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I was all set on Wednesday to write a post about what a sweet little angel my boy is. Zaya impressed me so much in the way he dealt with his little sister, and I was so proud of him. She had been throwing a fit, and when she finally stopped and started on with Mommy and Brother on her tricycle he was so good with her. All I could say was things like, "If you hadn't been throwing a hissy fit, you wouldn't have fallen off your trike". Zaya said all of these things at different times on the short walk from the mailbox to the house: "Mim, you are a good girl. You stopped crying, Mim! Look, you are a very good pedaler. I like you, Mim. Sometimes you cry, but sometimes you don't!" He was such a good big brother. Then came the fall.
Not only did he wet the bed for the first time ever on Wed. night, but then he was a BAD BOY in the nursery (again) during Bible study. My friend, Maria, watches the nursery for us on Thursdays, and she told me he had disobeyed her and the other nursery worker, actually hit them by pushing his head on their stomachs, taken toys from the other children and who knows what else. I am truly devastated. That just isn't my little boy. I don't know what to do with him. I grounded him from games and videos yesterday, so we'll just see what happens next time, I guess. Maria said she didn't understand because he's usually very sweet and obedient in there. She excused it by saying that even little guys have a bad day sometimes, but I refuse to let that be an excuse for such terrible behavior. I'm so upset with him.
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I'm not sure if it's regression and trying to be younger. I think Jackson thinks he can get away with stuff if he acts like a baby. He rarely wet the bed when we trained him, but he has 4 times in teh last week. He's been a cry baby, mean and disobedient. I wouldn't say he wants to be a baby except I get the occasional "Ga. Ga. Goo. Goo." out of him.
I'm reading SHEPHERDING A CHILDS HEART right now and I hope I can apply it in our lives. It's more of the God centered perspective I want my kids to have.
You know, an out of the blue bedwetting and behavior issues could be the sign of something being out of whack. He coule be getting sick or have an allergy. Not that you should ever let him get away with it, but you could keep an eye out.
Sometimes allergies are not all that obvious. Does he have circles under his eyes? More tired?
Sometimes kids go spastic and there is really no reason. Is he resentful about being in the nursery? Does he feel like he is too old to be in there?
You gotta love days like that. Makes you wonder where it's coming from doesn't it? I guess we all have bad days :)
You gotta love days like that. Makes you wonder where it's coming from doesn't it? I guess we all have bad days :)
Ah parenthood. My daughters are 19 and 21 and still act like they're 19 MONTHS old and 21 MONTHS old sometimes.
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