We may or may not ever be able to make an announcement that "we're pregnant"...but we have come to understand that the blessing is the fact that however parenthood happens, it is a miracle! ....... Now we have been home with our precious blessing from Russia since August 2007. Join us on our fun and crazy ride that we call "life with this child of mine."
Friday, October 23, 2009
Parenting tip of the week: Give choices
For instance, on Tuesday night, Iliya was t-i-r-e-d. We had taken him to a fall festival with friends, and he was worn out, but sticky from a big bag of cotton candy. When we got home, I told him we needed to take a quick bath....for which he expressed a huge amount of disdain.

So I had an idea. I said, "you don't want to take a bath, right?" Right. So, I followed that with, "well, how about a shower, instead? A bath or a shower, tonight?"

He typically likes showers much less than baths, so he chose a bath. No more crying, and definitely not a battle.

Of course, this doesn't always work. Because he's learned that he actually has one more choice that I don't give him. And that choice is..."nothing! I want to do none of those!" Which is what he said last night, when it was time to bathe.

But hey, it's always worth a try!
Written at Friday, October 23, 2009 by Melissa.
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