I was supposed to go back to work today. But looks like I'm home with N. She spiked a fever Friday night and has been fighting it all weekend. Hopefully she is better by tomorrow. I'm guessing she just picked up a virus at her first week at new school.
Post by mrscatfarmer13 on Oct 10, 2016 7:38:50 GMT -5
NEED MOAR COFFEE! Seriously I am dragging this morning, it's like the cup of coffee I chugged this morning did nothing. I think I'm going to leave work early today.
Busy week ahead. I work M W Th. Tomorrow my grandma and I are going to Columbus to pick up my serger from repairs. The rest of the week I need to get ready to go OOT Thursday night and get my house ready for my sister to stay there.
So as long as I've worked with kids, I actually don't have much experience with 2 year olds. Do yours ask the same question eleventy billion times even when you answer the same every time? Ex: 2yo: "Where's [the dog]" Me: Outside going potty 2 minutes later, repeat 1 minute later, repeat 30 seconds later, repeat Eventually I repeat his question back and he answers me. I think he just wants reassurance that everyone is ok, but sometimes I have less patience than others.
So as long as I've worked with kids, I actually don't have much experience with 2 year olds. Do yours ask the same question eleventy billion times even when you answer the same every time? Ex: 2yo: "Where's [the dog]" Me: Outside going potty 2 minutes later, repeat 1 minute later, repeat 30 seconds later, repeat Eventually I repeat his question back and he answers me. I think he just wants reassurance that everyone is ok, but sometimes I have less patience than others.
I use the tactic of change the conversation, divert. Sometimes I can ignore and not answer after a few time and he stops asking.
bazingaa we've been having the undressing stuff too so must be a phase. I've been getting him dressed and he sits downstairs and plays while I get dressed. We've done that a long time. Recently, I come down and he's taken his shorts/ underwear off. He's also been taking his shoes and socks off in the car.
Post by mrscatfarmer13 on Oct 10, 2016 8:33:10 GMT -5
dogmama22, I have found it gets progressively worse as they get closer to 3. It can be really annoying. I ask M if he wants to do something fun or something else that will distract him, it usually works unless we're in the car. Ignoring does not work with M and only escalates things because I'm not addressing him, every child is different though.
My child is a heathen though so don't take my advice.
Haha I don't think so! I was kind of starting to worry that he doesn't understand what I say. I'm just glad it's normal and now I have another strategy to try.
My child is a heathen though so don't take my advice.
Haha I don't think so! I was kind of starting to worry that he doesn't understand what I say. I'm just glad it's normal and now I have another strategy to try.
Sometimes I think they're trying to practice having a conversation but are really bad at it. So maybe ask questions or help him have a conversation.
bazingaa we've been having the undressing stuff too so must be a phase. I've been getting him dressed and he sits downstairs and plays while I get dressed. We've done that a long time. Recently, I come down and he's taken his shorts/ underwear off. He's also been taking his shoes and socks off in the car.
Why couldn't this have started over the summer when it was warm? Now is not the time to be naked, dude.
Post by mrscatfarmer13 on Oct 10, 2016 8:37:31 GMT -5
We've never had issues with M getting naked after bedtime, but three times in the past two weeks he has come out of his room to tell us he touched his penis and needs to wash his hands...
bazingaa if you made his room a little cooler do you think it would discourage getting undressed?
We've never had issues with M getting naked after bedtime, but three times in the past two weeks he has come out of his room to tell us he touched his penis and needs to wash his hands...
bazingaa if you made his room a little cooler do you think it would discourage getting undressed?
Bahahaha I sense a bedtime stalling technique there
dogmama22 oh gawd yes, "what that" a million times a day. I too try and ignore or distract, toddlers be persistent tho. bazingaa sorry for the stripping. My coworkers son did this too, he refused to go out of the house without clothes tho. I'm not sure how it finally got resolved but I say probably just a phase he'll outgrow, fx.
Toddlers be crazy but at least the like doing tasks. Like, I asked her to take all the clothes out of the dryer and put in the basket. Now if she could just learn how to fold, sort and put away.
dogmama22, I definitely get a lot of repeating things. And if I don't respond, he will just keep saying it. Like I gave him some chocolate milk and he said "Thank you, mom" and walked away. And then he came back and said "Thank you, mom! Thank you, mom! Thank you, mom! Thank you, mom!" until I said "you're welcome."
On the way home from DC he says "Is that our house?" and I say "No!" over and over and over again.
We've never had issues with M getting naked after bedtime, but three times in the past two weeks he has come out of his room to tell us he touched his penis and needs to wash his hands...
bazingaa if you made his room a little cooler do you think it would discourage getting undressed?
I feel like the house is pretty cool. I dunno. Maybe that would help.
We have the opposite in our house, especially at bath time. I've said the phrases "we don't touch penis" and "we don't play with penis" so many times that the big is good about it, but the little in his self discovery phase is always grabbing himself. The big is constantly yelling "DS2 we don't touch penis! Mommy, Ds2 is touching penis! He need go time out!" Good lord. I can't win.
We've never had issues with M getting naked after bedtime, but three times in the past two weeks he has come out of his room to tell us he touched his penis and needs to wash his hands...
bazingaa if you made his room a little cooler do you think it would discourage getting undressed?
I feel like the house is pretty cool. I dunno. Maybe that would help.
We have the opposite in our house, especially at bath time. I've said the phrases "we don't touch penis" and "we don't play with penis" so many times that the big is good about it, but the little in his self discovery phase is always grabbing himself. The big is constantly yelling "DS2 we don't touch penis! Mommy, Ds2 is touching penis! He need go time out!" Good lord. I can't win.
He's still fascinated by it. Yesterday he pulled the front of his underwear down and said "Mommy I have a penis". Last week he got it stuck in a slinky while playing the bathtub, that was... fun.
becole (or anyone else that knows) Can I use HSA funds for dental and vision expenses or do I have to have a FSA/LPSA for those?
I think those are eligible expenses for either type of plan. Unless it's like a limited expense- but those are typically either for daycare or for dental/vision. I think you should be good.
becole (or anyone else that knows) Can I use HSA funds for dental and vision expenses or do I have to have a FSA/LPSA for those?
I think those are eligible expenses for either type of plan. Unless it's like a limited expense- but those are typically either for daycare or for dental/vision. I think you should be good.
Ok. I have the option to take an dental/vision FSA and HSA, so I wanted to be sure before I select anything. I guess that would really only benefit someone that already did the max HSA contribution and needed more.
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