The RESET BUTTON and our Toddler

So, if you know me personally, you have heard the EPIC stories of my daughter. I love her with ever fiber of my being and that she is so spirited and wonderful. She by the time she hits kindergarten, will turn every hair on my head grey. My children are 6 years apart, and we always say my son is like having an old cat. He is easy going, chill, and has so much patience for his little sister. Which with our little princess, she is chaos bottled up 2.5 feet of girl. There is a saying "Let her sleep for when she wakes she will move mountains" which is so true.

The most recent case was when she robbed the Easter Bunny, she ate all 14 chocolate eggs, and shoved all the money in the oven of her play kitchen. She didn't know, but she did out the Easter Bunny to my son, I think he was teetering, but this pushed it all over the edge. I am so sad on this transition for my son and we have chatted about the Easter Bunny, Santa, and the Tooth Fairy. He still loves the idea and is now excited to help carry the tradition for his little sister. (IE, he can hide the Easter Eggs).

I am getting to a point, I promise!!!!!!!!

I realize, I got caught up in the madness of life when I looked at my planner and can't remember the last time I used it. I got a printable planner from The Handmade Home and I love love love it.  I just haven't actually used it in a month. It is amazing how a month can change your WHOLE SCHEDULE and the way your run your home. This generation of kids won't know a 9-5 job for their parents and weekends off. With technology especially there are many ways to connect to the office. I mismanaged everything and lost our structure so that means our schedule is FLAILING.

With our toddler who is challenging as it is, we like to have structure so she knows what is coming and it makes teaching behavior expectations so much better. I kept trying to figure out why the temper tantrums were coming more frequent and it hit on Tuesday evening. So now I have to tighten the ship and and press our RESET BUTTON.  This is going to be hard for me because she will defy it and the moment it is back on schedule Summer Break starts.