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- From: ken@advtech.uswest.com (Kenny Chaffin)
- Subject: Re: "I love Mommy ONLY" problem w/ 3 yo
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:56:17 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan27.154954.2006@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> cobarruvias@asd2.jsc.nasa.gov writes:
- >I have a near 3 year old daughter who has been throwing FITS (and I do mean
- >FITS) when I take her to child care or when I attempt to put her to bed or
- >drive the car, or do anything with her when her mom is available to do the same
- >task. This is becoming a problem because my wife ends up putting her to bed,
- >taking her to daycare, AND picking her up, etc.
- >
- >What we did this morning was let her have her fit, my wife left for work, and I
- >waited her fit out. She then got in the car by herself and everything was fine.
- >Last night we took her mom to school, she had a fit because she was leaving. I
- >waited the fit out, then she got back into her car seat and we spent the
- >evening together having fun. But geez, there must be something I can do to
- >change this behaviour.
- >
- >Anyway, is this behaviour typical? Does it last long? Anyone have suggestions
- >on how to handle this? Am I doing the right thing by waiting the fit out? (I
- >dont think I have any other recourse) Any help would be appreciated.
- >
- Yes, it is typical. At least my kids have gone through various stages
- of this, most recently my 6 yr old. I think what you're doing is the right thing
- do you best to ignore it and assure her that both mom and dad must do thingsfor
- her at different times. Be firm.
-
- KAC
-
- Opinions? Can anyone actually _have_ opinions or are they no more
- than dust motes floating in the sunlight of collective intellect.
-
- Kenny A. Chaffin {...boulder}!uswat!ken
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