To start off, I love my little girl. And I am especially enjoying the new Daddy’s Little Girl phase she’s in. All Daddy, all the time. She’s even cute when her 3-ishness is in full bloom. Up to a point.
But what really gets me is her sudden new-found fear. Of everything. Waves at the beach. Monsters. The noise the attic exhaust fan makes. The noise her ceiling fan makes. The sprinkler. Ants. And anything new. That’s the biggie. She refuses to try anything new. Like the little pools of water at the beach, far away from the waves. Even when I carried her. At least she loves swimming pools still.
Tonight, we’re currently taking turns trying to console her and get her to bed. She’s scared of the monster. No idea what monster, or where the monster is, but searching for it under the bed and in the closet didn’t help.
I sure hope this fear of everything is a phase. A short one.
Don’t tell her I said this, but I think Elizabeth’s habit lately of lying in bed with her until she falls asleep (until both of them fall asleep, actually) has spoiled Taylor. Gotta break that habit.
I think Elizabeth’s had just about enough of 3-year-old logic for this session. Time for Daddy’s next shift. Wish me luck.
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review: PreSchool– A graphic delight. In the tradition of Lois Ehlert’s Color Zoo (1989) and Color Farm (1990, both HarperCollins), this is a clever series of die-cut pages that lets children construct and then deconstruct a big green monster. The book starts with a black page, and two round eyes gleaming through the text. “Big Green Monster has two big yellow eyes.” Each page adds a new adjective-laden element, including a “long bluish-greenish nose” and “scraggy purple hair” until the culmination of effects prompts a response of, “YOU DON’T SCARE ME! SO GO AWAY . . . .” Each subsequent page subtracts one of the scary pieces until the last page is entirely black, featuring the words, “and DON’T COME BACK! Until I say so.” This imaginative original work is a most friendly way in which children can take control over their own “monsters” or nightmares. It
Check out this book at the library or buy it or whatever… You might try it with her. My students (2s and 3s) loved it.