tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948926.post116322031562728048..comments2023-10-28T06:12:08.480-07:00Comments on Everyday Lunasea: Lunaseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06148921520523971670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948926.post-1163443093353499732006-11-13T10:38:00.000-08:002006-11-13T10:38:00.000-08:00Oh my, you've entered the stage in which your firs...Oh my, you've entered the stage in which your firstborn is in school and away from Mom.<BR/><BR/>Now it's your turn to relive Separation Anxiety!<BR/><BR/>Both of my kids gravitated towards the preschool know-it-alls. I think this happens for two reasons.<BR/><BR/>One, bright kids naturally seek out other bright kids. And who's brighter than the kid who knows everything?<BR/><BR/>Second, the know-it-all seems to have all the answers, just like Mom. Comforting,isn't it, to know that for a few hours a week you're being replcaced by a kid who enjoys scaring your baby?<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, A. has his doubts about Mr. Know-it-all's statements and uses Mom as his fact checker. Your're still #1!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981233568335087916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948926.post-1163402699642703892006-11-12T23:24:00.000-08:002006-11-12T23:24:00.000-08:00Actually, we've never had a problem with him putti...Actually, we've never had a problem with him putting on his seatbelt - he is nothing if not careful and safe. He screams, "WE CAN'T LEAVE YET!" if I start the engine before I buckle him in. <BR/><BR/>I'm more worried about him believing W. over me. I do believe I have earned the right to be believed. I didn't lie about Elmo, after all. On the other hand, W. told him that vampires (what W. was dressed as) drink the blood of cows (what A. was dressed as).Lunaseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148921520523971670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948926.post-1163252047261486972006-11-11T05:34:00.000-08:002006-11-11T05:34:00.000-08:00Hmmmm...you could try to make seatbelts fun someho...Hmmmm...you could try to make seatbelts fun somehow...maybe? Maybe buy him a big penny bank from the dollar store and tell him that every time he gets in the car and puts his seatbelt on without you telling him to...upon arrival back home he'll get a nickle or a dime or whathaveyou and when the bank is full, he gets to go shopping! Or make up a seatbelt song with him...to teach his younger brother someday of course!<BR/><BR/>As for how to keep them listening...keep doing what you're doing...talking! Engage him with questions. When he's playing or whatever, say excuse me and interrupt him (like he does you, and I don't mean that in a bad way) and ask him questions...why or what does he think about this or that, etc.<BR/><BR/>You said yourself...he's a smart kid for his age. I don't think you'll have a problem with him tuning you out...he likes to learn!Boobless Brigade Masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392600330618048541noreply@blogger.com