Thursday, October 24, 2013

Peacock Princess in Timeout

Well...I wish I could say that today went amazing, but I can tell you it wasn't awful. Gracie went to timeout a few times, the biggest issue was actually getting her to be still and quiet while there. I told her every single time she talked and argued we would start the time over. I would say we were in timeout a good part of the day.

I had a bit of a crazy day so I was unable to make the behavior chart I had intended. I did tell Gracie all about the rules and also how I would give her a warning before sending her to timeout. It  seemed to help a little. I feel like a failure in all honesty. I think I must be doing something totally wrong in parenting because Gracie is so amazing and maybe I have somehow wronged this parenting thing. I know there is no handbook to perfect parenting but I would love to hear how some of you guys handle your little ones when they act out. What works? What doesn't?



Also while in this corner, she hummed a cheerful little song which I had to say, Gracie stop. Timeout. No talking. 
Mommy, I am not talking, I am humming she said. 
Ok, its time to be quiet. You can hum when you get out. My heart was sad that I had to tell her not to hum but I want her to know this is not a game to act out and be so rude.
AHHHH. 
Oh! Also. I forgot to mention. She didn't fall asleep until 3:30 am. Yep. 3:30 AM. I put her in the bed at  8:30 PM. No idea how she stayed up that late, but...she did.

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2 comments:

  1. Considering she fell asleep that late (TOTALLY NOT YOUR FAULT) the poor thing was probably just tired and grumpy. Do you have any idea how I act when I haven't gotten a good nights sleep? Im a nightmare to deal with LOL. Best of Luck. You sound like an AMAZING mommy.

    Kristen @ Your Beauty Fix

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  2. You are right! I am not a happy camper when I do not get much sleep either... Thank you so much for all of your kind words :-)

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