My daughter just finished a temper tantrum. She doesn’t do this very often, at least she hadn’t until the last few days. I’m diagnosing her with molars coming in. It’s really the only thing that can explain the extreme crabbiness and restless sleeping without a sign of a fever, cold, tummy ache, ear ache, etc…
As I was trying to get her to settle down good old Dora the Explorer happened to be on and saved us. When I first set her down on the couch she was still screaming and kicking. My son, who is 3 years older than her told me to leave her alone. “Just stop talking to her Mom and she will settle down.” You know what? It actually worked!
All too often I’m reminding him that I am the parent and will discipline her, it’s not his job. My perspective may have just changed…
