This past weekend, Baby Ryan (now almost 3!!!) got into SEVERAL of Ashley's (almost 16!!!)things (ie. a school art project, her room, her American Girl dolls and piano, etc.) and did a BIT of DAMAGE! Needless to say, Ash was frustrated and got very upset with Ryan - leading to him crying and saying that "Ash-wey is mad at me and does not love me!" AWWW! So - we dealt with "punishing" Ryan for getting into his big sister's stuff. Then to "punish" Ash for jumping all over her little brother, we told her she would need to spend 30 minutes each day this week exclusively one-on-one with Ryan doing something personal and interactive with him - "repairing" their relationship.
Well . . . you know what???? It worked! They had a wonderful week doing all kinds of things together - walking, playing in the yard, hanging out in the car, and then baking chocolate chip cookies together! We walked in on the scene below - with Ryan decked out in an apron and chef hat - nicely compimenting his "no pants" look!
So much of parenting is hit or miss and trial and error - - - so it's nice when one of your discipline techniques is actually effective! Ash and Ryan are as thick as thieves by the end of this week! (At least until our little tyrant attacks Ashley's precious items the next time! HA!)
How could anyone not LOVE these two little angels?!?!. . . just another day in the life . . .
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