Sometimes our expectations for our children can be a little high. When we don’t understand their development we can become frustrated at them for doing what is entirely normal. For example, did you know on average, children don’t regulate their emotions competently until around 7 or 8 years old? So getting cranky at your 5 …
I know you can recall a time when you’ve had coffee with friends and the conversation goes something like – “My little one toilet trained herself” or “My little one slept through the night from birth’ or “ “My daughter is doing so well at school.” Meanwhile, you’re sipping your coffee, wishing you could slide under the table and scream out: “My kids are driving me nuts!!”
A 3 year old’s birthday party shouldn’t strike fear into the heart of a parent, should it? Well, I was afraid. Very afraid…