This is only an introductory post, a "one foot in" kind of deal. The war started early Saturday morning and is still heavily underway. On the defense we have the Parents; the opposing side-Liam. By the end of Saturday the score was Parents 1: Liam 0. Since then, the tables have evened. It's more of a stale mate.
Our Strategies:
We began with the "big boys don't need a Passy," which morphed into- "if big boys go without their Passy all day, they get suckers!"
That worked for only a day.
Then the "redirect his attention" strategy was applied.... Followed by the "supply him with something to chew on"....And then more bribery.
Liam's strategy was more of a "embarrass the parents by screaming at the top of my lungs at restaurants, then scream over the music in the car, and finally non-stop chatter in hopes we would mute him with a Passy."
Only at nighttime do we give in; when we wake, the Passy stays in the crib.
Yes, The War rages on this week, but after surviving the first three days, then the first week, I think we will be victorious. At least until the potty training war begins.
Got to pick your battles-today the Passy, maybe tomorrow the potty.
Ideas as always are more than welcomed.
More to come, right now Liam's battle cry is calling.
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