It is early and my son is being his defiant self. He is my critic and loves to personate me when I am typing on my laptop. He is at the moment pretending to type.
A photo I took of my son and I at the cinema |
When kids personate you do have to be careful. I do have to be make sure I don't use bad language, that I am respectful when chatting to others and how I respond to him that will help avoid a tantrum, not encourage negative behaviour and set a good example.
Good communication is a valuable skill. I have had to work on my responses when Henry has done something wrong and give praise when he has done something right. Kids like to test you and that you set some boundaries. He is not to have chocolate all the time. That he has to do things for himself and I have to stand back and not intervene. He has to be able to dress himself, go to the toilet and other good hygiene practices.
Henry has many needs. He can suffer with Hayfever and so make sure he has tissues available to him and that we have antihistamine. Make sure he is not too hot as he is not always good when it is hot and that he skin is protected.
One tip. Cover them in sunscreen before they get dressed and through out the day and have some water available to hydrate.
When it is hot I will make sure he is dressed in cool clothing that allows his skin to breath and has good footwear.
He loves sports and so likes to be active. He plays rugby and will be doing Football training too and likes cricket and tennis.
It is good that he is full of energy but means that we have to be active too.
The one thing he has grown up seeing with me and his dad is when we exercise. I do parkrun and do weights and he will join in. He will help water the flowers when we stay in Wimbledon, sort the bins out with his Grandpa and tidy up.
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Many thanks for reading,
Carrie X