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| Happy Chinese New Year ! |
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| Beanie at 5 months old in the last CNY |
When I looked at Beanie's photos taken during the last Chinese New Year, I got a shock. I couldn't believe that she was so small and tiny then!
Thankfully Beanie has more hair now. But her eyes seem to have shrunk. Not as big as when she was a baby.
Beanie has had lots of fun this CNY, she is so much more interactive now, able to run around and play with other children. Her favourite CNY snack is Mini Papadam. Every morning, she will point to the Snack Corner and shout "more! more! more!" That is her indication of wanting to eat the mini papadam.
I will usually humor her by giving her 2 pieces and as usual, she will shout "more! more! more!" and I will have to say "No more biscuits" and hide the container.
Then she will then usually proceed to throw a tantrum and have a melt down, which by now, I am totally immune and will just ignore her.
This little skit happens EVERY MORNING.
Im deciding how to end this vicious cycle by:
1. Finish the papadam with Beanie once and for all. We will stuff our faces silly with mini papadam and share a special mother-&-daughter bonding session. I will worry about the sore throats later.
2. Finish the papadam myself since it is MY favorite snack too! And pray that Beanie will soon forget about the papadam.
3. Eat as much of the papadam myself and leave a few pieces for Beanie. Let Beanie have the illusion that she has finished the papadam.
The rational mother in me indicates that Option 3 is the best but I am so keen to do Option 1 instead!
1 comment:
eeeeeh... I remember commenting on an old post of yours that one NEVER gives into tantrums or meltdowns. 100% NEVER. Even one time give-in tells the child that this is a lever she can pull to get her way.
I used to explain to my kids upfront that the moment there is a melt down they will NEVER get what they want even if what they want is reasonable and I had initially been willing to give.
A melt down is a switch OFF... always. Once they understood that they did everything they could to control themselves and NOT melt down.
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