Yesterday we went to Dino Towne (an indoor playground at South Towne Mall) and there were a lot of kids there. George was so excited and immediately ran to the slide and began to play. He then found a cute little girl and they were playing together on the slide. Everything was going good until he pushed the little girl down the slide (he does this a lot and I have to watch him like a hawk). I was right there and caught the little girl and she was fine but her grandmother (a crazy Asian lady) came over and started yelling at George in some other language. George just looked at her like she was crazy and then went down the slide. I don't think that he pushes to be mean...I am sure I am biased, but he just doesn't seem like a mean kid, he is very fun-loving. I honestly think that he thinks that he is helping them get down the slide and he is also impatient for his turn because he likes to do everything fast.
I am kind of stressed out about the pushing thing because I don't want other kids to not want to play with him and I want him to be successful in life. I found out today that he got accepted to the preschool that we applied to and I am just nervous that he won't do as good as he could because he has a hard time following the rules. I just want him to have a good experience at school and with the teacher and other kids and I'm not sure how to prepare him. We have six months before he starts school and a lot can change in that amount of time (six months ago he wasn't even walking) so I want to help him learn how to follow rules better. I guess I need to pull out my collection of parenting books, do some research, and make a plan.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
No pushing!
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Amy, just found your blog. It's fun to read your posts. Did you get my e-mail? I was asking about your blog and seeing if you knew about mine. I'm never sure that parenting books do all that much......instincts are pretty good I think. You know what he needs to act like and you'll eventually figure out a way to motivate him to do it. Pushing is totally normal at that age, don't stress too much about it! When Bennett was first born I couldn't believe some of the things Ella did. She got over it, I stressed about it then but now I realize they get over it! He'll be fine, he's a great kid with great parents! DON"T WORRY!
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