tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828366761567657991.post8315639720441245915..comments2023-06-14T04:45:09.344-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Super Cooper!: Ugh.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828366761567657991.post-49040620496824704892012-01-06T05:21:36.599-08:002012-01-06T05:21:36.599-08:00Oh Jen, you are totally right - this whole parenti...Oh Jen, you are totally right - this whole parenting thing is a LOT harder than it seems from the outside. Before I was a Mom I was a great parent!<br /><br />You're doing a great job and Cooper is an awesome kid. With Asher's speech delay I've noticed him getting much more frustrated lately. In fact, he's started hitting me when things get to be "too much" or he can't be understood. We got a book from the library called "Hands are not for hitting" and I think it's helped A understand that hitting hurts and isn't a good way to express himself. They also make one called "Teeth are not for biting" if you want to check it out. <br /><br />This is definitely just a phase. Hopefully a short one! I don't want to make excuses for Asher either, but the truth is that developmental delays do mean they can't do/handle everything that their peers can. Don't beat yourself up. :-)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369871530985099865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828366761567657991.post-70469739779404805542012-01-05T19:45:53.973-08:002012-01-05T19:45:53.973-08:00Jen don't worry about it! It happens and may b...Jen don't worry about it! It happens and may be more likely to happen with Coop since he can't express himself with words but it is soo normal for his age to bite. We've had to sign accident reports at daycare twice - once when Ruby bit someone and once when she was bit. I felt bad that she was bit and when she bit someone else I was just worried that she'd start biting but she never did. There have been a couple of times where she has put her mouth on me at home but doesn't bite down and she wasn't upset. I think she was just exploring the whole thing and I basically just froze because I was worried that she was going to bite me and then when she didn't I didn't say a word about it. Aaron always reminds that she keeps doing certain things because she gets a reaction from me. <br /><br />The other kid will be just fine and it's just part of their lives at that age. I mean seriously don't worry about it, especially after more than two years of life Cooper just bit someone for the first time. You are one of the best Moms I know (as far as I can tell) so don't feel like crap either.<br /><br />On a lighter note - that is sooo sweet that he started hugging and kissing you when you picked him up. And your last sentence about googling and real life - that was lol funny!Crystal @ 29 Rue Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884916383641567671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828366761567657991.post-92148548179556863492012-01-05T05:17:57.997-08:002012-01-05T05:17:57.997-08:00I wish I had better advice for you. Both The Girl ...I wish I had better advice for you. Both The Girl and The Boy bit, but neither does it anymore. He's only 2.5 and just stopped about two months ago maybe. When he did it at home, we just kept stopping him and trying to explain "we don't bite." Took a while. The fact that this is (perhaps) the first time he bit anyone is better than most. Both of mine started biting at 12-15 months. A lot. It was almost a daily thing at daycare pickup that one of them bit someone. I guess I could say it gets better, and it does. Just don't pay attention to my post the other day about sour apple spray and Tabasco. ;^)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828366761567657991.post-617105563488883012012-01-04T19:48:08.366-08:002012-01-04T19:48:08.366-08:00I think everything you are saying is right on poin...I think everything you are saying is right on point (except the part of you being all down on yourself). I believe at this age, kids do bit or hit when they get frustrated with their own lack of communication. Try not to think too much about it. I wouldn't worry until it becomes a pattern and maybe the Mops group is just too overwhelming for Coop. I know Nora would not do well there. She is used to one or two playmates at a time too. I'm no expert, though. xoBreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894396436704042272noreply@blogger.com