liz

oh lizzie, what am i gonna do with you? this kid, so different from her sister. i know you shouldnt compare kids, but emily has always been the kind of person you can just have a nice talk with and settle whatever needs to be settled. liz? you need to pull out your mr. rogers voice or make a game out of whatever it is to "trick" her in to doing what needs to be done. it goes against my natural parenting style (whatever THAT is) which is based on talking talking talking, over planning, over organizing rather than quick on your toes spontaneous put out the fire type parenting. here's what happens: liz needs to get dressed, you cant just TELL her to, you have to "shop" for the outfit with her, there has to be a fashion show, you have to "bribe and beg" when the outfit she chooses has holes and is the wrong size or looks a little "hookerish" (and you cant just toss things out, this kid has issues with specific clothes, toys and blankets) last you have to yell and theres a lot of yelling going on around here lately.i need to change up my game i think, but you still gotta love her! she keeps me on my toes for sure! happy wednesday!