So, the last few weeks with Emma have actually been pretty good. After our last yelling match which had to do with her spending 20 minutes staring at her socks convinced that they were not the same blue (seriously) instead of getting ready for school, we decided to try a different tact: to whit, we gave her an alarm clock, set it for 6am and gave her the responsibility of getting herself up and ready to leave for school.
And it is working...
She's had a few mornings where the panic starts but she then manages to pull back before it gets totally out of control and gets herself ready. I'm so proud and happy... The stress level has reduced tremendously and we are all getting along much better.
No one told me that 12 would be a repeat of the terrible twos... now I'm worried about the throttle 'em threes....
'til next time.
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