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The Hysterical Weet-Bix Meltdown!

I was busy, well I was trying to be.

Every 2 seconds I was being interrupted with:

 

“Mummy can you come here?”

 

OR

 

“Mummy can you come and watch this show with us?”

 

AND,

 

“Mummy can I show you something?”

 

NO YOU CAN’T!

 

I AM TRYING TO WORK ON SOMETHING THAT IS RATHER IMPORTANT AND NEED TO CONCENTRATE! CAN DADDY HELP YOU?

I told hubby before being bothered that he had to sort dinner and everything else. He was happy to do it as I was busy. Great I thought, until the Weet-Bix meltdown began.

The hysterical reaction to the Weet-Bix daddy made. Note: A lot of hand waving was happening! Photo by © Mike Degteariov - Fotolia.com
The hysterical reaction to the Weet-Bix daddy made. Note: A lot of hand waving was happening! Photo by © Mike Degteariov – Fotolia.com

For the last couple of days the kids have not been feeling well, and one is coughing and had a slight temperature. The other had a bit of a temperature also, but it was nothing to worry about. So we did the normal fluids, painkillers, kisses and cuddles and that was it.

The kids of course requested to have Weet-Bix for dinner. We thought fine, they are not well and at least they are eating something.

When the twins are feeling unwell they like to have Weet-Bix for dinner. Yes this could be a parenting fail. But I think if they are sick, it is better that they eat something than nothing.

 

Just to explain: I’m the mum who gets the interest of the worried doctor due to kids looking thin and underweight. My kids have always been at the bottom 3rd percentile on the graph in the blue book you get when you have a baby.

I know my kids are fuss pots with eating, however they were on track for their milestones and have been ahead for some of them. This was good as one doctor we saw in the early days was convinced the twins might be delayed, so wonderful this was not to be.

So as you now understand if my fussy eaters, when sick desire Weet-Bix, we let them.

Hubby prepared the Weet-Bix but was not prepared for the outcome.

This is how it all unfolded:

Hubby brings Weet-bix to children.

One kid takes a look at the Weet-Bix and starts screaming and crying.

She says, “That is not how you make Weet-Bix!!!!” “Mummy does not make it like this!”

This child was so upset and annoyed by the way the Weet-Bix was, she had to physically remove herself away from the food and could not touch it as she was in such hysterics.

Not the way Weet-Bix should be! Daddy why did you do this she said!
Not the way Weet-Bix should be! Daddy why did you do this she said!

Hubby also got told:

  • “How could you?”
  • “That’s not how you do it!
  • This is not correct!”

All of this was accompanied by waving of arms, crying and putting hands on face in major disappointment.

Due to hubby’s loss at what the issue was, and of course dealing with a traumatised child, I piped in and said,

“If you don’t like it, you can fix it. Go to the kitchen and do it the way you like it”

She took the matter into her own hands, left the room and went to the kitchen.

She returned with a bowl of Weet-Bix created in the way she likes and wanted in the first place.

Weet-bix made by the child in question and just the way she likes it!
Weet-bix made by the child in question and just the way she likes it!

Daddy said that she reacted like he had given her a pooh sandwich.

Have you ever done something for the kids to have a hysterical reaction to what you did?

What was the thing that made the child/children so upset? Was it as simple as not organising the Weet-Bix like the child wanted?

Note: Daddy put the flakes of Weet-Bix in the bowl as well as the last biscuits. He was being thrifty and good to use every last part of the box. However if you use too much of the end flaky bits it makes it clump and just be a big mess. I think that this is what the issue was.

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3 years and beyond

Clingy and cuddly

One of my girls is being more sensitive than usual and it is resulting in clingy and cuddly behaviour. While it is nice to have cuddles, it does get frustrating when the child hangs onto you for dear life and will not let go.  This sometimes happens for a couple of days in a row and then it goes away.

Signs of the cuddly dependent behaviour are visible when I get asked more for the following:

  • Pick me up
  • Cuddle me
  • Sensitive to everything
  • Easily upset
  • Cries easily
  • Wants mummy to be with her all the time

I have been reading up on this behaviour and found that some would term it separation anxiety and others just a clingy toddler, I don’t believe that my girl has separation issues, as she is happy to go to school, child care and playgroup. Sometimes they are a little bit shy and need to warm to people again at playgroup, but both girls and the one who is currently clingy, joins in with the group and plays well with others.

One site that I visited suggested that boredom might be a reason for being clingy, justmommies recommends distraction and redirection works best, for example if you are making dinner put pots on the floor and try and get them involved that way, have the child help you prepare dinner, books or other toys might work as well.

I was on the phone with a person I used to work with, the girls thought I was talking with Aunty Kay, I corrected the girls and told them it was not Kay it was my friend Kate that mummy used to work with. It was at this moment that my sensitive girl lost it and was hysterical. She said, “Don’t leave me; you’re going to go to work like daddy and leave me!” I then explained that my job is to look after you and your sister. She is very worried about me going away or leaving. Not sure where she got that idea, but I am not going anywhere.

Making sure that the child feels comforted, and reassured of my love and the fact that I am there for them. I then attempt to get them interested in other things, books, games, maybe watching a quick show that they like. A lot of the time I end up on the lounge cuddling the clingy child until they are feeling happier and then I can remove myself as the child is happy now playing by themselves or with her sister. Sometimes it is just due to the child being tired or could not be feeling well.

Some ways on how to cope with a clingy toddler:

Do you have a clingy child? My children seem to switch, however it seems to be one child in particular who is clingier than the other.  How do you deal with this issue of toddlerhood? Send in your tips. Remember to vote for us for Best Australian Blog.