Whenever one of my kiddos is having a "terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day", I love to sit with them and talk out their troubles. Then we often finish the conversation with "Some days are like that." Usually, by that point they are content with at least the tiniest of smirks that I like to follow up with a hug. More often than not, we move on to actually reading Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. It is reassuring that most days are not nearly as bad as they initially seem.
Hi Dana,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog...I can definitely relate to those day when the little ones are having a bad day. There's been days when at least two or three of my little ones just wants to sit and cry or scream, when that happens I get up on one of the round tables cross my legs and put a blanket over my head.....immediately the room gets quiet and the kids all gather around the table trying to figure whats wrong with Mrs. Brown. The crying and screaming is over for at least that day anyway.