Asked by Lisa:
"Lately my four year old daughter has been wanting to spend every minute with me it seems like! She wants me to do this & then that. I want to play with her but I feel like if I were to do that I would get nothing else done! Once I do an activity with her, she is in my face (literally) 5 minutes later to do something else.
Any advice?"
Responses can be left in the comments sections or you can e-mail them to Lisa @ nllb2004@juno.com & she will post them. Thanks!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
SANITY SAVER QUESTION
Posted by LISA at 9:10 AM
Labels: Sanity Savers
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2 comments:
Have you tried having her help you around the house? Ask her if she can help you fold clothes or wash dishes or clean the bathroom after you play a game. That way she can still be with you, but you get stuff done too. I used to love helping in the kitchen and bathroom especially. I would put on my swimsuit and get soaking wet and have a great time... and my mom got her dishes done and her bathroom cleaned. :)
It is hard to find that balance between spending time with them and needing them to be on their own so you can get a few things done.
I try to keep a "running commentary" throughout the day so the kids sort of know what is going on, what to expect next.
For example: I will play Go Fish with you two times and then I need to clean the bathrooms while you play with ____ or _____ and then we can go outside and play or we can do a puzzle together.
It seems to help so they know what is coming next and it holds me a bit accountable so I don't get distracted by all my "to dos" around the house.
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