"Ella"isms

[pas_beancounter]

Ella has been going through a real trying time lately.  Part of it is her age, part of it is my reduced ability to deal with the current chaos of our life.  Lately, when I have to discipline her, after giving a warning along the lines of "you can do that and go to the naughty spot or do this and have fun", she's been making poor choices.

We battle

Comments

[knitgrrl]

It's really hard to discipline when you're laughing, isn't it? Her trying to put you in the naughty spot makes me laugh. Oh, no, wait. She tells you she made the biscsiqwin and it's the one that makes you put her in the naughty spot?

I promise, this will not last forever. Four is so much better. It's amazing what a little maturity and impulse control can do.

Ainsley, like Caleb, is starting her terrible two's at 18 months. He threw fits, kicking and screaming. She goes on the offense. She pinches, hits, pulls hair, and/or screams when she's upset with me. And time out doesn't faze her at all. The look on her face seems to say, "Yeah. Put me in time out. It was worth it."