tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337835666912238194.post1696679114855504483..comments2023-12-27T10:59:49.150-06:00Comments on Perks of Ponder: My Love/Hate with OutdoorsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337835666912238194.post-50193206339481134472015-05-01T21:09:32.859-05:002015-05-01T21:09:32.859-05:00I feel your pain! It's sweet to see them play...I feel your pain! It's sweet to see them playing and loving being outside, but you can't stay outside forever. Our best strategy to get Olive to come inside without a fight is to offer her something she loves. We'll ask her if she wants to take a bath, watch Daniel Tiger or have some goldfish. It doesn't always work, but if we start talking about a bath outside and talk it up, then she's excited to head in with us. We've had many a tantrum bringing her inside, but this is my best strategy for now. Someone suggested setting a timer on their phone and when the timer goes off, it's time to go inside. I think that will work for us in a few years.PolkaDottyPlacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251286113250727239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337835666912238194.post-41362438167992974762015-04-29T13:29:26.605-05:002015-04-29T13:29:26.605-05:00When my kids throw tantrums I always say something...When my kids throw tantrums I always say something like "you're frustrated/angry/whatever because you want this. Unfortunately we can't for this reason. I'm so sorry." Then if the fit continues I tell them that they can go take a minute and let me know when they're ready to play/talk/eat/whatever. Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946675419746616433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337835666912238194.post-19151710551900668552015-04-29T07:24:12.200-05:002015-04-29T07:24:12.200-05:00We phase that at times too. I'm sorry I don...We phase that at times too. I'm sorry I don't have any helpful suggestions. Yesterday I had to run pick something up and I made the mistake of saying "park". He flipped out when I turned the opposite direction. So, we ended up standing outside at the park in the cold...while it sprinkled. Boys are just crazy at times. Ashley Doreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11819130598203992870noreply@blogger.com