I was told to update my Donovan blog I started but never update.
No Mamma - “My Do It”. The dreaded words a toddler will usher when they want to do something their way and on their own terms. It is a crucial learning milestone for the development and growth of your child. The repetition reinforces the physical and mental tasks from buckling the car seat to putting a lid on a sippy cup to putting on their own pants. But boy - those “My Do It’s” always seem to come when we are running late and you need to get somewhere, or your caught off gaurd with the quick grabbing to do it before you can even finish the task.
Take a deep breath I tell myself and just let my son go through the motions - because there will be an all out temper tantrum if mom try to assist a “my do it”.
The light at the end of this tunnel is that eventually your child will be able to do this task without assistance from you. You can say, “Honey it is time to get dressed” , and they will be able to do this. You can say get in the car and buckle up, and you do not have to stand in the rain and wrestle with the straps and buckles which never work right when you are running late LOL.
This is just one of the many ways your child will learn and begin to become their own independent person. Let them experience the process and practice the task, and hold your tongue. There will be more important “my do its” in the teen years to save your words for.
Take a deep breath I tell myself and just let my son go through the motions - because there will be an all out temper tantrum if mom try to assist a “my do it”.
The light at the end of this tunnel is that eventually your child will be able to do this task without assistance from you. You can say, “Honey it is time to get dressed” , and they will be able to do this. You can say get in the car and buckle up, and you do not have to stand in the rain and wrestle with the straps and buckles which never work right when you are running late LOL.
This is just one of the many ways your child will learn and begin to become their own independent person. Let them experience the process and practice the task, and hold your tongue. There will be more important “my do its” in the teen years to save your words for.