything his way…

That leads to him mangling a bagel with a house knife, then being upset that the bagel is mangled, then god bless mom arrives with the calm encouragement to repair the bagel with the cream cheese glue and things are set straight again.

The end result is only that I feel a bit stupid if about it all, but then I get to reflect and shift gears and get back on track and start a new.

Day Two Forty One

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There is a time in the late afternoon when I actually have to physically separate Luke and Lily form each other at the counter where we eat most of our meals or else they will just get so deep into each other rice bowl it is impossible to have a meal.

I had done this today and then heard the following:

Luke: No
Lily: Yesh
Luke: No!
Lily: Yesh!!
Luke: No!!
Lily: Yesh!!!
Luke: Nooooooo!!!
Lily: Yesssssshhhhhh!!!
Luke: Do you want me to move your chair closer to the counter?
Lily: Yes, thank you

 

Day Two Thirty One

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2015-10-06 08.01.18I know, I know, I know.
I just spent an entire RIE class talking about what a child can and cannot filter with their brains and how easily you can fall into a pit over boundaries.

Do you want to brush your teeth?
Are you tired?
Are you Hungry?
Will all be met with a resounding no,

but…
Its time to brush your teeth
Let’s take a bath!
There is food on the table!

All seem to have the opposite effect, not necessarily a yes, but most often, compliance!

After school today Luke was in a testy mood, it has been hot, too hot to eat much and the last few days he has been quite irascible in the afternoons, Today he barked quite loudly at Lily over nothing and I just made the comment that I was going to make some food, to which he screamed,

“I am not hungry and I will not eat it.”

I preceded to put three bowls of chicken noodle soup on the table. He devoured one, asked if there was more, when I said there was not he went on with playing, when Lily finished and then there was some more to offer up to Luke, he had lost interest.

Ah, such is family life

Day Two Twenty Six

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She did it!

You may not believe what a momentous occasion this is, so let me just say that the progression of Lily’s ability to NOT leave pho noodles on the floor has been well documented over time.

We went from this:

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to this:

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And not only was it a clean slate, it was also a meal that I was able to fully appreciate and enjoy. Both kids completely took care of themselves, didn’t ask for any help and ate voluminously.

God bless Pho!

Day Two Twenty Five

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Hmmm,

At preschool Luke rarely ate his lunch, often to comical ends, like this.

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Now, at the end of several weeks of Kindergarten and he has eaten his entire lunch every day. Something needs to be contemplated here.

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Since I was not there for his lunch time at his preschool nor his lunchtime at kindergarten, I can only guess what is going on here. I believe his pre-school has a very informal lunch approach, kids can basically eat when they want, which of course is a good thing for three or four year old, but maybe not so good for a five year old?

My assumption is that lunchtime at his new school is a set time and place, I know it is in fact and it is very formalized, they lay down a cloth napkin. Set there food out on it, then lay another cloth napkin over the top. They then have recess so when they come back in they are all set for chow.

I think that when Luke sits down and is surrounded by kids eating, he figures, OK, nothing else to do, might as well eat my lunch.

Its a really good thing for a guy like Luke, because he would be so hungry after school that he was barely capable of speech. Now he is in better spirits and it does not feel like a mad rush to get him a meal at 2:30 in the afternoon.