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Tantrums


As a parent you should have the ability to listen to all sorts of cries. There’s one particular cry, which my daughter specializes in. Its s short, loud and shrill cry. It lasts only for a second, but is repeated every three seconds. It’s her cry for attention.  Unattended, she can do this for hours. It requires nerves of some extremely tough alloy to withstand, without losing your cool.
I am not sure exactly where I stand on the debate of how to deal with tantrums. I do preach to my wife that they need to be ignored; however I easily make and allow exceptions.
The minute you give her attention, she’s her smiley self.
What really impresses me is my daughter’s ability to penetrate my defenses. Just when I decide, ‘today is the day for discipline’ she will tilt her head and give me her best, dimpled smile. Game over. Daughter one. Father zero. She also manages to telepathically convince her mother to ask me to give up.
 They know more about psychological warfare then you think.

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  1. aloka7 June 2011 at 23:02

    i can actually see her tilting her head and convincing you to do whatever she wants! :)
    p.s: 'm loving the posts!

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