tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659343281081730677.post2025791750023179997..comments2011-01-25T14:39:41.027-05:00Comments on Sunshine: Ah...Life with a 3-year-oldNorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03268352132316311401noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659343281081730677.post-65071598466116848332008-11-07T10:15:00.000-05:002008-11-07T10:15:00.000-05:00Oh yes - the terrible threes were.. well... terrib...Oh yes - the terrible threes were.. well... terrible! The tantrums... but let me tell you a secret - that's nothing compared to a tantruming 5-year-old!! Oh no... his screams can shatter glass!<BR/><BR/>When the kids were 3, we let them lie on the ground tantruming and would pat them and say, "Go on, shout a bit more now. Have a real tantrum. You can do better than that..." They were usually so surprised that they stopped.<BR/><BR/>If that doesn't work - use ear plugs. And make sure you give yourselves an extra half hour in the morning!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659343281081730677.post-68594075286636740672008-11-05T15:00:00.000-05:002008-11-05T15:00:00.000-05:00whoa!!! what a littlebooger! (in a cute sassy way....whoa!!! what a littlebooger! (in a cute sassy way...but coming from someone who isnt a parent I am sure it is nowehere near as funny when its is your kid!)Bekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037471560725774085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659343281081730677.post-74189791354197732272008-11-05T14:56:00.000-05:002008-11-05T14:56:00.000-05:00I popped over to check out your blog since you che...I popped over to check out your blog since you checked out mine. :-) Something that has helped my kids w/ their morning routine is to make a picture chart of what they need to do where they can check off what they have done. Then they can see what they have left to do. It works better for some kids than others, even in the same family. ;-) I promise it gets better once they are able to reason, around 4 or 5. Hang in there.Denahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943627116919776688noreply@blogger.com