Hi Sarah-- I'm not sure if you will read this but I wanted to let you know that I absolutely love these posts and they are incredibly well written and have been a Godsend in my first year of parenthood (which happened to coincide with a global pandemic). Thank you, and well done! -Amira (Esposito aka Booth-Soifer aka Raphi's sister aka That Tall Girl)
I try to give verbal acknowledgment. Saying “I notice you sharing with your sister.” But then I follow it up with “you must be so proud of yourself.” Ive kind of convinced myself it’s striking a balance. Because no we shouldn’t only do a good thing if we get something out of it but, maybe it’s alright to do a good thing because it makes us feel good about ourselves. Also, where do I sign up for this “no yelling gets you free makeup samples” thing? Because I’m in.
Did I miss something? I love your column but to use Ice Block song when it ends in a police raid for a white woman's blog, seems to miss the mark in this time.
Yes, yes, yes. Thank YOU for writing this. It's crazy reading this b/c I am exactly here right now. actually ever since school started in person about 3 weeks ago with my 4 YO and 7 YO. I've been crying about it. I find most afternoons just separating them, which is pretty challenging.
Finally I got the two to them in OT together. (My son has been doing OT for impulse control for years). And I was just thinking the the "Peaceful Parenting, Happy Siblings" book, which I really like is NOT cutting it. I am DESPERATE. I need MORE, like yesterday. So I'm going to try the star thing. (If you have more specifics on this, could you share?)
Hi Sarah-- I'm not sure if you will read this but I wanted to let you know that I absolutely love these posts and they are incredibly well written and have been a Godsend in my first year of parenthood (which happened to coincide with a global pandemic). Thank you, and well done! -Amira (Esposito aka Booth-Soifer aka Raphi's sister aka That Tall Girl)
I try to give verbal acknowledgment. Saying “I notice you sharing with your sister.” But then I follow it up with “you must be so proud of yourself.” Ive kind of convinced myself it’s striking a balance. Because no we shouldn’t only do a good thing if we get something out of it but, maybe it’s alright to do a good thing because it makes us feel good about ourselves. Also, where do I sign up for this “no yelling gets you free makeup samples” thing? Because I’m in.
Did I miss something? I love your column but to use Ice Block song when it ends in a police raid for a white woman's blog, seems to miss the mark in this time.
Yes, yes, yes. Thank YOU for writing this. It's crazy reading this b/c I am exactly here right now. actually ever since school started in person about 3 weeks ago with my 4 YO and 7 YO. I've been crying about it. I find most afternoons just separating them, which is pretty challenging.
Finally I got the two to them in OT together. (My son has been doing OT for impulse control for years). And I was just thinking the the "Peaceful Parenting, Happy Siblings" book, which I really like is NOT cutting it. I am DESPERATE. I need MORE, like yesterday. So I'm going to try the star thing. (If you have more specifics on this, could you share?)