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Ok, another parenting question.....

echowysp2echowysp2
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I swear, some days I feel like I don't know what the hell I'm doing.  Ok, a lot of days. Wink

How do you handle things like your child insisting on you getting something for them when you're in the middle of something.  Maybe something like writing an email and them wanting a toy from the car.  My 2 year old can.not.wait for things sometimes and I don't know if I should cater to it because she's little and doesn't understand holding on a minute or if I should tell her to wait because mama's busy and let her cry?

It's one of those moments where I don't know if I should be putting my wants aside for her need, kwim?  Sometimes it's important, like a work call, which I know how to handle, but the little stuff, like wanting to finish an email or finish sweeping before getting something or getting their snack, that I struggle with knowing the best way to do it.

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  • wheelsonthebuswheelsonthebus member

    My DS just turned four and we still struggle with this. He has a very hard time waiting.

     

    So, having said that, I would make her wait. As long as it's nothing urgent, I would make her wait. I think they need to learn that they will no

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  • christinak22christinak22 member

    imagesmsalat:
    If it isn't an emergency, relates to potty training, or needs attention immediately, we make our LO wait!  If I
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  • smilejennsmilejenn member

    imageTeacher Clark:
    Yep, make them wait if it isn't urgent. It's an important skill to learn.

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  • echowysp2echowysp2

    Ok, I won't feel guilty or like a bad mom when I tell her to wait.  My head knows this, but my guilt kicks in like "What's more important?  Tending to your child's request or finishing your email conversation that isn't urgent?"  But you

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  • neverblushedneverblushed member

    I think toddlers have a really fuzzy sense of time, which makes life really frustrating for them.  Here are some things I tried to do to ease this when my kids were that age:

    --Whenever possible, prepare them for how long something will take

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  • LoveEeyoreLoveEeyore member

    I use the timer on my phone.  It now serves as my time-to-leave-the-playground, switch turns, and mommy needs a few minutes.  Occasionally I switch the alarm sounds for fun.  But they know the phone is determining when I stop and it is n

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  • KathrynMDKathrynMD member

    imagefredalina:
    If I'm watching tv or reading a book or writing a post on the Bump, lol, I will interrupt to do it. I'd expect her
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  • NerdyMama2NerdyMama2 member
    When DS does that I tell him I'm trying to do something. If he continues to interrupt me, I put him in his room for some quiet time. (It's our equivalent of time-out)
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