We had School today & I don't think either of us were really quite in the mood for it. Liam woke up at 8:07 (to be exact!) and so we had to rush through our morning routine to be out the door at 9am. He cried through breakfast, mainly I think cause he wasn't all that ready for food yet having just finished his bottle. Then we quickly got dressed & left.
He was a handful at class (I really, really, really don't want to have one of Those Kids) & I know part of me thinking he was a handful was cause I wasn't in the best of moods either (thanks PMS!). I was running around, sweating, chasing him making sure he wasn't touching people wrongly, not going after the newborn in their carrier, or stealing toys from people. He's also discovered that he can MOVE the little basketball hoops & that's just not something I want him doing at all. He throws the blocks, which is ok, but he has no aim & just mindlessly throws them - of course always at other kids, usually smaller than he is - but let's not forgot almost everyone is smaller than he is.
He's climbing UP the slides & usually there's someone trying to come down it, the right way. There were a TON of kids there today too which didn't make moving around them any easier on me & him.
I'm sick of being covered in sweat from our excursions to the park (over 1 1/2 hours yesterday) & our fun little classes. You should have seen him at Mr. Don's last week - the man sang different lyrics into his songs just for Liam. He's all over the place, all the time. I found myself really losing patience with him today (mentally, not outwardly) & just wanted him to sit still for once, please. I know that's not going to happen & I do not usually lose my patience with him (just my breath!) when we are out because this is exactly what he needs. It's just so draining. And with the weather kicking back up towards the 90s the past few days, that hasn't made it any easier, for sure.
Any suggestions on how to tame him? Do I even try? What good "commands" do you use to help communicate how to behave in public play places like these? I do not want to just let him run wild, but he has to to some extent (and I try to participate in activities that encourage this) but since he's bigger & more active than others his age, it's hard to communicate with him what he needs to do, you know? It's not like he understands more than simple commands or even comprehends the whys behind my requests.
And the fact that there are 3 other Liams in the class doesn't make the listening to me aspect any easier - although I've resorted to calling him Fellow so that he knows he is being talked to.
I love that he is so active & exploratory but we are also in the "low comprehension" zone so there has to be a balance that I find before I curl up in the corner & let him run loose like Godzilla.
4 comments:
Sorry to say, you are the mother of a boy :) There is such a BIG difference between little girls and little boys! I see how Lauren play's and it's SOOOO difference from all the boys!!
Have you done sign language with him? That helped us communicate with Matthew a lot more before had more words to just talk to us and even when Matthew had a lot of words some times signing helped us to get him to focus on us versus the excitement of whatever was going on...
I think all kids are like this at this age. He will start to re-attach to you at some point. Matthew did - he was really wanting to explore, etc then one day it dawned him that other people were watching etc and he slowed down a bit.
I think other parents feel this way too or least that is what they told me so you are not alone!
Finally, know that you will not need to watch him AS closely by the time he turns two or so. The kiddos start interacting more and that takes the pressure off to chase him around every moment.
I KNEW someone was going to say Sign Language! I figured I would do some with him after talking this out with my mom, we were only waiting for YOU to chime in :) seriously...
Ha see... I knew... My ears were burning or something like that. For the record, I hated signing with my kid but I did it none the less - some day someone will tell me that is why my sweet darlin' does not go to sleep at night... Ah, well sign away. I only remember the thank you sign so it shows what I learned from the exprience?!
Post a Comment