Chatty chatty
December 1, 1999
Julia is almost to the 18 month mark and as we approach the holiday season Julia talking quite a bit. We think she has a large vocabulary for her age and she is starting to put words together into phrases. She is starting to use more telegraphic speech to communicate with us which is simple sentences that leave out words that are not necessary to get her point across. Sometimes I can hear her talking to herself while she plays alone in her room. To help her enhance her speech, we continue to read books together during the day and before bedtime.
One of Julia's favorite words to use is the word NO! I believe we are starting to approach the terrible twos as they say. Julia will sometimes test limits and boundaries when it comes to things she doesn't want to do. Bedtime and bath time are two things she seems to be fighting both myself and my husband on lately. We have agreed to set limits with Julia and spin scenarios so that she thinks doing tasks is her idea. Parenting is sometimes a struggle but my husband and I try to remain on the same page about our parenting styles. We make attempts to be firm but understanding so Julia maintains a comfort level with both of us.
As we look at goals for the new year, we know that Julia will need to be toilet trained in order to prepare for daycare. Julia has been waking up dry from her naps so we think this could be a good time to start toilet training. We know this is something that cannot be forced so we are waiting for Julia to show a bit more interest in using the big girl potty on her own without us forcing her. We have also been leaving Julia with a babysitter more often while we run errands to prepare her to be away from us when she goes to daycare. Mainly we have been using Sylvia, our neighbor as a sitter. She said Julia is a bit upset when we first leave but then calms right down after a few minutes and resumes playing with her toys. When we arrive home, Julia is always happy to see us. We believe Julia has developed a secure attachment pattern in which she will explore independently, reacts when we first leave and come to use when we return.
Julia is almost to the 18 month mark and as we approach the holiday season Julia talking quite a bit. We think she has a large vocabulary for her age and she is starting to put words together into phrases. She is starting to use more telegraphic speech to communicate with us which is simple sentences that leave out words that are not necessary to get her point across. Sometimes I can hear her talking to herself while she plays alone in her room. To help her enhance her speech, we continue to read books together during the day and before bedtime.
One of Julia's favorite words to use is the word NO! I believe we are starting to approach the terrible twos as they say. Julia will sometimes test limits and boundaries when it comes to things she doesn't want to do. Bedtime and bath time are two things she seems to be fighting both myself and my husband on lately. We have agreed to set limits with Julia and spin scenarios so that she thinks doing tasks is her idea. Parenting is sometimes a struggle but my husband and I try to remain on the same page about our parenting styles. We make attempts to be firm but understanding so Julia maintains a comfort level with both of us.
As we look at goals for the new year, we know that Julia will need to be toilet trained in order to prepare for daycare. Julia has been waking up dry from her naps so we think this could be a good time to start toilet training. We know this is something that cannot be forced so we are waiting for Julia to show a bit more interest in using the big girl potty on her own without us forcing her. We have also been leaving Julia with a babysitter more often while we run errands to prepare her to be away from us when she goes to daycare. Mainly we have been using Sylvia, our neighbor as a sitter. She said Julia is a bit upset when we first leave but then calms right down after a few minutes and resumes playing with her toys. When we arrive home, Julia is always happy to see us. We believe Julia has developed a secure attachment pattern in which she will explore independently, reacts when we first leave and come to use when we return.
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