What do I do?
So, it doesn't seem like many people are online today, but if you are, quick thoughts please?
I am working from home and I can hear Noelle outside absolutely giving our nanny hell. I mean she is SCREAMING and crying and throwing a massive temper tantrum and this has been going on for at least 10 minutes. I can't tell what the issue is, but probably some very normal toddler melodrama like Ginger won't let Noelle do something dangerous or she's asking her to say please and thank you when Noelle doesn't want to. I can hear Ginger talking to her very calmly, and occasionally Noelle will stop for 30 seconds and listen and then it picks right back up again.
It is SO HARD for me not to got out there and try to discipline Noelle and fix the situation, but that's not the way to go, right? I need to let Ginger handle her, right?
I mean, if she were at daycare having this meltdown, not only would I not be able to go fix it, but I wouldn't even know about it. So, the only reason I'm having to glue myself to my chair in order to not intervene is because I happen to be in a situation where I can hear the painful wailing and screaming and crying.
The right thing to do is stay the hell out of it, right? Going out there will send the message to Noelle that if she screams, Mommy comes out, and even if Mommy comes out to give her a timeout or talk to her about proper behavior, it still brings Mommy out.
I guess I'm mostly just writing out my thoughts to talk myself through this situation, because I know what the right thing to do is. I always hate when my kid is being a brat or out of control though and don't like for other people to have to deal with it, but I guess that's why I'm paying her, right? Plus, I have told her that if she ever needs my intervention, she should let me know, and the fact that she's dealing with it now should be my sign to let things roll.
I'm really not a helicopter parent, but this whole work from home thing raises some tricky situations.
Meltdown seems to be winding down a bit...
Sigh.
I am working from home and I can hear Noelle outside absolutely giving our nanny hell. I mean she is SCREAMING and crying and throwing a massive temper tantrum and this has been going on for at least 10 minutes. I can't tell what the issue is, but probably some very normal toddler melodrama like Ginger won't let Noelle do something dangerous or she's asking her to say please and thank you when Noelle doesn't want to. I can hear Ginger talking to her very calmly, and occasionally Noelle will stop for 30 seconds and listen and then it picks right back up again.
It is SO HARD for me not to got out there and try to discipline Noelle and fix the situation, but that's not the way to go, right? I need to let Ginger handle her, right?
I mean, if she were at daycare having this meltdown, not only would I not be able to go fix it, but I wouldn't even know about it. So, the only reason I'm having to glue myself to my chair in order to not intervene is because I happen to be in a situation where I can hear the painful wailing and screaming and crying.
The right thing to do is stay the hell out of it, right? Going out there will send the message to Noelle that if she screams, Mommy comes out, and even if Mommy comes out to give her a timeout or talk to her about proper behavior, it still brings Mommy out.
I guess I'm mostly just writing out my thoughts to talk myself through this situation, because I know what the right thing to do is. I always hate when my kid is being a brat or out of control though and don't like for other people to have to deal with it, but I guess that's why I'm paying her, right? Plus, I have told her that if she ever needs my intervention, she should let me know, and the fact that she's dealing with it now should be my sign to let things roll.
I'm really not a helicopter parent, but this whole work from home thing raises some tricky situations.
Meltdown seems to be winding down a bit...
Sigh.