Just popping my head in quickly...

kazzo thank you for thinking of me. It is so hard right now. My grandfather passing away has brought up so many emotions. I did a a speech at his funeral though and I feel like I did him proud which is good. I just wish he got to see my son grow up for a while longer, as it was very unexpected. Thanks again for your thoughts that's so nice of you. I was actually thinking of you and wondering how you were before you messaged.

Blondie just wanted to say that my little man is definitely strong willed and quite a challenge sometimes and what I find works for me is lots of praise when he does the right thing, and a diversion/ distraction and removal from the situation when he throws a tantrum. I still see him as being a baby and not understanding what he is doing to the extent we do so I don't take anything personally. They will all go through phases and stages and for the most part my sons behaviour seems to be getting better bit by bit, he used to love doing everything the opposite of what I wanted to gauge my reaction (much like a game) but i kept persisting and i am really proud of the change in him, although his strength of character and strong will won't change and I know I'll love that about him as he gets older! I also think with smacking personally, that children tend to copy what we do and I worry that they would think it's ok to hit others etc if they see us do it and they'll think it's normal, that's why I try my best to treat him exactly the way I want him to treat me and others ITMS. But to each their own, I just wanted to give my point of view for you to see. Plus I grew up in a household of a lot of smacking and it didn't really help in the long run, just caused a lot of anger, resentment and fear towards my Mum and I wouldnt want that for my children so that's another reason for my choice. HTH

And ladies... No desire at all to have another child yet! Must something be wrong with me!? Lol I'm still so caught up in Damian's high demands and needs that I think adding another baby at the moment would take away his much needed time & devotion so I'm not planning on a second for a while yet... Probably looking at a 3-4 year gap it seems, but I guess I'll just wait and see




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