Lessons I Learned from a 4 Year Old

Sometimes when kids throw fits I just want to let them have what they want. But I am trying not to do that. I am standing strong and saying no. Bella has now thown fits two days in a row and I wont let her have what she wants when she throws fits. Today we went to the park and she started complaing it was hot and she wanted to go home. When I told her to just go play and have fun she started throwing a fit and would not play. So I told her if we went home she did not get to go back to the park. She wasnt happy with that choice, so I told her to go play and have fun then we can go home and play in the hose. She continued to throw a fit about it being to hot to play so we went home. After getting home she wanted to go back to the park and I told her no. She said she wasnt hot anymore and said she wanted to go back. I told her no, it was too hot and it would still be too hot when we went back to the park. She contiued to throw a fit and so I had a conversation with her and said when she stoped crying she can come out and say that she is sry to me and we can play again.
Even though I wanted to play at the park we came home. She said she is sry and she is happy as can be again. Being 4 is hard .. I guess life is always hard. We dont always get our way. But we bounce back from being sad and the world isnt over. We learn these things from a young age .. but we never grasp the full picture. Dont tell me the last time you didnt get your way you werent upset. We may not always throw fits and tempertantrums but we do get upset. But remember the world isnt over and there are many days ahead of us.
Live, Love, Dance, and Sing always. The only one holding you back from your dreams is you.


<3 Erin Christina