6 years ago
Tricky Toddler Tips!
Toddlers are SUPER hard to deal with. Mine in particular seems to be tired and hungry ALL THE TIME. Any tips on how to save my soul? It doesn't help i also have a mischievous cat that tears up EVERYTH...
"TygerNight;c-17242016" wrote:
Since I nearly always get twins I've been through a hair-pulling learning curve. For a long time I got overwhelmed by their needs and finally got a sort of system now. Though I didn't know about the potty training thing so I'm glad for that tip.
A typical end of day routine for me is to fill up their queue... Eat, potty, sleep, potty, eat. That way they start the day with 3 full needs. I try to have one adult for each to give a talking to, brighten day, teach, play, and teach before their needs hit red. A potty break in the learning time helps a lot too.
One thing that drives me bugnuts about them is that they won't put anything at all down on the floor (like Wabbit Tablets) and will travel halfway through the house to put them on a table. Unless there's a shelf in the vicinity... Any free space on a shelf is their first choice but those are at the tops of the walls, come on! >.< If I asked them to GET it they'd fail because it's out of their reach but putting it up there (where I won't find it for days) is their first move. Augh. My adults have proven that to me. They couldn't reach the smelly plate that they themselves stashed near the ceiling. I love my shelves but man is that aggravating! ?