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The Potty Training… where are we?
We are still working with the doll. However every time I go to the bathroom she insists on placing the Elmo seat under my bum prior to me going. Great ha? Considering I am pregnant I am in there a lot! Yes, I now sneak into the bathroom with the help of my son. She gets on the potty and sits there for a while. Then she makes pushing sounds which are hysterical. She has gone a couple of drips by default and then claps and raises here hands and says all done. She then races to the sink still naked to wash her hands. Then the chase to put back on the diaper begins. I have not really started training her. I am just in the modeling stage. I do think it is funny what she has picked up.
Response to my dating advice column. I must say pretty positive. I had a couple of friends remind me that I changed their dating style. The “adore me or be gone theory” not only works but makes for a strong marriage. It has to be a reciprocal thing. If it isn’t say bye, bye, bye and in Margeaux’s words ALL DONE!
Behavior management- My best advice has always been have some behavior management. Make sure it is consistent and constant. Loving your child is not defined by letting them get away with bad behavior. Children expect and respect rules!
Teaching children how to make dollars out of change. Please, share financial information with your children. I used a lot of examples in my holiday article to show you how making small changes make a big difference. Make sure it is age appropriate. My husband is working on this. He got the mom look when he opened the bills and said, “who wants to take daddy to the cleaners today.” My son was confused and my husband was asked to change his tone and vocabulary. I think it is important that my son knows we have bills however, we have used the goods or services and we need to pay for them. That is the message I want our son to have instead of the “these crooks again” which is what my husband so freely shares. My son is well aware that we have a grocery budget, household budget, and a car budget. He also knows that we have to take care of things because if things break they cost money. It is also important in my family that everyone helps out in the coupon clipping and deal watching. My husband and son cut coupons. I file them and do the shopping. I do however send my husband with a list and coupons when there are super double or triples because I try only to go into town once a week to save on gas. It also cuts down on the spending since the more time you spend in a store the more likely you are to pick up things that are not on the list.
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