Aug 20 2013.
views 1344(Lets face it kids are full of honesty, they say it as they see it. This is a new column written from the ‘HONEST’ observations from our children. It touches on all aspects of the process of growing up and how we as parents can improve ourselves from a child’s point of view).
My baby senses detect discontentment in the air. All does not seem well with the infantry troops in the household. It seems it is the worst predicament that can befall a group of people. Could it be the plague, financial ruin, or heaven’s forbid..death. I hold my breath in agitated anticipation. The slamming of my nursery door reveals all, Mummy’s in a mood. This is worse than I thought, ‘just Dad’ has been up to his tricks again. Shiaster, to play with my mummy’s feelings like that, let me at him mummy dearest..jpg)
That last bottle of milk still hasn’t gone down yet, if he carries me I can throw up all over him!. Apparently it turns out it’s not Dad’s fault for he looks as forlorn as Mum does. The great depression is due to the fact that Mum and Dad want to go see a play at the Wendt and all the babysitters have bailed on them. Those good for nothings, they all come around’ ooing’ and ‘cooing’ at me when’s there’s a party and food and drink, BUT when push comes to shove everyone’s busy.
But wait do I hear happiness in the air, looks like ‘Just Dad’ has saved the day, he’s made a couple of calls and mustered up some aged spinster of an aunt, who he hasn’t seen in like ten years. Mum looks a bit dubious, but she hasn’t been out in like an year and she’s throws caution to the wind and goes ‘oh that auntie Rosalind, didn’t I last see her at our wedding, did she have a lazy eye or was it the light in the hall, and was she really stuffing that extra food into her bag for the servant at home?.
Right I think to myself, is there a number I can call for ARE my parents really going to leave me with such a dodgy relative. Before I could control my fingers to dial the social services number on my TOMY phone, the doorbell rings and in walks a Nanny McPhee character, Big sister screams and runs into her Dora the explorer play house. ‘Wuz’ I think, okay I shall be brave and face the monster on my own, her boney witch like fingers reach through the play pen to pick me up, that’s it, this is the end I’ve lived a good life, she’ll probably eat me now. The gamey eye ogles in trepidation, her mouth opens wide, ..OHNO..this is it, the end.
Wait what do I hear she knows the words to ‘Row row your boat’..I love that song, I’ve got it on my TOMY MP 3 player. Big Sister crawls out for a listen, the evil baby sitter then pulls out two lollipops…here you go my lovelies, don’t tell your Mum now. What shall we do next?..I think it’s play dough time. I think I’m in love I think to myself, lolliopops and play dough, she had me at hello. So after what seems like hours of arts and crafts followed by sugary drinks we collapse on the couch popcorn and chocolate bars in hand to watch a marathon run of ‘My little Mermaid’.
Half an hour into it Mum and Dad barge in, what happened to the big night out Parents dear..well apparently Mum broke her shoe and everywhere they went everyone looked like teeny boppers and someone even called Mum, auntie! Date night is officially OVER!
How children react to Parental stress?
Individual signs of stress are as varied as the people experiencing them. Stress can manifest itself physically, psychologically, and behaviorally. Common signs of stress include headaches, stomach pain, tightening in the chest and neck, irritability, difficulty concentrating, as well as overeating, alcohol abuse, and insomnia. Children respond to their parents’ stress in markedly different ways, depending on their age and temperament. They react by regressing to an earlier, developmental stage, according to Roxanne Dryden Edwards M.D., Medical Director of the National Center for Children and Families. School-age children might cry more easily or act out at home and at school. Stressed out teens may fall behind academically, have difficulty concentrating, overeat or over-sleep.
What is separation anxiety
Separation anxiety is a normal emotional stage of development that starts when babies begin to understand that things and people exist even when they're not present – something called "object permanence."
At certain stages, most babies or toddlers will show true anxiety and be upset at the prospect – or reality – of being separated from a parent. If you think about separation anxiety in evolutionary terms, it makes sense.
How do sweet treats affect children?
A poll of more than 2,000 people has found those given edible treats in childhood for behaving well had a higher chance of becoming heavily overweight, or of developing an eating disorder, than those who were not.
Those who recalled being regularly given food as a reward were four times as likely to have been overweight since childhood than those whose parents did not use snacks to endorse good conduct, the research found.
By Mayuri Jayasinghe
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