Comments on: When a Child Can’t Get Her Act Together in the Morning https://www.janetlansbury.com/2016/09/when-a-child-cant-get-her-act-together-in-the-morning/ elevating child care Tue, 22 Nov 2022 01:25:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Amelia Eulenstein https://www.janetlansbury.com/2016/09/when-a-child-cant-get-her-act-together-in-the-morning/comment-page-1/#comment-127968 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 21:29:44 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=17660#comment-127968 Is it the same approach for an older child? My daughter is 7 and we still have prolonged periods of this type of behaviour. Although, I don’t think she is pretending – she seems to get so far inside her head, she genuinely can’t ‘see the wood for the trees’. It’s really challenging – and I don’t think we are being the parents she needs right now. I just can’t figure out what that is.

]]> By: Liz https://www.janetlansbury.com/2016/09/when-a-child-cant-get-her-act-together-in-the-morning/comment-page-1/#comment-126558 Wed, 05 Sep 2018 06:18:47 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=17660#comment-126558 I struggle with how to maintain that non- judgemental “hmm interesting” attitude. My daughter now 3 1/2 is so creative! Mama don’t drink your coffee, I want you to hold my hand, I’m a doggie and doggies don’t wear pants, I’m a baby and I need you to pick me up. Sometimes it’s so rapid fire I don’t have a moment to get composed! I wonder does giving structure to their routine help with these transitions?

I used to sleep until my daughter woke up but realized it set me too far behind to keep up with her. Now I’m up and ready to go when she wakes up, it helps. We always eat breakfast in our pajamas and then get dressed. If we’ve ever tried to do anything else we couldn’t get out the door. I didn’t plan that but I wonder if setting up routine helps me give her the attention and helps her accept the transition?

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