Something has clicked in my three-year old (almost four-year old).
You see, every time I bring Tatum to her Pre-K, she has a bit of a fit as I leave screaming, “Mommy!” Ms. Chris approached me and brought Tatum into the conversation after I picked her up last week and told Tatum that she needs to change; it hurts feelings and is hard on all involved when she screams for mommy. The next day, she said, “Bye mommy,” and ran off to play!
This was only the beginning. She is not only growing in her ability to monitor her own feelings, but she is quick to listen and obey without any controversy. I’m so used to her making things more difficult, and all of sudden, it’s all so much easier.
Case in point, in church on Sunday, she went right into her class. She asked if she could be in the four-year old class. One of the boys was crying, and she put her hand on his shoulder comforting him saying, “It’s ok; you’ll be ok.” She then rallied all the older children to comfort him too. Wow; Mature and kind.
We’ve been playing more mature games:
Note these sticks!
Alphabet mazes:
Puppet shows: (where she was so kind to wait her turn to pet the puppet)
(band-aid is a decoration!)
Making play-doh treats.
It’s just been so fun! I am enjoying her like crazy; and I cannot imagine a more joyful time with my girl. So proud of her and proud to be her mommy.