How to Miss a Childhood

Today I stumbled across this blog- How to Miss a Childhood . It literally stopped me in my tracks and has inspired me to be the BEST mom I can be. Anyone who knows me knows that my phone is pretty much right by my side. I love to check out the latest pins on Pinterest, stalk my Facebook friends, and read my favorite blogs. I rarely go on the computer when Weston is awake, but I confess that I will use my phone a lot throughout the day. After reading this blog post, I made a promise to myself and most importantly to Weston that I will set my phone to the side and fully concentrate on him and our day together. So if you wonder why it takes me forever to email you back or if I didn't answer your call, it is because Weston and I are playing and learning together. :)

TIME OUT!

TIME OUT! Some of you may think time out for a child Weston's age (14 months) is too soon. I seriously think he knows when he does something wrong (hitting) and why he is in time out. The only time we have put him in time out is if he hits me or Chad.  I have researched about this topic and most people say 18 months is about the time they started putting their child in time out. As a former kindergarten teacher I made sure my students knew their expectations. We had tons of fun and acted silly all the time. I was a pretty cool teacher (I think), but my students knew that they could not get away with anything either. As a parent, I want to have high expectations for my children and I want them to know that it is unacceptable to disrespect.  I guess I feel that I need to start at an early age so it does not get out of control. 

Weston always gets a warning. So if he hits me in the face (that is usually what happens) I tell him no and that it hurts mommy. If he does it again, I put him in time out and tell him that he cannot hit me. Most of the time he will sit there with a frown on his face and sometimes he will try to crawl away with  a lil' snicker. What a stinker. Right now timeout lasts for about a minute (or less).  After time out I tell him why he was put there and then I give him a hug so he knows that I still love him! I think it works!!

Weston's time out spot.