Big week at our house!! bigSIS started dance class this week. She did awesome. (Though we may need to work on what it means to wait in a line.)
Check out these leg warmers!
My sweet friend made these for us. Visit her blog and find out where to get the tutorial so you can make your own!
And a couple more links…
Yet another interesting parenting idea – this one by Dr. Harvey Karp, author of Happiest Baby on the Block. Can’t wait to hear what you think of this one. (And yes, I tried it. Don’t judge.)
And finally, I really would like this for my bedroom, but I can’t seem to figure out where it’s from or whose it is from the Pin. Any idea how I can figure it out?
Source: crushculdesac.tumblr.com via theGirl on Pinterest
I’m so glad bigSIS did awesome at dance class! She had more leg warmers coming:-). A girl’s gotta have choices!
You’re awesome! Miss you!
I miss you too! A lunch date must get on the calendar soon!
Love the leg warmers!!
So, I was just looking up books on how to raise a toddler earlier this week and saw some negative reviews on Dr. Karp’s book because of his Toddler-ese. Your timing on this post was perfect for me! I checked out the link and the video was cracking me up. It makes sense that this would allow you to communicate better…but will my toddler be learning something negative about communication with other people if I do this? Does she automatically grow out of this stage of communication, regardless of how I communicate with her, so there is no harm in communicating in her own language? I guess I just need to read the book.
I am curious about your experience when you did this. Please share!! (Maybe a video?? 
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I have to say, I feel so blessed to have a toddler whose tantrums are so minimal that they barely classify as tantrums. But some days are so frustrating for both of us because (I think) we can’t communicate well. This is what led me to my book search earlier this week. Thanks for the post!
Can you believe we have babies old enough for dance?!
bigSIS doesn’t have tantrums as much as she cries at the drop of a hat. I tried matching her emotions and repeating her, and she stopped and said, “Mommy, why are you crying?” Then she came over and gave me a hug and kiss.
She may not calm down right away when I respond calmly to her, but at least she doesn’t get confused about my emotions! I completely get not blowing off their emotions, but I don’t think mimicking them makes any sense at all. When does it end?
Oh, and our pediatrician said she was the first 2.5 year old who took a deep breath for him. lol That’s how she’s learned to calm herself. If you can teach a two year old that, I don’t think you need to revert to caveman behavior.