1. When transitioning to solid foods bowl movements change and can be VERY difficult!
2. Communication is frustrating when you both know what you want but can't explain it in a way the other understands.
3. Knowing what you want and then having what you want actually happen isn't easy.
Jason and I have been trying to make some calls with our parenting and I am just realizing more and more that even when I know what it says in the 'text book' it is still hard to know what to do.
Clair is getting more and more opinionated which is SO MUCH FUN! I love that she knows what she wants for a snack. She knows what book she wants to read and where to go on her walk... at the same time because we are still working on communication tantrums are starting to show up. I am really trying to step back and decide if what we are getting frustrated about is really worth it. Sometimes it is just the fact that I am trying to rush her when she has her mind set on doing something at that moment. A lot of the time it is because she is tired and needs something but she doesn't really even know what it is- just that she isn't getting it. And other times it is because she just doesn't understand the rules yet (like no playing in the street).
Patience I guess is a virtue that is needed in all stages of life and I will be continually tested to make sure I don't forget it. I take a lot of comfort in the fact that Heavenly Father knows Clair and knows what she is thinking and needing. He loves her so much! So when I go to ask Him for help I have no doubt that he will be there with comfort, strength, and suggestions.
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Thanks for this. I'm constantly thinking about my parenting; what's working, what's not, and why. Parenting quite literally is one of the most difficult jobs on earth, but also so rewarding at the same time. And even when they learn how to communicate, there is still a lot of frustration over misunderstandings. Patience is definitely key. I pray for it and work for it every day.
This is EXACTLY what we are going through right now. It is SO hard to know exactly why he is throwing a tantrum. I am having a hard time figuring out what to do. I am grateful that I am not the only one. Thank you for your thoughts, it helped me to think about it a bit more.
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