http://coolmom.com/2008/10/29/pee-plus-time-equals-comedy/ parents don't know what they are doing anyway, might as well laugh about it Wed, 16 May 2012 20:57:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://coolmom.com/2008/10/29/pee-plus-time-equals-comedy/#comment-2239 Daphne Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:33:18 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1674#comment-2239 that's a great idea. that’s a great idea.

]]> http://coolmom.com/2008/10/29/pee-plus-time-equals-comedy/#comment-2238 Whitney Ferre' Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:29:54 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1674#comment-2238 The other day I remembered a time when my 4 year-old (now nine) was throwing a FIT about not wanting to take a nap! I tried being sweet, I tried reasoning, then I got ugly! I threatened now sweets, not TV...then, I remembered my own trick. I gave her 3 sheets of computer paper and a ball point pen and asked her to draw hwo she was feeling. 5 minutes later she peeked her head out and asked me to come to her art show. The first pic was a little girl with lots of jagged lines, the second a more peaceful girl, and the third a dog. She was so proud and then she asked me, "Mommy, can I take a rest before I draw more?" I almost lost it! "Sure, honey." The drawing got her into her right brain and she did not even remember the fit! It works for adults too--so next time you are on the verge of losing it, start doodling! The other day I remembered a time when my 4 year-old (now nine) was throwing a FIT about not wanting to take a nap! I tried being sweet, I tried reasoning, then I got ugly! I threatened now sweets, not TV…then, I remembered my own trick. I gave her 3 sheets of computer paper and a ball point pen and asked her to draw hwo she was feeling. 5 minutes later she peeked her head out and asked me to come to her art show. The first pic was a little girl with lots of jagged lines, the second a more peaceful girl, and the third a dog. She was so proud and then she asked me, “Mommy, can I take a rest before I draw more?” I almost lost it! “Sure, honey.” The drawing got her into her right brain and she did not even remember the fit! It works for adults too–so next time you are on the verge of losing it, start doodling!

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