I didn't realise we had a new one either!!!

Dr T, have a WONDERFUL holiday my dear! May your Christmas be wonderful and enjoyable and AMERICAN and all sorts of good things. I hope you relax and get busy with it and maybe bring a little yankee stowaway back with you



Delph, so sorry I didn't respond to your post! DS has "nasty twin" moments too - little temper tantrums. And yes, he hits. I basically grab his hand when he does it, get down to his level and say "No!" in a stern voice, then say "keep your hands to yourself".

That's what we did with DD - yes I had another hitter - but we phrased it as a "rule", and I need to start the "rule" terminology with DS now too. I will start saying "What's our rule? We keep our hands to ourselves." Kids respond well to the word "rule" apparently.

DS only really hits DD when he is frustrated or if she does something to him first, with me he gives me a whack out of temper if I say no to something. Booby, at the moment, is a big trigger

He's still bf, first and last thing generally, and as soon as I get home from work on my work days he's grabbing at my top saying "Booby?" and when I say no, it's not time, he cracks it and whacks me. Think I need to start putting him down in that situation.

Are you back at work Delph??? How's it all going?

This year I'm in the position that you'll be in next year - a pre-schooler and a toddler. We're hanging for Christmas Day - the two of them are going to LOVE it.

How's everyone else?