Sunday, February 21, 2010

Breathing

So I have never had allergies until moving to Arizona. And it has really triggered my asthma. Yesterday I went to take my inhaler to find that it was empty! I knew I'd be ok for the night, but I was worried about today. Today I was having difficulties breathing and it got worse while at church. During Sacrament meeting I started feeling dizzy, drowsy, and it was getting even harder to breathe and had an added wheezing sound to it. I got a drink of water and tried to stay relaxed but I really needed air. So after Sacrament I asked a couple guys to give me a blessing. It was amazing. My lungs loosened and I have been able to breathe well since then. It was absolutely wonderful. Tomorrow I have to find a doctor to renew my prescription and get me an inhaler, but I wanted to share with you my little miracle. :) It was a great reminder that the Lord loves me and that the priesthood power is real, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true gospel on the Earth.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Disciplining a 2 year old...

Alright so I need help. Wesley typically responds to counting (1...don't do that, or you will get time out. 2...do you want time out? 3...) He will usually stop right after 1, sometimes he will get a time out but our old method of time out no longer works. He would be placed in his play place until he could say "I'm sorry, (name of person)." Now he can climb out of it. (Not to mention he's picked up on that he gets out after saying sorry)
The other day at the park we were running on the grass and he ran up to where the rocks were and started going toward the road. I told him to come back to the grass. He looked at me and kept going. I said, "1...we will go home Wesley." He stops and looks and continues. "2...Do you want to go home?" Stops and looks again and continues. "3." Screaming from Wesley as he darts toward the grass. I pick him up and take him over to the stroller. Once I attempted to put him in his stroller he started to throw a tantrum so it was impossible for me to put him in. I told him he would get a time out. He still didn't stop so I sat him on the bench and told him he was on time out. I told him that he didn't listen to me and that it was time to go home now. He started trying to get off. I picked him up and sat him on my lap. He then wiggled around, stood up, looked at me and smacked me on the side of my face. I told him NO, we DO NOT hit. I picked him up and put him in his stroller. He didn't throw a fit after that. But I had no more discipline at that point. How am I supposed to get through to him that hitting is not ok. It's not the first time, but usually he gets time out. He was already on time out. So how do you discipline a 2 year old and get them to listen to you? How long should a timed time out be? Should I have him count to ten (since he has recently learned how to do that) and then say sorry? Will he sit still on a chair? Will he associate timeout on a kitchen chair with eating and throw a bigger fit about eating? Man, I have a lot to learn about kids before I have my own! If you have any suggestions they would be much appreciated!