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mom2mpr
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Posted: July 31 2007 at 11:09am | IP Logged Quote mom2mpr
How do you all deal with this cry--all day?
My 2 dc, 5 years apart, are constantly needing me to help them play. I do realize we have been super busy lately and entertaining house guests for the past month has been hard on them. The transition from play to Mom needing to go do a quick chore leads to major tantrum from dd!! Time out hasn't changed anything. She has been very tough in this regard.
Just curious how you all make time for play, school, housework, and down time--the whole reason I am supposedly homeschooling-so they have time to play and relax....but a lot of times we don't get to the school part....
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Posted: July 31 2007 at 5:38pm | IP Logged Quote Barbara C.
I don't know exactly how old your children are and how much they can do together, but I would definitely try to think of some suggestions for how they can entertain each other.

I also read a book (the name of which I can't remember) that made a point that really struck me: If a child is constantly whining for attention then they have probably had too much already. The author suggested scheduling one hour of un-interrupted "Mommy time" per day and otherwise they are expected to entertain themselves.

My older dd is a spirited child and as such demands a lot of interaction and does not transition easily. On our good days I try to set up two half-hour periods of "Mommy time". The period in the morning is when we often do our school work. Otherwise she pretty much knows that Mommy has work to do and any other playtime is bonus. I also try to give her some warning that we only have five more minutes or one game or whatever to help her transition without a fuss.

If she complains about being bored, then I offer up a few suggestions. But if she starts acting out, she is sent to her room.

I also try to keep to a routine so that the kids know when to expect Mommy time and when Mommy will be too busy to play. And I read a suggestion from someone on here about trying to include a child with every chore that you do. It teaches them how to do it and gives them some more one on one time. I'm trying to take the time to do that more myself.

Hope some of this helps.
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