Fortunately, it's not Hanley that is the biting toddler I am referring to but unfortunately, Hanley was on the receiving end of a bite from a toddler...
Here's the story:
One of my best friends and I took our kids to our local malls play area. It was packed with kids and their moms on this early morning. Our kids are playing, going down the slide, running around, climbing on things, etc. Hanley was standing in a play boat when this little boy, probably in between 2 and 3 years old comes up to her and grabs a hold of her by her shoulders. She was trying to get away from his grip so I started making my way to her to help and to tell the little boy he needed to be gentle. As I was getting closer, he had pulled her into him and had his mouth on the side of her chin/jaw area. I honestly thought he was trying to kiss her, as I even said out loud "aw Hanley, he's trying to give you a kiss". At this point, she started crying and again, I still just thought she was upset because she couldn't escape this grip. So I picked her up and took her back to where I was sitting and the boys mom had came and got him as well and took him back to her seat. Much to my dismay, she had teeth marks on the side of her jaw line... That mean little boy wasn't trying to kiss her, he had full intentions of biting her and that's exactly what he did!
So my question to you, especially anyone that is a mom of a smaller child, what would you have done?
It's very easy to hear the story and be enraged and say you would have done something to the little boy, but if some random adult in a play area were to put their hands on my daughter, I may not be here, in the comforts of my own home, able to write this...
Do you see the teeth marks and take your kid to the parents to show what their kid did? Do you let it go and watch out for that same kid? Do you say something to the kid? Do you leave? I don't know. If Hanley bit some other kid and I was unaware of it, I would want to know; not by a screaming parent, but rather to be aware of the situation and the fact that she did that so I could watch for it in the future.
Personally, when this happened to Hanley, it all happened so quick and I didn't even realize it had happened before she had her kid away from mine, all the way at the other end of the play area. I decided to let it go and just watch out for him. I felt sad for Hanley that this little boy targeted her and wanted to be so mean.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Update ~ As Of Lately
My days seem to fly by in the blink of an eye lately! In the past couple weeks, it seems like I just don't have enough hours in the day to do the things that need done.
This semester I'm taking a Math for Modern Technology class. I've always been good at math, and enjoy the classes I've previously taken so much that I often wondered if I should transfer to some type of math degree. This class is NOT easy. It is very confusing and difficult and makes me so frustrated because it does NOT come easy to me. We formed groups in this class and have a group project due and have to do group work often which is nice because I always have a few people to compare answers with. I'm carrying an A in the class so let's just hope it stays that way!
My other class is an online Technical Report Writing class. Not such a breeze either. I went into this class with the mindset that it was online so of course it would be easy. No... It's very demanding and time consuming. I have to use a special daily pocket calender, left out on the counter, to keep myself accountable in this class. Something in this class is due every 3 days. I mostly work on this online class work at night, after I put Hanley to bed and by that time I am fighting to stay awake. I'm also carrying an A in this class so fingers crossed I can keep it up for 8 more weeks!
Hanley amazes me every single day with the words she is saying and the things she is doing! Just today she said "read", pee yew (for something stinky), named 3 of the Doc McStuffins characters, and said "happy" (I would say "birth") and then she would say "day" because it is her Nonni's birthday; all of which I didn't know she could say. She is the best little helper; she loves to help with the dogs, like feeding them, putting them in their cages, watching them as they are outside, and picking up their food bowls when they are done eating. She will throw anything away if you ask her, she will also attempt ANY word you ask her to repeat.
I was watching her look through a book and she was naming the items in the book without anyone asking her to. Things like "tools, boots, watering can, wheelbarrow" and the words she can't say fully, she will just say the first part but you can tell by looking at what she's looking at that she knows what she is talking about! It's all so astonishing to me, I love spending my days with her and watching her interact with things and watching her make new discoveries.
We are still working on our trips to the potty. I try to sit her on the potty a couple times a day if we are home. Always once at night, right before she goes to bed. She says "potty" all the time but usually says it after she has already gone "potty" in her diaper.
She turns 17 months old in a couple of days, she's getting so big. This is my favorite age, but I've thought that for every age so far!
This semester I'm taking a Math for Modern Technology class. I've always been good at math, and enjoy the classes I've previously taken so much that I often wondered if I should transfer to some type of math degree. This class is NOT easy. It is very confusing and difficult and makes me so frustrated because it does NOT come easy to me. We formed groups in this class and have a group project due and have to do group work often which is nice because I always have a few people to compare answers with. I'm carrying an A in the class so let's just hope it stays that way!
My other class is an online Technical Report Writing class. Not such a breeze either. I went into this class with the mindset that it was online so of course it would be easy. No... It's very demanding and time consuming. I have to use a special daily pocket calender, left out on the counter, to keep myself accountable in this class. Something in this class is due every 3 days. I mostly work on this online class work at night, after I put Hanley to bed and by that time I am fighting to stay awake. I'm also carrying an A in this class so fingers crossed I can keep it up for 8 more weeks!
Hanley amazes me every single day with the words she is saying and the things she is doing! Just today she said "read", pee yew (for something stinky), named 3 of the Doc McStuffins characters, and said "happy" (I would say "birth") and then she would say "day" because it is her Nonni's birthday; all of which I didn't know she could say. She is the best little helper; she loves to help with the dogs, like feeding them, putting them in their cages, watching them as they are outside, and picking up their food bowls when they are done eating. She will throw anything away if you ask her, she will also attempt ANY word you ask her to repeat.
I was watching her look through a book and she was naming the items in the book without anyone asking her to. Things like "tools, boots, watering can, wheelbarrow" and the words she can't say fully, she will just say the first part but you can tell by looking at what she's looking at that she knows what she is talking about! It's all so astonishing to me, I love spending my days with her and watching her interact with things and watching her make new discoveries.
We are still working on our trips to the potty. I try to sit her on the potty a couple times a day if we are home. Always once at night, right before she goes to bed. She says "potty" all the time but usually says it after she has already gone "potty" in her diaper.
She turns 17 months old in a couple of days, she's getting so big. This is my favorite age, but I've thought that for every age so far!
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Being Thankful and Potty Talk
Sometimes I sit and think about how lucky I am that I stay home with my daughter! I gotta hand it to the working mothers of little ones! I just couldn't imagine working, maintaining my house, dinner and having enough time with my husband and girlie! Obviously it's done, by a lot of people and you have to do what has to be done. One day I may have to be a working mother, once I get a degree and have any future babies, so I try not to take this time for granted.
On another note, I always said I wanted to start some sort of potty routine when Hanley turned 18 months. She has been sitting on the potty a lot lately. Anytime she says "potty" or "pee" I take her to the bathroom and let her sit on the potty. We haven't gotten a little potty for her yet, hopefully soon. Also, anytime she poops she says "poop" lol so hopefully she keeps it up and it's a fairly easy transition for her! Even with all the potty talk and sitting we've been doing, she hasn't actually gone ON the potty yet, she isn't really old enough to understand how to control it, I wouldn't think. We'll continue trying as long as she keeps talking about it though.
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