Our Baby has a "'Tude!" 
I know the one above is blurry, but this is one of Hava's more sweet moments. She is watching a video about bible stories and very attentive. Although we love her to death, and she is quite intelligent, we have started to hit the "hard part" with Hava. She has realized that she can complain when she is dissatisfied with something. She has started screaming fits, hiting, biting and pinching - she also directly defies authority when told "no," she will look you straight in the eye and grunt at you. We know this has come about on her own since she rarely is around other children, and never without our supervision. So, we have started to give "time-outs" in her bed, with the lights on (which she hates!). But usually after a good crying and screaming fit, she calms down and we continue our activities.
It seems like we spend most of our time either saying "no," or trying to redirection her focus to something else she is allowed to do (in most cases, she is allowed to "get into"). But we are now understanding, even more, the concept that with love MUST come discipline. So, pray with us that this is a phase, and we can soon have our sweetheart back! :o)
I know the one above is blurry, but this is one of Hava's more sweet moments. She is watching a video about bible stories and very attentive. Although we love her to death, and she is quite intelligent, we have started to hit the "hard part" with Hava. She has realized that she can complain when she is dissatisfied with something. She has started screaming fits, hiting, biting and pinching - she also directly defies authority when told "no," she will look you straight in the eye and grunt at you. We know this has come about on her own since she rarely is around other children, and never without our supervision. So, we have started to give "time-outs" in her bed, with the lights on (which she hates!). But usually after a good crying and screaming fit, she calms down and we continue our activities.
It seems like we spend most of our time either saying "no," or trying to redirection her focus to something else she is allowed to do (in most cases, she is allowed to "get into"). But we are now understanding, even more, the concept that with love MUST come discipline. So, pray with us that this is a phase, and we can soon have our sweetheart back! :o)
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Hehe...:) She's a toddler alright! I've actually started reading a book by Dr. James Dobson called "Dare to Discipline". It's quite good. You might want to see if you can pick up a copy at Half Price Bookstores. It's really helped us understand Tyler and know how to approach things.
She is so cute! Be patient and consistent and it'll pass.
L'Shalom, Ann
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