Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Violence
Here's one for you parental types and non-parental types with good ideas. Last night I had to google "baby violent when falling asleep." I got nowhere.
My nephew falls asleep by stroking your eyelashes. It's really cute. Mac falls asleep by gouging skin. It's really not cute. Both Trevor and I have emerged from his bedroom bleeding. We look like we have chronic acne. I have pinch-shaped bruises up my arms, bite marks on my boobs, and a long scrape up my stomach. We've cut his nails but it doesn't stop the pinching or biting. It really freakin' hurts, too - enough to want to screech, except he's so close to sleep, which is far too valuable.
See why I'm so hesitant to leave him with a sitter?
So come on smartypanteses, what do we do? Do I say to hell with it and just screech and just deal with the inevitable tears? Can 8 month-old babies distinguish between cause and effect?
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Trevor to Mac, who was in the process of simultaneously kicking him in the balls and trying to scratch his nose off of his face: "You're like a drunken abuser. A sadistic killer who we have to take care of because you might grow up to be a nice guy."
Trevor to Mac, who was in the process of simultaneously kicking him in the balls and trying to scratch his nose off of his face: "You're like a drunken abuser. A sadistic killer who we have to take care of because you might grow up to be a nice guy."
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6 comments:
Eden ~ 1:40 PMNo advice, but apparently my almost-four year old can't distinguish between cause and effect, according to the repeated times he hits his sister despite knowing it will result in a time-out.
Risa ~ 1:56 PMOkay so G is violent too... but not usually while falling asleep (although she goes down on her own now so who knows?). Since she started I've been saying "OUCH" quite firmly and following that with "That hurts Mama"... for awhile she clearly didn't understand but now if she hears "OUCH" she pauses to figure out what she's done (which is kind of sad when I've just walked into a door again or something). I guess that wasn't that helpful. I'm sorry. Would he loose his mind if you tried to hold his hands?? Like "restrain" him gently??
~ 4:48 PMI have the answer: Advance Thereapeutic Massage on Gordon Road offeres infant massage lessons. On their website, they describe the massage as a way to "assist parents to better understand and enjoy the individuality of their infant while enhancing the bonding process. This positive parenting practice ripples out to all of baby's future relationships." |