One of my cousins in a primary school teacher, and had to make a student step out of the class for a bit. When she went to get him back, she made it clear that it was just because he was being naughty, she still thought he was a good kid. Apparently he was gobsmacked, and just assumed that she hated him now... it worries me that these sorts of things bubble away inside kids' heads, so yeah, I try and differentiate between the verb and the noun too.
Oh, I know he's not ADD or anything :-) Its somewhere between frustrating and amusing to have to say "sit *down* and eat" 17 times in one small meal.
I did read/hear from reputable sources (can't remember if it's "Raising Boys" or from a talk from Pinky McKay or something similar) that boys around the 2-4 mark actually physically can't sit still. They have crazyass hormones carousing around in their systems and many just can't do it. It's not that he's bad or willingly uncooperative, it's just that his body is on fire with the growing.
Yay for kitten helpful!
Yay for Kieran growing. (Eeeek for Hamish growing)
Hopefully the feeding has settled down and you'll start returning to a more normal sleep pattern in the next few months. More or less.
Luckily the breastfeeding is getting easier, and he doesn't need so many bottle top-ups. Luckily he'll still take a bottle, so D can sometimes do the 4am feed and I can sleep. He's also been easy to settle...too easy sometimes. I can't help wondering if he's saving up to be a real horror in a few months time.
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Oh, I know he's not ADD or anything :-) Its somewhere between frustrating and amusing to have to say "sit *down* and eat" 17 times in one small meal.
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I did read/hear from reputable sources (can't remember if it's "Raising Boys" or from a talk from Pinky McKay or something similar) that boys around the 2-4 mark actually physically can't sit still. They have crazyass hormones carousing around in their systems and many just can't do it. It's not that he's bad or willingly uncooperative, it's just that his body is on fire with the growing.
Yay for kitten helpful!
Yay for Kieran growing. (Eeeek for Hamish growing)
Hopefully the feeding has settled down and you'll start returning to a more normal sleep pattern in the next few months. More or less.
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