mamamanda 06:45 AM 04-10-2018
So as I'm walking ds into school this morning, holding dcb 2's hand & carrying infant car seat on my other arm...dcb decides he doesn't want to hold my hand...in a parking lot full of cars coming & going & buses dropping off...so of course I am firm that he will hold my to be safe. So he proceeds to scream the whole way across the parking lot, through the school both ways, & all the way back to the car, "Quit touching me! You're hurting me! Let go of my hand! I do it myself!" Every attempt to calm him only made him escalate. And every eye in the school was on me. Ugh...
How was your morning?
Blackcat31 06:55 AM 04-10-2018
We went on a walk just by my house last summer. I made Dcb hold my hand and he screamed "You're pinching me!" at the top of his lungs for most of the walk. I was just waiting on the neighbors to call the police.
mamamanda 07:21 AM 04-10-2018
Originally Posted by TheMisplacedMidwestMom:
We went on a walk just by my house last summer. I made Dcb hold my hand and he screamed "You're pinching me!" at the top of his lungs for most of the walk. I was just waiting on the neighbors to call the police.
It's a crazy feeling, isn't it! Good thing we child care providers are made of tough skin.
storybookending 07:43 AM 04-10-2018
Every time I see a child throwing a tantrum in public I’m typically proud of the caregiver for not giving in to their tantrums and just giving them what they want to make it stop.
sharlan 08:11 AM 04-10-2018
Originally Posted by TheMisplacedMidwestMom:
We went on a walk just by my house last summer. I made Dcb hold my hand and he screamed "You're pinching me!" at the top of his lungs for most of the walk. I was just waiting on the neighbors to call the police.
I had a little girl that screamed bloody murder when a drop of water touched her. I would always shower her and wash her hair after we went to the beach. I went next door and explained the situation to them so they wouldn't call the police on me.
Ac114 08:42 AM 04-10-2018
This was my son when he was 2/3. It was a nightmare. He would always screamed “you’re hurting me, ouch, ouch, ouch” when I was literally just holding his hand and preventing him from running. He was a runner and would dart away at any given chance. I feel your pain but good job keeping him safe.
BrynleeJean 09:37 AM 04-10-2018
Your not alone.
I think we've all been there with a 2 year old.
mamamanda 07:20 AM 04-10-2018
Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
...and every one of those eyes were saying "Good for her! That little boy is tough and she is making safety a priority despite his protests! Good for her!!"
Judgement isn't always negative.
Thank you for that.