I echo your guest’s comments about feeling heartbroken for the first child when bringing home the second child! Also, I agree on the importance of a routine and never giving into temper tantrums.
My first child was a girl and second was a boy and they were (and still are) night and day different. I also felt inadequate parenting a boy ini…
I echo your guest’s comments about feeling heartbroken for the first child when bringing home the second child! Also, I agree on the importance of a routine and never giving into temper tantrums.
My first child was a girl and second was a boy and they were (and still are) night and day different. I also felt inadequate parenting a boy initially.
What really surprised me was how absolutely sweet, sensitive and loving my boy was and still is. (He cried when listening to Celine Dion’s song from Titanic at the age of 4.)
At the same time he was rambunctious, enthusiastic, loud and funny. He was extremely curious about everything and couldn’t help touching everything new, which was a problem when shopping especially when he was really young. So I came up with the “one finger rule.” He was allowed to touch anything, within reason, with one finger. I felt that was a good way to allow him to satisfy his curiosity without always saying “no” or punishing him. Or trying to pry an object out of his small but mighty grip. It worked out pretty well for all of us.
I echo your guest’s comments about feeling heartbroken for the first child when bringing home the second child! Also, I agree on the importance of a routine and never giving into temper tantrums.
My first child was a girl and second was a boy and they were (and still are) night and day different. I also felt inadequate parenting a boy initially.
What really surprised me was how absolutely sweet, sensitive and loving my boy was and still is. (He cried when listening to Celine Dion’s song from Titanic at the age of 4.)
At the same time he was rambunctious, enthusiastic, loud and funny. He was extremely curious about everything and couldn’t help touching everything new, which was a problem when shopping especially when he was really young. So I came up with the “one finger rule.” He was allowed to touch anything, within reason, with one finger. I felt that was a good way to allow him to satisfy his curiosity without always saying “no” or punishing him. Or trying to pry an object out of his small but mighty grip. It worked out pretty well for all of us.
Blessings to you on your growing family! ❤️