Since the kids started school they have been going through a lot of changes. We sort of underestimated how much the change would affect them and what their behavior might be like as a result. Woefully unprepared as we were, the past few weeks have been somewhat tortuous at home as B & C regressed and acted out in a myriad of ways. We suppose the good thing is that according to their teachers this anti-angelic behavior is not seen at school in the least, so they save it for us. Great! A time honored tradition. We must be doing something right.
We feel like we've finally woken up from our stupor and are handling things much better; understanding the root of the kids' behavior makes it so much easier to manage. We had our first ever "family meeting," a concept they were familiar with because at preschool they have a "morning meeting" each day. We talked about the problems at home, what we thought the probable causes were and what we thought the solutions could be. We took responsibility for our actions as well; a lot of talk about cause and effect and the ripple effect of a negative attitude (just one can take down so many!). We also worked together to come up with some house rules, the kids had surprisingly good contributions. We're looking into creative ways to post our rules to help them stick better and last longer.
One of the side effects of starting school for the first time is that both kids wanted to sleep in our bed, with or without us. T took these one night as we were getting ready for bed and J was about to move them back to their own room. So sweet! Awww.
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