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- From: mlf@nscf.org (Mary Lou Freil)
- Subject: Re: "I love Mommy ONLY" problem w/ 3 yo
- Organization: National Science Center Foundation
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 17:52:26 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.175226.6366@nscf.org>
- References: <1993Jan27.154954.2006@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
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- cobarruvias@asd2.jsc.nasa.gov writes:
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- >I have a near 3 year old daughter who has been throwing FITS (and I do mean
- >FITS) when I take her to child care or when I attempt to put her to bed or
- >drive the car, or do anything with her when her mom is available to do the same
- >task. This is becoming a problem because my wife ends up putting her to bed,
- >taking her to daycare, AND picking her up, etc.
-
- For us and our son it is Dad that he prefers. While I was pregnant with
- the second and for a while when she was little we let this continue but
- not anymore.
- >What we did this morning was let her have her fit, my wife left for work, and I
- >waited her fit out. She then got in the car by herself and everything was fine.
- >Last night we took her mom to school, she had a fit because she was leaving. I
- >waited the fit out, then she got back into her car seat and we spent the
- >evening together having fun. But geez, there must be something I can do to
- >change this behaviour.
-
- Not really.
- >Anyway, is this behaviour typical?
- Yes.
- >Does it last long?
- So far, several years.
- >Anyone have suggestions on how to handle this?
- Sounds like you are doing just fine. What we started doing was alternating
- the chores. It is mostly a problem with going to bed (my husband and I
- work together, therefore commute together, so dropping off at day care is
- not a problem). After many months, there is little or no argument most
- nights though every night we still have to discuss whos turn it is to
- put him to bed. This discussion can start as soon as we pick him up
- from school in the evenings. Sometimes even in the morning. The only
- problem is that I do things different than Daddy and that sometimes can
- set off a crying fit if I refuse to do it Daddy's way. By the way, Daddy
- says that he doesn't always do it the way Larry says. He is just using
- that as a delay (or anoiance) tactic.
- >Am I doing the right thing by waiting the fit out?
- Yes
- >(I dont think I have any other recourse)
- You don't. It does get better in time.
-
- Mary Lou
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