Parenting Problems Solved by Parents
August 26th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Necessity is the mother of invention
Have you noticed that parenting is not so easy? As a matter of fact, it is downright difficult. It doesn’t seem to matter how many books have been published or how many websites there are, finding solutions to parenting problems is just not that easy.
Having said that, “It is not impossible!”
What problem have you solved that you would like to share that you think could be helpful to new moms?
Here is what one mother told me:
Her baby kept getting bored with her toys. She kept buying one after the other, and her baby kept getting bored with one after the other. Every time she would be at a friend’s house she would see another baby happily involved with a toy and think, “That’s it! My daughter will love it.” As you can well-imagine she would go to the store with high hopes, buy the toy, give it to her baby, and then watch her baby’s disinterest.
Other times she would be at a friend’s house and see her own baby happily involved with the other baby’s toy. Then she would think, “That’s it for sure! My daughter will love to play with that at home.” As you can well-imagine she would go to the store with even higher hopes, buy the toy, give it to her baby, and then again watch her baby’s disinterest. What to do?
Here is what she did:
She invented (so to speak) the concept of rotating toys… and it worked!
She bought four colored crates from a store like Target. She filled the red one with red toys, the yellow one with yellow toys, the blue one with blue toys, and the green one with green toys. Then she used only one crate of toys at a time. She made a rotation system of red, yellow, blue, and green. Yes, you guessed it! Her baby was no longer bored with her toys. Each time a crate came out; the toys seemed new and different. They held her baby’s interest. Her baby even continued to play with each one in new and different ways.
How about you?*
I invite you to share with other moms any ways that you have successfully solved a problem with your child.
*A major publishing company is looking for these success stories. If you would like to have yours published in an upcoming “parent handbook,” please contact me at drsally@drsallyparenting.com, and I will give you more details.
Dr. Sally
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